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manoominikaa vii nj
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there is (a lot of) wild rice



manoominikaa 0s ind; manoominikaag 0s conj; menoominikaag 0s ch-conj; manoominikaamagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /manoominikaa-/

manoominikaa0s ind nj
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manoominikaag0s conj nj
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gichi-manoominikaa0s ind pv lex nj
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Gii-gichi-manoominikaa iidog iwidi.

There must have been a lot of rice over there.
 rg
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Gii-ishpi-dagwaagig manoominikaa.

in the late fall, there's wild rice.
 nj
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manoominikaa /manoominikaa-/: /manoomin-/ stem of manoomin ni ; /-kaa/
it is present, is abundant

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Word Family

manoomin ni wild rice
(verb of abundance) manoominikaa vii there is (a lot of) wild rice (verb of making) manoominike vai s/he rices, goes ricing, makes rice, picks rice, harvests wild rice
(derived noun) manoominikewin ni ricing, harvesting wild rice (derived noun) manoominikaan ni finished wild rice

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