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mindimooyenh na rg
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an old woman, an old lady

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A term of respect



mindimooyenh sg; mindimooyenyag pl; Stem: /mindimooyenhy-/

mindimooyenh sg gh
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mindimooyenyag pl gh
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es
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nimindimooyenyim1s - 3s pos es
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gimindimooyenyim2s - 3s pos gh
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omindimooyenyiman3s - 3' pos nj
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Possessed forms are used for someone's wife.

Gego babaamenimaaken awe mindimooyenh. Megwaa bagwa'aaso.

Don't bother that old lady. She's busy mending.
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Gichi-zaasaakwe awe mindimooyenh epiichi-jiikimigod iniw dewe'iganan miinawaa negamonid.

The old lady gave a loud war whoop she was so happy to hear the drum and the singers.
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Maamawi'idiwag igiweg mindimooyenyag waa-shaabowewaad.

The old women who are going to sing the accompaniment are assembling.
 es
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Gii-paapichigaazo niitaawis gii-shaagooji'igod iniw omindimooyenyiman.

They laughed at my cousin when his old lady over-powered him.
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

mindimooyenh na an old woman, an old lady
(verb of being) mindimooyenyiwi vai she is an old woman, is an old lady (verb of pretending) mindimooyenyikaazo vai s/he pretends to is an old lady

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