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mindimooyenyiwi vai rg
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she is an old woman, is an old lady



nimindimooyenyiw 1s ind; mindimooyenyiwi 3s ind; mindimooyenyiwid 3s conj; mendimooyenyiwid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /mindimooyenyiwi-/

nimindimooyenyiw1s ind es
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mindimooyenyiwi3s ind rg
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es
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mindimooyenyiwid3s conj rg
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es
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mendimooyenyiwid3s ch-conj rg
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es
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mindimooyenyiwi /mindimooyenyiwi-/: /mindimooyenhy-/ stem of mindimooyenh na ; /-wi/
be, become a certain kind of being or thing

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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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