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mino-bimaadizi vai es
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s/he lives well, leads a good life, has good health



nimino-bimaadiz 1s ind; mino-bimaadizi 3s ind; mino-bimaadizid 3s conj; meno-bimaadizid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /mino-bimaadizi-/

nimino-bimaadiz1s ind es
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mino-bimaadizi3s ind es
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mino-bimaadizid3s conj es
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meno-bimaadizid3s ch-conj es
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mino-bimaadizi /mino-bimaadizi-/: mino- pv lex ; /bimaadizi-/ stem of bimaadizi vai ;

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mino-bimaadizi vai s/he lives well, leads a good life, has good health
(derived noun) mino-bimaadiziwin ni the good life

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