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minomaagochige vai es
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s/he uses perfume



niminomaagochige 1s ind; minomaagochige 3s ind; minomaagochiged 3s conj; menomaagochiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /minomaagochige-/

niminomaagochige1s ind es
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minomaagochige3s ind es
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minomaagochiged3s conj es
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menomaagochiged3s ch-conj es
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minomaagochige /minomaagochige-/: /minomaagot-/ stem of minomaagotoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

minomaagotoon vti2 make it smell good, put perfume on it
(detransitive) minomaagochige vai s/he uses perfume (derived noun) minomaagochigan ni perfume

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