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minomaam vta es
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like the smell of h/

Paired with: minomaandan vti



niminomaamaa 1s - 3s ind; ominomaamaan 3s - 3' ind; minomaamaad 3s - 3' conj; menomaamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; minomaam 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /minomaam-/

niminomaamaa1s - 3s ind es
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ominomaamaan3s - 3' ind es
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minomaamaad3s - 3' conj es
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menomaamaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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minomaam2s - 3 imp es
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Ominomaamaan iniw giizhikan.

He likes the smell of cedar.
 es
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minomaam /minomaam-/: /minw-/
good
; /-maam/
smell h/

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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