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minwaagamin vii es
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it (a liquid) tastes good

minwaagamin 0s ind; minwaagamig 0s conj; menwaagamig 0s ch-conj; Stem: /minwaagami-/

Sentence Examples

Gii-minwaagamin i'iw gijikonayeziganaaboo. The hominey soup tasted good.	es Listen
Ingii-mina'igoo aniibiishaaboo. Gii-minwaagamin. They gave me some tea. It really tasted good.	rg Listen

Word Parts

minwaagamin /minwaagami-/: /minw-/

good

; /-aagam-/

liquid, body of water

; /-i/

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