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na'imaanjige vai es
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s/he is able to smell something well, has a good sense of smell



nina'imaanjige 1s ind; na'imaanjige 3s ind; na'imaanjiged 3s conj; ne'imaanjiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /na'imaanjige-/

nina'imaanjige1s ind es
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na'imaanjige3s ind es
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na'imaanjiged3s conj es
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ne'imaanjiged3s ch-conj es
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na'imaanjige /na'imaanjige-/: /na'imaand-/ stem of na'imaandan vti ;

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Word Family

na'imaandan vti be able to smell it well
(detransitive) na'imaanjige vai s/he is able to smell something well, has a good sense of smell

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