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noomaabikinan vti es
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lubricate it

Paired with: noomaabikin vta



ninoomaabikinaan 1s - 0s ind; onoomaabikinaan 3s - 0s ind; noomaabikinang 3s - 0 conj; noomaabikinan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /noomaabikin-/

ninoomaabikinaan1s - 0s ind es
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onoomaabikinaan3s - 0s ind es
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noomaabikinang3s - 0 conj es
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noomaabikinan2s - 0 imp es
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Giziibweweshkaa 'iw ishkwaandemish. Indaga noomaabikinan.

The ol' door squeaks. Please oil it.
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noomaabikinan /noomaabikin-/: /noom-/
greasy
; /-aabik-/
mineral (inorganic solid: rock, metal, glass)
; /-in/
act on it by hand

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

noomaabikinan vti lubricate it
(verb of undergoing) noomaabikinigaade vii it is lubricated (by someone), "they" lubricate it (detransitive) noomaabikinige vai s/he lubricate things (derived noun) noomaabikinigan ni lubricant for a machine or vehicle

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