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/-minag-/ medial

 
berrylike; grain; small and round
 
Contains medial -min- + postmedial -ag.
 
Type:
medial
Subtypes:
classifier; post-medial
agaasiminagad vii it (something small and round; grain, berry) is small
agaasiminagizi vai it (animate; something small and round, grain, berry) is small
ashkiminagad vii it (something small and round, grain, berry) is unripe, is raw
babiiwiminagadoon vii they are tiny (as something ball-like)
babiiwiminagiziwag vai they are tiny (as something ball-like)
bikominagad vii it (something small and round) is round like a ball, is globular
bikominagijaane vai s/he has a bulbous nose
bikwaakwadominagad vii it (something small and round, grain, berry) is chubby
biisiminagad vii it (something small and round) is fine, is tiny
biisiminagishkan vti crush it (berry, grain) into fine pieces (by foot)
biisiminagizi vai s/he (something round) is fine, is tiny
dakiminagisin vii it (something small and round, berry, grain) cools
dakojiiminagizi vai s/he is short and stubby, is a runt
dakwaakominagad vii it is short-grained
gagaanominagadoon vii they (inanimate; globular) are long
gijiminagishkan vti thresh it by dancing on it
ginominagad vii it (globular) is long
ginwaakominagad vii it is long-grained
gizhiminagide vii it (something small and round, grain) is hot
giizhiminagide vii it (berry-like, grain) is fully ripe
giizhiminagishkan vti finish husking it (by foot)
giizhiminagizo vai it (animate; berrylike, grain) is fully ripe
makadewaakominagad vii it is dark-grained
makadewiminagad vii it (something small and round; grain, berry) is black
makadewiminagizi vai it (animate; something small and round; grain, berry) is black
mamaangiminagadoon vii they (something globular) are big
mangiminagad vii it (something globular) is big
miskominagad vii it (something small and round, grain, berry) is red
miskominagizi vai it (animate; something small and round, grain, berry) is red
miziweminagad vii it (something small and round) is whole, is in one piece
miziweminagizi vai it (animate; something small and round) is whole, is in one piece
nookiminagad vii it (something small and round; grain) is soft
ozhaawashkominagad vii it (something small and round; grain/rice) is blue or green
ozaawiminagad vii it (something small and round) is yellow or brown
ozaawiminagizi vai it (animate; something small and round) is yellow or brown
ozhaawishkominagad vii [NI] it (something small and round; grain/rice) is blue or green
ozhiminagandan vti form it into a ball in the mouth
waabishkiminagad vii it (something small and round, grain, berry) is white
waabishkiminagizi vai it (animate; (something small and round, grain, berry) is white
waawiyeminagad vii it (something small and round) is round
waawiyeminagizi vai it (animate; something small and round) is round