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niimi vai es
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s/he dances



niniim 1s ind; niimi 3s ind; niimid 3s conj; naamid 3s ch-conj; niimin 2s imp; Stem: /niimi-/

niniim1s ind es
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niimi3s ind es
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niimid3s conj es
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naamid3s ch-conj es
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niimin 2s imp es
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Ambe shke naa owi-niimidaa.

Come on, let's go dance.
 es
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naaniimi vai

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

niimi vai s/he dances
(verb of pretending) niimikaazo vai s/he pretends to dance (causative) niimi' vta hold a dance for h/; make h/ dance
(detransitive) niimi'iwe vai s/he gives a dance (reciprocal) niimi'idiwag vai they dance
(derived noun) niimi'idiwin ni a dance; a powwow

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