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biboonagad vii

it is a winter, it (a year) passes

daso-biboonagad vii

Note:
used with a number preverb to count years (winters) or age in years (winters)



biboonagad 0s ind; biboonagak 0s conj; beboonagak 0s ch-conj; Stem: /biboonagad-/

Niizho-biboonagad gii-waabamag ishkwaaj nishiime.

It was two years ago that I last saw my younger brother.
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Gii-gichi-onzaamiino goon gii-biboonagak.

There was a lot of snow this winter.
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biboonagad /biboonagad-/: /biboon-/ stem of biboon vii ; /-ag-/ ; /-ad/
it is in a state or condition