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mookaagonaso vai nj
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it (animate) emerges from the melting snow

Paired with: mookaagonate vii



mookaagonaso 3s ind; mookaagonasod 3s conj; Stem: /mookaagonaso-/

mookaagonaso3s ind nj
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mookaagonasod3s conj nj
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Naniizaanendan epizoyan gi... gidoodaabaanens. Mookaagonasowag asiniig.

Be careful where you drive your skidoo. The rocks are coming out of the melting snow.
 nj
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mookaagonaso /mookaagonaso-/: /mook-/
emerge, appear
; /-aagonag-/
snow (on the ground)
; /-aagon-/
snow (substance)
; /-aso/
by heat or sun

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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