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winter
n
winter
biboon vii it is winter

biboonagad vii it is a winter, it (a year) passes

► daso-biboonagad vii

after midwinter
giiwe-biboon vii it is after midwinter, is late winter

all winter
gabe-biboon adv tmp all winter

every winter
endaso-biboon adv tmp every winter

last winter
biboonong adv tmp last winter

late winter
giiwe-biboon vii it is after midwinter, is late winter

long winter
biichi-biboon vii it is a long winter

short winter
besho-biboon vii it is a short winter

spend the winter
biboonishi vai s/he spends the winter somewhere

winter before last
awas-biboonong adv tmp [ML] winter before last

See also: awasi-biboonong adv tmp

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