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aanakwad ni gh
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a cloud



aanakwad sg; aanakwadoon pl; aanakwadoons dim; aanakwadong loc; Stem: /aanakwadw-/

aanakwad sg es
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lw
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aanakwadoon pl es
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gh
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lw
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aanakwadoons dim es
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gh
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aanakwadong loc gh
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Giiwedinong ondaasin aanakwad.

The clouds are coming from the north.
 nj
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Biijibiisaa o'owe ba-agoodeg aanakwad.

The cloud coming is carrying a squall with it.
 es
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Bi-makadewaanakwagoode 'iwe aanakwad iwidi ningaabii'anong.

There's a black cloud coming up from the west.
 es
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Word Family

aanakwad ni a cloud
(verb of abundance) aanakwadokaa vii there are (a lot of) clouds, there are clouds there (verb of being) aanakwadowan vii it is a cloud

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