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aanakwadokaa vii

there are (a lot of) clouds, there are clouds there



aanakwadokaa 0s imp prohib; aanakwadokaag 0s conj; Stem: /aanakwadokaa-/

aanakwadokaa /aanakwadokaa-/: /aanakwadw-/ stem of aanakwad ni ; /-kaa/
it is present, is abundant

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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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