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animikiikaa vii gh
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there is thunder



animikiikaa 0s imp prohib; animikiikaag 0s conj; enimikiikaag 0s ch-conj; Stem: /animikiikaa-/

animikiikaa0s imp prohib nj
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es
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gh
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animikiikaag0s conj nj
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es
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gh
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enimikiikaag0s ch-conj nj
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gii-animikiikaa0s ind pst es
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Gii-nibekaazo gii-megwaa-animikiikaag.

He pretended to sleep during the thunder.
 es
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Gaawiinoon omaa gii'-animikiikaasinoon. Da-besho-biboon omaa.

We didn't have any thunder here, so we'll have a short winter.
 nj
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Ogii-saka'waan odoopwaagan gii-bi-animikiikaanig.

S/he lit h/ pipe when the thunder was approaching.
 nj
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Ningaabii'anong ondaanimad. Ganabaj wii'-animikiikaa.

The wind from the west. I think there'is going to be thunder.
 nj
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animikiikaa /animikiikaa-/: /animikiiw-/ stem of animikii na ; /-kaa/
it is present, is abundant
Reduplicated Form: ayanimikiikaa

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Word Family

animikii na a thunderbird, a thunderer
(verb of abundance) animikiikaa vii there is thunder

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