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biijibiisaa vii gj
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[S]

rain comes

See also: biijibiisaan vii [BL]



biijibiisaa 0s ind; biijibiisaag 0s conj; baajibiisaag 0s ch-conj; biijibiisaamagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /biijibiisaa-/

biijibiisaa0s ind es
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biijibiisaag0s conj es
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lw
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gj
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baajibiisaag0s ch-conj gj
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biijibiisaamagad0s aug ind es
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gii-piijibiisaa0s ind pst es
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Biijibiisaa o'owe ba-agoodeg aanakwad.

The cloud coming is carrying a squall with it.
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biijibiisaa /biijibiisaa-/: /biid-/
hither, here, this way
; /-biisaa/
it rains

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