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dakaabaawe vai es
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s/he gets cold and wet



nindakaabaawe 1s ind; indakaabaawe 1s ind; dakaabaawe 3s ind; dakaabaawed 3s conj; dekaabaawed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /dakaabaawe-/

nindakaabaawe1s ind nj
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indakaabaawe1s ind es
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dakaabaawe3s ind nj
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es
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dakaabaawed3s conj nj
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es
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dekaabaawed3s ch-conj nj
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es
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gii-dakaabaawe3s ind pst es
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gii-takaabaawe3s ind pst nj
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Giga-dakaabaawe bakobiiseyan mikwamiiwaaboong.

You'll get chilled and sick if you fall into the icy water.
 nj
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dakaabaawe /dakaabaawe-/: /dak-/
cool, chilly, cold
; /-aabaawe/
s/he or it (animate) is immersed, flooded, saturated

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

dakaabaawe vai s/he gets cold and wet
(applicative) dakaabaawadoon vti2 cool it with water (applicative) dakaabaawazh vta cool h/ with water
(reflexive) dakaabaawanidizo vai s/he cools h/self with water

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