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dakakamigaabaawe vii nj
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the ground is cooled by the rain



dakakamigaabaawe 0s ind; dakakamigaabaaweg 0s conj; Stem: /dakakamigaabaawe-/

dakakamigaabaawe0s ind nj
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dakakamigaabaaweg0s conj nj
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gii-takakamigaabaawe0s ind pst nj
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Gii-takakamigaabaawe dibikong gii-gimiwang. Ganabaj gii'-mikwaminaaniwan.

The rain last night made the ground cold. I think there might have been some hail with it.
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dakakamigaabaawe /dakakamigaabaawe-/: /dak-/
cool, chilly, cold
; /-akamig-/
land, ground, landscape; event
; /-aabaawe/
it is immersed, flooded, saturated

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