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gibichibiisaa vii es
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the rain lets up



gibichibiisaa 0s ind; gibichibiisaag 0s conj; gebichibiisaag 0s ch-conj; gibichibiisaamagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /gibichibiisaa-/

gibichibiisaa0s ind gh
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es
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gibichibiisaag0s conj gh
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es
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gibichibiisaamagad0s aug ind es
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gii-kibichibiisaa0s ind pst es
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Gibichibiisaag, apii agwajiing imaa niwii-o-nanaamadab.

When the rain stops I'm going to go outside and sit around.
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gibichibiisaa /gibichibiisaa-/: /gibit-/
come to an end, stop (happening), halt
; /-biisaa/
it rains

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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