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mikwamiikaa vii es
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  1. there (a lot of) ice
  2. it hails



mikwamiikaa 0s ind; mikwamiikaag 0s conj; mekwamiikaag 0s ch-conj; mikwamiikaamagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /mikwamiikaa-/

mikwamiikaa 0s ind es
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mikwamiikaag0s conj es
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Gichi-gashkiiwaanakwad miinawaa noodin. Ganabaj wii-... wii-mikwamiikaa.

There are dark clouds and it's windy. I think it's going to hail.
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mikwamiikaa /mikwamiikaa-/: /mikwamy-/ stem of mikwam na ; /-kaa/
it is present, is abundant

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Word Family

mikwam na ice
(verb of abundance) mikwamiikaa vii
  1. there (a lot of) ice
  2. it hails
 (verb of making) mikwamiike vai s/he makes ice, cuts ice
(derived noun) mikwamiikaan na cut ice
(verb of being) mikwamiiwan vii it is icy (verb of being) mikwamiiwi vai s/he is icy

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