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nookaabaawe vai nj
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it (animate) is or gets soft from being in water or the rain

Paired with: nookaabaawe vii



nookaabaawe 3s ind; nookaabaawed 3s conj; nwaakaabaawed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /nookaabaawe-/

Ogii-chekibiinaan obakwezhigaansiman ji-nookaabaawenid.

She dunked her cookie to soften it.
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nookaabaawe /nookaabaawe-/: /nook-/
soft
; /-aabaawe/
s/he or it (animate) is immersed, flooded, saturated