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nookaabaawe vii nj
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it is or gets soft from being in water or the rain

Paired with: nookaabaawe vai



nookaabaawe 0s ind; nookaabaaweg 0s conj; nwaakaabaaweg 0s ch-conj; nookaabaawemagad 0s ind aug; noyookaabaaweg 0s ch-conj; Stem: /nookaabaawe-/

nookaabaawe0s ind nj
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nookaabaaweg0s conj nj
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noyookaabaaweg0s ch-conj nj
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Gii-ishkwaa-gimiwang nookaabaawe aki. Mii apii mookiiwaad mooseg.

When the rain is over, the earth gets soft. That's when the worms come out.
 nj
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nookaabaawe /nookaabaawe-/: /nook-/
soft
; /-aabaawe/
it is immersed, flooded, saturated

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Word Family

nookaabaawe vii it is or gets soft from being in water or the rain
(applicative) nookaabaawadoon vti2 soften it with water (applicative) nookaabaawazh vta soften h/ with water

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