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waabiiganaandam vai2 es
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s/he is pale from being hungry



niwaabiiganaandam 1s ind; waabiiganaandam 3s ind; waabiiganaandang 3s conj; wayaabiiganaandang 3s ch-conj; Stem: /waabiiganaand+am-/

niwaabiiganaandam1s ind es
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waabiiganaandam3s ind es
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waabiiganaandang3s conj es
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Indaga naa asham a'awe. Mii gosha go naa wenda-waabiiganaandang.

You'd better feed him. This person is turning kind of pale on us.
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waabiiganaandam /waabiiganaand+am-/: /waab-/
bright, white, grey, pale
; /-iig-/
sheet-like (two-dimensional flexible objects of material such as bark, hide/skin, cloth, and paper)
; /-anaand/
hungry

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