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animikiikaa vii gh
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there is thunder



animikiikaa 0s imp prohib; animikiikaag 0s conj; enimikiikaag 0s ch-conj; animikiikaamagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /animikiikaa-/

animikiikaa0s imp prohib gh
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es
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animikiikaag0s conj es
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es
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animikiikaamagad0s ind aug rg
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animikiikaamagak0s conj aug rg
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animikiikaa /animikiikaa-/: /animikiiw-/ stem of animikii na ; /-kaa/
it is present, is abundant
Reduplicated Form: ayanimikiikaa

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Word Family

animikii na a thunderbird, a thunderer
(verb of abundance) animikiikaa vii there is thunder

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