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dakibiisaa vii es
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it is cold rain

See also: dakibiisaan vii [BL]



dakibiisaa 0s ind; dakibiisaag 0s conj; dekibiisaag 0s ch-conj; dakibiisaamagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /dakibiisaa-/

dakibiisaa0s ind gh
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lw
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es
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dakibiisaag0s conj gh
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lw
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es
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dakibiisaamagad0s aug ind es
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gii-dakibiisaa0s pst gh
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Mii go baakadajiyaan dakibiisaag.

I get chilled in a cold rain.
 es
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dakibiisaa /dakibiisaa-/: /dak-/
cool, chilly, cold
; /-biisaa/
it rains

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