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inaanakwagoode vii nj
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it (cloud) goes there; there are such clouds in the sky



inaanakwagoode 0s ind; inaanakwagoodeg 0s conj; enaanakwagoodeg 0s ch-conj; Stem: /inaanakwagoode-/

inaanakwagoode0s ind nj
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inaanakwagoodeg0s conj nj
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enaanakwagoodeg0s ch-conj nj
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Aaniin enaanakwagoodeg.

What are the clouds telling us?
 nj
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inaanakwagoode /inaanakwagoode-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-aanakw-/
cloud
; /-agoode/
it hangs

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