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ishkwaabiisaa vii rg
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the rain is over

See also: ishkwaabiisaan vii [BL]



ishkwaabiisaa 0s ind; ishkwaabiisaag 0s conj; eshkwaabiisaag 0s ch-conj; ishkwaabiisaamagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /ishkwaabiisaa-/

ishkwaabiisaa0s ind rg
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es
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ishkwaabiisaag0s conj rg
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lw
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es
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ishkwaabiisaamagad0s ind aug rg
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gii-ishkwaabiisaa0s ind pst gh
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rg
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gaawiin ishkwaabiisaasinoon0s ind neg rg
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Gii-ishkwaabiisaamagad gii-naawakweg.

It stopped raining at noon.
 rg
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ishkwaabiisaa /ishkwaabiisaa-/: /ishkwaa-/
over, finished, after the end
; /-biisaa/
it rains

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