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nibiiwaabikaa vii nj
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there is wet rock



nibiiwaabikaa 0s ind; nibiiwaabikaag 0s conj; nebiiwaabikaag 3s ch-conj; Stem: /nibiiwaabikaa-/

nibiiwaabikaa0s ind nj
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nibiiwaabikaag0s conj nj
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Gego imaa izhi-gabaaken. Nibiiwaabikaa. Giga-ozhaashaabikishin.

Don't get off (the boat) there. The rocks are wet. You might slip and fall.
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nibiiwaabikaa /nibiiwaabikaa-/: /nibiiw-/
water, watery, wet (on the surface)
; /-aabik-/
mineral (inorganic solid: rock or metal)
; /-aa/
it is in a state or condition

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