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niiskaadad vii es
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it is bad weather



niiskaadad 0s ind; niiskaadak 0s conj; naaskaadak 0s ch-conj; Stem: /niiskaadad-/

niiskaadad0s ind rg
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niiskaadak0s conj rg
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gaawiin niiskaadasinoon0s ind neg rg
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Giishpin ningwakwak, wiiba wii'-niiskaadad. 

If it clouds over, nasty weather is coming soon.
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Wanakong agoozi aandeg. Ganabaj wii'-niiskaadad.

The crow is sitting on the top of a tree. He's telling us that wet weather is coming.
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niiskaadad /niiskaadad-/: /niisk-/
disturbed, troublesome, nasty
; /-aad-/
way of being or life, character, nature
; /-ad/
it is in a state or condition