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Ojibwe
Etymology
mook- (“emerge, appear”) + -a’ (“act on using a tool or medium”) + -am (“vti class marker”)
Verb
mooka’am (changed conjunct form mwaaka’ang, stem mooka’-)
- (the sun) rises
Jibwaa-bi-mooka’ang mashkawaasige 'aw waabano-anang.- Before the sun comes up, the morning star shines bright and powerful.
- it is sunrise
Antonyms
See also
- giizis (“sun, moon, a month”)
- waaban (“be dawn, be tomorrow”)
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