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animosh na nj
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a dog



animosh sg; animoshag pl; animoons dim; animoshish pej; Stem: /animosh-/

animosh sg nj
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animoshag pl nj
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animoons dim nj
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animoshish pej nj
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Anaami-adoopowin ayaa a'aw animosh migid.

The dog is under the table barking.
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Odaabii' igiweg animoshag.

Drive the dog team.
 es
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Ogii-akwaandawenizhikawaan imaa mitigong iniw gaazhagensan 'aw animoshish.

That ol' dog chased that cat up a tree.
 es
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Gego babaamenimaaken animoshag gaa-miigaadiwaad. Giga-bitamigoog.

Don't bother the fighting dogs. They might accidentally bite you.
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

animosh na a dog
(verb of pretending) animoshikaazo vai s/he pretends to be a dog (verb of being) animoshiwi vai s/he is a dog

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