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naano-diba'igaans qnt num es
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  1. five minutes
  2. five acres



naano-diba'igaans ;

naano-diba'igaans lw
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Naano-diba'igaans gii-kaazhipoose niso-diba'iganek.

It's five minutes past three o'clock.
 es
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Ogii-azheyaabika'waan ini diba'igeziswaanan naano-diba'igaans.

She set the watch back five minutes.
 es
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Giishpin mashkawaabiigak ginagwaaganeyaab, naano-diba'igaans akawe miskwaabikizan waa'-izhi-biskaabikinaman.

If your snare wire is too stiff, heat it red-hot for five minutes so you can bend it over.
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naano-diba'igaans naano- pv qnt ; diba'igaans adv num ;

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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