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agaashiinyi vai nj
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s/he or it (animate) is small

Paired with: agaasaa vii ; agaasin vii [BL]



indagaashiinh 1s ind; nindagaashiinh 1s ind; nidagaashiinh 1s ind; agaashiinyi 3s ind; agaashiinyid 3s conj; egaashiinyid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /agaashiinyi-/

nindagaashiinh1s ind nj
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agaashiinyi 3s ind nj
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agaashiinyid3s conj nj
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egaashiinyid3s ch-conj nj
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Ningii-wiinigoo gii-agaashiinyiyaan.

I was named when I was small.
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Gii-bi-agaashiinyiyaan apane ningii'-anishinaabem. Geyaabi go noongom.

From when I was young I spoke Anishinaabemowin and still do today.
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