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agaawaa adv deg es
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hardly; barely

See also: agaawaa adv deg



agaawaa ; agaawaa go ;

agaawaa es
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gh
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lw
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nj
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agaawaa go gh
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lw
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nj
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Agaawaa nin gii-kashkinaa ningozis gii-piibiiyensiwid.

I could barely lift my son when he was a little baby.
 rg
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Agaawaa ate ziinzibaakwad.

There is only a little bit of sugar.
 es
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Agaawaa go gii-tebise zaasagokwaan.

There was barely enough frybread.
 lw
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Agaawaa ogashkiwidoon i'iw obimiwanaan a'aw gwiiwizens.

The boy can barely carry his pack.
 rg
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Agaawaa gii-te-mizhagaa; gegaa gii-kibozigwaji.

He barely made it to shore before he got frozen in (with the canoe).
 nj
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