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anaamaya'ii adv loc gh
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[N]

under it

See also: anaamayi'ii adv loc [S]



anaamaya'ii ;

anaamaya'ii nj
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Anaamaya'ii ogii-atoon owiiwakwaan.

He put his cap underneath.
 es
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Awiya ogii'-nagadaanan omakizinan anaamaya'ii ninibewining.

Somebody left their shoes under my bed.
 nj
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Ogii-paninaan ozhooniyaansiman gaa-izhi-diitibizonid anaamaya'ii dakisijiganing.

He dropped his coin and it rolled down under the refrigerator.
 es
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Anaamaya'ii imaa adoopowining ingii-kaazomin.

We hid under the table.
 gh
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Anaamaya'ii gii-inaabi andawaabandang ogiboodiyegwaazon.

He looked underneath for his trousers.
 es
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Mii iwidi a... ategin biinichiganan anaamaya'ii atoobaaning.

The cleaning stuff is under the sink.
 es
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Anaamaya'ii imaa desa'oning gii-apa'iwe abinoonjiinyish gaa-maazhichiged.

That child who did somethong wrong ran under the platform to hide.
 es
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