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bizaan adv man rg
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  1. quiet, quietly, still, at peace
  2. casually, freely, without concern; you can go ahead and do it



bizaan ; bizaan igo ;

bizaan nj
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bizaan igo nj
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Daga bizaan.

Be quiet.
 nj
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Bizaan ayaan.

Be still!
 es
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Bizaan. Gidoombiigiz.

Quiet. You're too loud.
 rg
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Bizaan igo izhi-gwayak ani-izhaan. Iwedi dash debinaagwok michikanaakobijigan. Mii imaa ji-bake'adooyan.

You go straight down the road. Where you see a fence, that's where you take the path.
 es
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Gego manaaji'aaken. Bizaan igo anokii'.

Don't baby him. Make him work!
 es
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Mii go bizaan gaa-izhi-maajidaabii'iwed aana-gii-gina'amawind

He start driving anyway when he was told not to.
 es
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Giishpin gabikaman mii go bizaan izhi-nagadan.

If you pass it, just go ahead and leave it behind.
 es
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Bizaan igo ani-maajiidoon.

Just go ahead and take it with you.
 es
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Bizaan igo giga-odaapinaa moose.

You can pick up that worm.
 nj
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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