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maanamanji'o vai es
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s/he is in a bad state of mind: feels bad, depressed, sad, or out of sorts; s/he is in poor health, is ill



nimaanamanji' 1s ind; maanamanji'o sg; maanamanji'od 3s conj; mayaanamanji'od 3s part; Stem: /maanamanji'o-/

nimaanamanji'1s ind es
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maanamanji'o sg es
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maanamanji'od3s conj es
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Ogii-nookwezwaan a'aw mindimooyenh ini gaa-... maanamanji'onid.

The old lady smudged that person who was feeling ill.
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Bagamine awe gaa-kiiyooded. Mii go 'i maanamanji'od.

The traveler came home sick. He doesn't feel too good.
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Eniwek igo babenag indinamanji' noongom. Bijiinaago nawaj ningii'-maanamanji'.

I feel a little better today than I did. Yesterday I felt worse.
 nj
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maanamanji'o /maanamanji'o-/: /maaN-/
bad, malformed, poor(ly)
; /-amanji'o/
s/he feels (h/ own sensation)

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