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namanj adv dub

I don't know how, I wonder how

See also: amanj adv dub



Namanj igo. Bizaan-ayaa wa'awe.

I wonder why. He is so still.
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Aaniin epiitenimad awe eshpabid. | Namanj iidog onzaam wayiiba.

How do you regard the chairman? I don't know...it's too early to tell.
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Gaawiin gegoo indinamandanzii namanj minik epiitendaagwadogwen iw odaabaan mesawaabandamaan.

I have no idea how much that car is worth, the one I wish I had.
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Namanj gaa-izhinamogwen iwidi agwajiing wa'awe gaa-piindigeyaanimizid.

I don't know what the one who came inside scared saw outside.
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