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onzaam adv qnt es
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  1. too, too much, excessively
  2. because (of an excess or an extreme condition or event)



onzaam ;

Aaniin epiitenimad awe eshpabid. | Namanj iidog onzaam wayiiba.

How do you regard the chairman? I don't know...it's too early to tell.
 es
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Agwaagomaagwadoon ini biizikiganan. Onzaam gabaya'ii imaa ayatewan.

Those clothes smell musty because they've been sitting there for a long time.
 es
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Awashishkode namadabi a'aw akiwenzii. Onzaam gizhideni besho namadabid.

The old man sits far away from the fire. If he sits close, it's too hot for him.
 rg
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Gaawiin debisinzinoon; onzaam dakwaa.

It won't fit because it's too short.
 es
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Gaawiin wii'-izhaasii. "Onzaam biichaa," ikido.

He doesn't want to go. "It's too far," he says.
 nj
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Related Words

ONZAAM WITH OTHER ADVERBS
onzaam bangii adv qnt too little
onzaam besho adv loc too close
onzaam niibiwa adv qnt too much; too many
onzaam niibowa adv qnt too much
onzaam waasa adv loc too far
onzaam wayiiba adv tmp too early, too soon
onzaam wiiba adv tmp [BL] too early, too soon
onzaam wiikaa adv tmp too late

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