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onzaam wiikaa adv tmp nj
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too late

See also: onzaam adv qnt ; wiikaa adv tmp



Onzaam wiikaa gigii'-wiindamaagoomin waa'-izhichigewaad.

They contacted us too late about what they're going to be doing.
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Related Words

WITH WIIKAA
wiikaa adv tmp late; ever; seldom
gaa wiikaa adv tmp never
gaawiin wiikaa adv tmp never
gego wiikaa adv tmp don't ever
onzaam wiikaa adv tmp too late
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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