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ozhooniyaami vai es
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s/he has money



indoozhooniyaam 1s ind; nindoozhooniyaam 1s ind; nidoozhooniyaam 1s ind; ozhooniyaami 3s ind; ozhooniyaamid 3s conj; wezhooniyaamid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ozhooniyaami-/

indoozhooniyaam1s ind es
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ozhooniyaami3s ind es
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ozhooniyaamid3s conj es
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wezhooniyaamid3s ch-conj es
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Gidoozhooniyaam ina.

Do you have any money?
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Ambegish ozhooniyaamiyaan.

I wish I had some money.
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Gaawiin indaa-gashkitoosiin ji-izhaayaambaan. Gaawiin aapiji indoozhooniyaamisii.

I wouldn't be able to go. I don't have very much money.
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Gagwaanisa ajina gii-pimaaboojige aana-gii-gichi-ozhooniyaamid.

It didn't take him very long to spend all the money he got.
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

zhooniyaa na money
(verb of possession) ozhooniyaami vai s/he has money (verb of making) zhooniyaake vai s/he makes money, earns money
(applicative) zhooniyaakaadan vti make money off it (applicative) zhooniyaakaazh vta make money off h/
(derived noun) zhooniyaans na
  1. a coin
  2. a small (silver) coin, a dime

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