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zhooniyaans na

  1. a coin
  2. a small (silver) coin, a dime



zhooniyaans sg; zhooniyaansag pl; Stem: /zhooniyaans-/

zhooniyaansag pl es
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Ogii-paninaan ozhooniyaansiman gaa-izhi-diitibizonid anaamaya'ii dakisijiganing.

He dropped his coin and it rolled down under the refrigerator.
es
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Owenipazhi'aan andodamowaad zhooniyaansan iniwen omishoomisan awe gwiiwizens.

It's easy for the boy to ask his grandpa for some coins.
es
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Ningii-pishigonaa a' zhooniyaans imaa mitaamik.

I dropped a coin down onto the bottom (of the well).
nj
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the diminutive form of zhooniyaanamoney
zhooniyaans /zhooniyaans-/: /zhooniyaaw-/ stem of zhooniyaa na ; /-ns/
[diminutive]