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nawaj adv deg rg
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nawaj can indicate that a quality is of a higher degree. It is more so than on some other occasion or elsewhere. 



Gegaa go gaawiin ninisidawinawaasii awe niitaawis. Nawaj noongom bakade.

I almost didn't recognize my cousin. He's a lot thinner now.
 es
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Bezhig nawaj zhaangaso minik midaaswi.

One and nine makes ten.
 rg
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Nawaj gozigwan iwe ashkikomaan apiich idash iwe biiwaabik.

Lead is heaver than iron.
 es
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Jiigitawag gidaa-ganoonaa. Nawaj igo gagiibishe

You'll have to talk close to his ear. He's getting deafer.
 nj
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Nawaj bekaa ikidon.

Say it slower.
 nj
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Mangitoon nawaj i' ishkwaandem imaa ataasoowigamigong.

Make the door on that shed bigger.
 es
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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.

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