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noomaya adv tmp es
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recently; a while ago; a little while ago



noomaya ;

noomaya rg
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Noomaya go gii-pi-dagoshin.

He got here a little while ago.
 es
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Noomaya ishkwaa-miigaadiwag igi animoshag.

A little while ago the dogs stopped fighting.
 rg
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Oo waa. Baabige naa eniginid wa'aw. Noomaya naa babaamoodeban.

Oh wah. This one is already so big. Not too long ago she was just crawling around.
 es
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Noomaya eta go bangii niwiisin.

A little while ago I ate just a little bit.
 rg
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Noomaya go ningii'-pi-wiindamaagoo aakozid nimaamaa.

They told me a little while ago that my mum was sick.
 nj
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Reduplicated Form: naanoomaya naanoomaya adv tmp

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