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ojaanimizi vai es
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s/he is busy



indoojaanimiz 1s ind; nindoojaanimiz 1s ind; nidoojaanimiz 1s ind; ojaanimizi 3s ind; ojaanimizid 3s conj; wejaanimizid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ojaanimizi-/

nindoojaanimiz1s ind es
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ojaanimizi3s ind rg
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ojaanimizid3s conj es
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wejaanimizid3s ch-conj es
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Gego babaamenimaaken. Ojaanimizi awe waa-o-zagaswe'idiid.

Don't bother him now. He's in a hurry getting ready to go to the meeting.
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Mary onjaanimizi giizizekwed.

Mary is busy cooking.
 rg
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ojaanimizi /ojaanimizi-/: /ojaanim-/
urgent
; /-izi/
s/he is in a state or condition

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

ojaanimizi vai s/he is busy
(verb of pretending) ojaanimiziikaazo vai s/he pretends to be busy

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