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d) Chi-ayizhinoo’oyangid iw.
very-pointing.3>21/CONJ that
e) Gaa-pi-zhi-maajiiba’iweyaan endaayaan gii-kiiweyaan.
IC.PAST-come-RR-flee.1/CONJ my house PAST-go home.1/CONJ
f) Gaa-izhi-wiindamawagwaa indedeyiban nimaamaa, “Wayaa, akiwenzii
IC.PAST-RR-tell.1>3P/CONJ my late dad my mother wow old man
niinawind a’aw Biindigegaabaw ingaagiigidomin di jiigikana
we that Biindigegaabaw we are talking over there near the road
imbaapi’idimin niinawind bimosed a’aw Zhimaaganish i'iw.
we are laughing we when he walks by that Zhimaaganish that
Ingii-inenimigonaan ji-baapi’angid gii-ikido.”
he thought of us to be laughing at him he said
g) Gaa-izhi-wiindamawid nimaamaa, “Ambe wiib, wiib a’aw asemaa oodi
IC.PAST-RR-tell.3>1/CONJ my mother come on quickly quickly that tobacco over there
o-miizh akiwenzii, wiindamaw gaawiin baapi’aasiwad.”
go give it to him old man tell him not that you are not laughing at him
h) Apane-go inaabamid wa’aw.
always looks.1>3/CONJ this
i) Gaa-wiindamawag, “Hey, Zhimaaganish, gaawiin giin gigii-paapi’igoosiin
IC.PAST-tell.1>3/CONJ hey Zhimaaganish not you we were not laughing at you
oodi, indinaa.
over there I tell him
j) Mii akiwenzii gii-paapid i’iw, “Ho, ho, ho, ho noozis.”
that old man PAST-laugh.3/CONJ that ho ho ho ho grandson
k) Ke-go miish gii-wiindamawid indedeyiban naa nimaamaayiban, “Gego
you see and then PAST-tell.3>1/CONJ my late father and my late mother don’t
wiikaa aapiji gego ji-niibawiyan baapi’aaken ingiw akiwenziinyag naa
ever very don’t to be standing don’t laugh at him/her those old men and
mindimooyenyag,” gii-ikido.
old women he said
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