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anishinaabe na es
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  1. an Ojibwe
  2. an Indian (in contrast to a non-Indian), a Native (in contrast to a non-Native)
  3. a person, a human (in contrast to a non-human being)



anishinaabe sg; anishinaabeg pl; anishinaabens dim; anishinaabewish pej; Stem: /anishinaabew-/

anishinaabe sg es
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anishinaabeg pl es
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anishinaabens dim es
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anishinaabewish pej es
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Besho omaa daawag igi anishinaabeg.

The Natives live close by.
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Gii-onakiiwag igi anishinaabeg.

The Indians ceded their land.
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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.

Word Family

anishinaabe na
  1. an Ojibwe
  2. an Indian (in contrast to a non-Indian), a Native (in contrast to a non-Native)
  3. a person, a human (in contrast to a non-human being)
(verb of being) anishinaabewi vai
  1. s/he is Ojibwe
  2. s/he is Indian
  3. s/he is human
 (verb of abundance) anishinaabekaa vii
  1. there are (a lot of) Ojibwes
  2. there are (a lot of) Indians, Natives
  3. there are (a lot of) people, humans

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