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ininaatig na gh
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a maple

[
sugar maple
; 
Acer saccharum
]

See also: aninaatig na



ininaatig sg; ininaatigoog pl; ininaatigong loc; ininaatigoons dim; ininaatigosh pej; Stem: /ininaatigw-/

ininaatig sg gh
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nj
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ininaatigoog pl gh
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nj
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ininaatigong loc nj
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ininaatigoons dim gh
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nj
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ininaatigosh pej nj
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Bagone'waad iniw ininaatigoon a'aw inini oginjida'aan negwaakwaajigan.

When he drills a hole in the maple tree, that man pounds in a tap.
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Iskigamizige-giizis iko maajigaawag igi ininaatigoog.

In April the maples start to run (with sap).
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ininaatig /ininaatigw-/: /inin-/
ordinary
; /-aatigw/
(deciduous) tree, stick

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

ininaatig na a maple
(verb of abundance) ininaatigokaa vii there are (many) maples

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