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negwaakwaan ni rg
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a tap, a spile, a spigot (for getting sap from a tree)

See also: mitigo-negwaakwaan ni



negwaakwaan sg; negwaakwaanan pl; negwaakwaanens dim; negwaakwaaning loc; Stem: /negwaakwaan-/

negwaakwaan sg rg
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negwaakwaanan pl rg
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Nimaamaa ogii-andawaabamaan iniw wiigobaatigoon. Miish imaa gii-ozhitood iniwen negwaakwaanan. Ayi'ii ogii-aabajitoon iw waagaakwadoons.

My mother went looking for basswood trees. That's where she made those taps. She used a hatchet.
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