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/-anow-/ medial

 
cheek
 
Type:
medial
Subtypes:
body part
baaganowe vai s/he has h/ cheek or cheeks swell up, has a swollen cheek or swollen cheeks
biinisanowe vai s/he has a numb cheek or numb cheeks
gagiipanowe vai s/he has chapped cheeks
mamaanganowe vai s/he has big cheeks
miskwanowe vai s/he has a red cheek or red cheeks
miskwiiwanowe vai s/he has a bloody cheek
miishanowe vai s/he has a hairy cheek or hairy cheeks
ojiishanowe vai s/he has a scar on h/ cheek
ojiishiganowe vai s/he has a scar on h/ cheek
oziiganowe vai s/he has wriinkled cheeks
wiinanowe vai s/he has a dirty cheek or dirty cheeks

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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