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opin na gh
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a potato



opin sg; opiniig pl; opiniins dim; Stem: /opiny-/

opin sg gh
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es
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opiniig pl es
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opiniins dim gh
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es
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indoopiniimag1s - 3p pos gh
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odoopiniiman3s - 3' pos es
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Mii iw gii-moona'waad iniw odoopiniiman

He dug up his potatoes.
 es
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Niibinong ningii-gitigaanaanaanig opiniig.

Last summer we planted potatoes.
 rg
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Naanginigoziwag igiweg opiniig imaa baanzowaad mashkimodaang.

Those potatoes in the sack are light.
 es
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Bakwezhiganaaboo niwii-tagonaan indoopiniiming.

I'm going to put gravy on my potatoes.
 es
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Ozaasagokwaan opiniin a'aw nookomis.

My grandmother is frying potatoes.
 es
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Zaasagokwaanagwaa opiniing nindagozwaag zhigaagawanzhiig.

When I fry potatoes, I add onions.
 rg
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Omaamiginaan iniw odoopiniiman.

He's gathering up his potatoes.
 es
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

opin na a potato
(verb of abundance) opiniikaa vii there are (many) potatoes

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