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Lake Superior
place
Lake Superior
gichigami ni
  1. a sea, a large lake
  2. Lake Superior

lake trout
n
lake trout
namegos na a lake trout

[
lake trout
Salvelinus namaycush
]

namegosikaa vii there are (many) lake trout

have lake trout
onamegosi vai s/he has a lake trout or lake trout

lamb
[meat]
n
lamb (meat)
maanishtaanishi-wiiyaas ni lamb [meat]

lamb
[animal]
n
lamb
maanishtaanishens na a lamb

lame
adj
lame leg
maakigaade vai s/he has a lame leg

lame
maakizi vai s/he is lame, has an old injury

lamp
n
electric lamp
waasamoo-waazakonenjigan ni an electric lamp

lamp
waazakonenjigan ni a lamp, a light

lance
n
lance
zhimaagan ni a spear, a lance

ozhimaagani vai s/he has a lance, spear

carry lance
gigizhimaagane vai s/he carries a lance, spear

land
n
land
aki ni
  1. earth, land, ground
  2. a country, a territory
  3. moss

allot land
mamakii' vta allot h/ land

allotment of land
mamakii'idim vai there is an allotment of land

clear land
mazhii'ige vai s/he clears land, brushes

have land
odakiimi vai s/he has land

survey land
diba'akii vai s/he surveys land

land
vi
land
agwaa'o vai s/he lands, comes ashore in a boat

land from flight
boonii vai s/he alights, lands (from flight)

Paired with: booniimagad vii

booniimagad vii it lands (from flight)

Paired with: boonii vai

land coming off ice
mizhagaako vai s/he lands coming off the ice

mizhagaakoba'iwe vai s/he lands running off the ice in flight from someone

language
n
language
inwewin ni a way of speaking, a language, a dialect

Cree language
omashkiigoomowin ni Cree language

omashkiigoomo vai s/he speaks Cree

Dakota language
bwaanimowin ni the Dakota language

bwaanimo vai s/he speaks Dakota

English language
zhaaganaashiimowin ni the English language

zhaaganaashiimo vai s/he speaks English

French language
wemitigoozhiimowin ni the French language

Indian language
anishinaabemowin ni an Indian language, the Ojibwe language

anishinaabemo vai s/he speaks Ojibwe, speaks an Indian language

anishinaabemonodaw vta [N] speak Ojibwe to h/; speak an Indian language to h/

See also: anishinaabemotaw vta [ML]

Ojibwe language
anishinaabemowin ni an Indian language, the Ojibwe language

anishinaabemo vai s/he speaks Ojibwe, speaks an Indian language

anishinaabemotaw vta [ML] speak Ojibwe to h/; speak an Indian language to h/

anishinaabemonodaw vta [N] speak Ojibwe to h/; speak an Indian language to h/

See also: anishinaabemotaw vta [ML]

ojibwemowin ni the Ojibwe language

ojibwemo vai s/he speaks Ojibwe

ojibwemotaw vta speak Ojibwe to h/

ojibwemonodaw vta [RL] speak Ojibwe to h/

Scandinavian language
agongosimowin ni a Scandinavian language: Norwegian, Swedish

agongosimo vai s/he speaks a Scandinavian language