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zhaangasozid qnt num nine feet

zhaangasoobiwag vai nine of them (animate) sit together; nine of them (animate) are at home

zhaangasoobii'igan na a nine (card)

zhaangasoogaabawiwag vai nine of them (animate) stand together

zhaangasookik qnt num nine pails, nine pailfuls

zhaangasoonag qnt num nine boats or canoes, nine boatloads

zhaangasoonagiziwag vai there are nine canoes or boats of them

zhaangasoopidewan vii nine of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: zhaangasoopizowag vai

zhaangasoopidoon vti2 tie nine of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: zhaangasoopizh vta

zhaangasoopizh vta tie, hitch nine of them (animate) together

Paired with: zhaangasoopidoon vti2

zhaangasoopizowag vai nine of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: zhaangasoopidewan vii

zhaangasooshinoog vai nine of them (animate) lie together

zhaangasooshkimod qnt num nine bags

zhaangasooshkin qnt num nine bags

zhaangaswaginzo vai [BL] it is the ninth (of the month)

zhaangaswaabik qnt num nine dollars

zhaangaswaak qnt num nine hundred

zhaangasweg qnt num nine pieces of something sheet-like

zhaangaswemikwaanens qnt num nine spoonfuls

zhaangaswewaan qnt num nine pairs; nine sets

zhaangaswi qnt num nine

zhaangweshi na a mink

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Mustela vison
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zhaangweshiwanii'igan ni a mink trap

zhaangweshiwayaan na a mink hide

zhaangweshiwi-wiiyaakwa'igan ni mink scent used as a lure in trapping

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

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