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akik na rg
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  1. a container, usually of metal, for cooking or for holding liquids: a kettle, a pot, a pan, a pail, a bucket
  2. an engine, a motor



akik sg; akikoog pl; akikoons dim; akikosh pej; akikoonzhish dim pej; akikong loc; Stem: /akikw-/

akik sg nj
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gh
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rg
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akikoog pl gh
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nj
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rg
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akikoons dim gh
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nj
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rg
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akikosh pej rg
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nj
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akikoonzhish dim pej rg
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akikong loc gh
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nj
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rg
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nindakik1s - 3s pos rg
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nj
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gidakik2s - 3s pos rg
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nj
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odakikoon3s - 3' pos rg
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nj
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Indaabaji'aa akik naadoobiiyaan.

I use a pail when I haul sap.
 rg
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Jiigishkode nindagoonaa a'aw akik ozhitooyaan naboob.

I hang the kettle close to the fire when I make soup.
 rg
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Madwe'ige 'aw akik indoodaabaaning. Mii i'iw ganabaj ji-zhaabonikesed.

The engine is knocking on my car and I think it's going to throw a rod.
 es
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Gakina ogii'-ombwewebinaa' nindakikoo' gii-naganag 'a gwiiwizenzhish.

When I left that naughty little boy alone, he threw all my pots and pans in disorder.
 nj
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

akik na
  1. a container, usually of metal, for cooking or for holding liquids: a kettle, a pot, a pan, a pail, a bucket
  2. an engine, a motor
(verb of making) akikoke vai s/he makes kettles, pots, pans, or pails akikoons na an outboard motor (verb of possession) odakiko vai s/he has a kettle, pot, pan, or pail

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