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amikwayaan na rg
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a beaver hide



amikwayaan sg; amikwayaanag pl; amikwayaanens dim; Stem: /amikwayaan-/

amikwayaan sg nj
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amikwayaanag pl nj
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rg
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amikwayaanens dim nj
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es
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Ogii-aaboojishimaan iniw amikwayaanan.

He set the beaver hide inside out.
 es
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Aasamaateshim gidamikwayaan ji-baasod.

Put your beaver board so the sun will dry it.

Note:
the beaver hide is mounted on a board for drying
 nj
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Ogii'-wanaaji'aan indamikwayaanan; onzaam baatayiining ogii-papagozhwaan.

She ruined my beaver hide because she cut too many holes in it.
 nj
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Bashkwadoweshkaa amikwayaanish; onzaam gabeya'ii gii'-agwinjin nibiikaang.

The hair is falling off the old beaver hide because it was soaking too long in the water.
 nj
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amikwayaan /amikwayaan-/: /amikw-/ stem of amik na ; /-wayaan/
pelt, hide

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Related Words

Parts of a Beaver
amikobwaam ni a beaver hindquarter
amikode' ni a beaver heart
amikodoodikosiw na a beaver kidney
amikogan ni a beaver bone
amikokon ni a beaver liver
amikoninj ni a beaver forepaw
amikoshkiinzhig ni [N] a beaver eye
amikotigwaan ni [BL] a beaver head
amikozid ni a beaver foot, a beaver hindpaw
amikozow ni a beaver tail
amikwaabid ni a beaver tooth
amikwayaan na a beaver hide

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