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aniibiish ni gh
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  1. a leaf
  2. tea



aniibiish sg; aniibiishan pl; aniibiishens dim; aniibiishing loc; aniibiishish pej; Stem: /aniibiish-/

aniibiish sg es
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nj
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gh
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aniibiishan pl es
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nj
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gh
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aniibiishens dim es
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nj
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gh
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aniibiishing loc es
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nj
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gh
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aniibiishish pej nj
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Aditewan aniibiishan.

The leaves are turning colors.
 es
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Jiikaagamin iwe aniibiish. Weweni ogii-minwaagamitoon.

The tea was real good. He brewed it really well.
 es
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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

aniibiish ni
  1. a leaf
  2. tea
(verb of making) aniibiishike vai s/he makes tea (verb of abundance) aniibiishikaa vii there are (many) leaves

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