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asin na gh
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stone, a stone; rock, a rock



asin sg; asiniig pl; asiniins dim; asiniing loc; asiniish pej; Stem: /asiny-/

asin sg gh
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asiniig pl gh
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asiniins dim gh
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asiniing loc gh
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Bakewebin igiweg asiniig.

Throw those rocks out of the path.
 es
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Biinjidoon ogii-asaan iniwen asiniinsan.

She put a stone in her mouth. [of a child]
 rg
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Agwaashim asiniig gaa-wii'-aabaji'adwaa wii'-madoodooyan.

Set the rocks ashore, the ones you are going to use for the sweat.
 nj
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Gego bakobiiwebinaaken asiniinsag. Ge wiinawaa wii-pimaadiziwag omaa ogidakamig.

Don't throw the stones into the water. They too want to live here on dry land.
 nj
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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

asin na stone, a stone; rock, a rock
(verb of abundance) asiniikaa vii there is (a lot of) rock or stone, there are (many) rocks or stones (verb of being) asiniiwan vii
  1. it is of rock or stone
  2. it is rock-hard
 (verb of being) asiniiwi vai
  1. it (animate) is of rock or stone
  2. s/he is rock-hard
 (derived noun) asiniins na stone, a stone; rock, a rock
(verb of possession) odasiniinsimi vai s/he has gall stones

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