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bine na lw
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a partridge; a ruffled grouse

[
ruffed grouse
; 
Bonasa umbellus
]

See also: goshkongesi na



bine sg; binewag pl; bineg pl; binens dim; Stem: /binew-/

bine sg es
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gj
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gh
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lw
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binewag pl gh
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lw
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bineg pl es
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gj
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binens dim gj
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gh
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lw
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Bine ninoondawaa madwewe'od.

I hear a partridge drumming.
 nj
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Anaamaagonag gii-apa'iwewag binewag.

Partridges ran and hid under the snow.
 rg
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Wiigwaasanakoonsan gokeyawikaagen waabooz ji-nagwaanad, maazhaa gaye bine.

Use birch buds if you want to snare a rabbit or a partridge.
 nj
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Ningii'-niiyonawaag binewag gii-wiisiniwaad mitigong.

I shot four partridges with one shot while they were eating in a tree.
 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

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