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gichi-jiimaan ni es
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a big boat or canoe; a ship



gichi-jiimaan sg; gichi-jiimaanan pl; Stem: /gichi-jiimaan-/

gichi-jiimaan sg es
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gichi-jiimaanan pl es
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Ingii-waambandaan iwidi gichi-jiimaan gechi-mangadeyaag.

I saw a really wide big boat over there.
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gichi-jiimaan /gichi-jiimaan-/: gichi- pv lex ; /jiimaan-/ stem of jiimaan ni ;

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Related Words

BOATS
biiwaabiko-jiimaan ni an aluminum canoe
ishkode-jiimaan ni a steamboat, a ship
jiimaan ni a canoe; a boat
jiimaaniigino-jiimaan ni [BL] a canvas canoe
mitigo-jiimaan ni a wooden boat or canoe
nabagisago-jiimaan ni a wooden boat or canoe
naabikwaan ni a ship
ningaasimoo-jiimaan ni a sailboat
waasamoo-jiimaan ni a motor launch
wiigwaasi-jiimaan ni a birch bark canoe

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