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jiimaan ni gh
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a canoe; a boat



jiimaan sg; jiimaanan pl; jiimaanens dim; jiimaaning loc; jiimaanish pej; jiimaanenzhish dim pej; Stem: /jiimaan-/

jiimaan sg gh
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nj
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jiimaanan pl gh
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nj
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jiimaanens dim gh
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nj
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jiimaaning loc gh
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nj
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jiimaanish pej gh
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nj
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injiimaan1s - 0s pos gh
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ninjiimaan1s - 0s pos nj
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ojiimaan3s - 0s pos gh
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nj
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es
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Aazhawew gii-izhi-agwaabide 'iw jiimaanens.

The boat landed on the lake on the other side [of the forest].
 es
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Nitam nimbooz imaa jiimaaning awi-bagida'waayaang.

I get in the front of the canoe when we set net.
 rg
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Biidaaboode jiimaan.

The canoe is floating this way.
 rg
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Indaga awi-ikobidooyok iwe jiimaanish.

Why don't you go pull up that old boat?
 es
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Aaniin ekoonagak jiimaan?

How long is the boat?
 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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Word Family

jiimaan ni a canoe; a boat
(verb of making) jiimaanike vai s/he makes a canoe; s/he makes a boat (verb of possession) ojiimaani vai s/he has a boat, has a canoe

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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