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jiimaaniigin ni

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canoe canvas



jiimaaniigin sg; jiimaaniiginoon pl; Stem: /jiimaaniiginw-/

Nimaamaa odoozaawaabasaan jiimaaniigin waa'-makizinikaaged.

My mother makes the canvas she uses to make moccasins with brown by smoking it.
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Geyaabi go iwe nindaabajitoon gizhibaayaabiigiwebishkigan-gashkigwaasonaabik gii-gashkigwaadamaan bashkwegin maagizhaa gaye jiimaaniigin.

I still use the foot-peddle sewing machine when I sew leather or canvas.
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jiimaaniigin /jiimaaniiginw-/: /jiimaan-/ stem of jiimaan ni ; /-iiginw/
a sheet-like thing: hide, bark, cloth, paper