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ma'iingan

ma'iingan na es
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a wolf

[
timberwolf / gray wolf
; 
Canis lupus
]



ma'iingan sg; ma'iinganag pl; ma'iingaans dim; ma'iinganens dim; ma'iinganish pej; Stem: /ma'iingan-/

ma'iingan sg nj
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es
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ma'iinganag pl nj
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es
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ma'iingaans dim es
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ma'iinganens dim nj
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ma'iinganish pej es
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nj
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ma'iingaansag dim pl es
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nima'iinganim1s - 3s pos es
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oma'iinganiman3s - 3' pos es
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Waasa danwewidamoog ma'iinganag.

I can hear the wolves in the distance.
 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

ma'iingan na a wolf
(verb of being) ma'iinganiwi vai s/he is a wolf

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