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maanashigan na es
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a sheepshead (fish)

[
freshwater drum
Aplodinotus grunniens
]



The French name for this fish, malachigan, is borrowed from an Algonquian language, possibly the Algonquin variety of Ojibwe.

maanashigan sg; maanashiganag pl; maanashigaans dim; Stem: /maanashigan-/

maanashigan sg es
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maanashiganag pl es
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maanashigaans dim es
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Ingii-noondawaa maanashigan mamadweshing anaami-jiimaan.

I heard a sheepshead thumping under the boat.
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maanashigan /maanashigan-/: /maaN-/
bad, malformed, poor(ly)
; /-ashigan/
bass (fish)