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mashkosiw ni es
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grass, hay, a blade of grass

See also: mashkosi ni [N]



mashkosiw sg; mashkosiwan pl; mashkosiins dim; mashkosiing loc; mashkosiikaang loc dist; Stem: /mashkosiw-/

mashkosiw sg es
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mashkosiwan pl es
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mashkosiing loc es
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Gidaa-gagwe-minjimapidoonan ini mashkosiwan jibwaa-maajiidooying.

Before we take that hay out of here, you'd better tie it down good.
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Madweyaakide iwe gichi-mashkosiw zekideg.

You can hear the hay field crackling as it burns.
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Ogiishkizhamowaan iniw oosan omashkosiinsimini.

He mowed his father's grass.
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Mindookad imaa mashkosiikaang inagakeyaa gaa... gaa-ni-izhaayaan wenji-dipaabaawegin nimakizinan.

There was dew on the the grass where I was going so that's why my shoes are wet.
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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

mashkosiw ni grass, hay, a blade of grass
(verb of abundance) mashkosiikaa vii there is a lot of hay, a meadow (verb of making) mashkosiike vai s/he cuts hay

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