mazina'igan (ni) | | the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

mazina'igan ni

a book, a letter, a document, a paper

mazina'igan sg; mazina'iganan pl; mazina'igaans dim; mazina'iganing loc; mazina'iganish pej; Stem: /mazina'igan-/

Sentence Examples

Biminizha'an imaa ezising mazina'iganing. Follow what's printed on the paper.	es Listen
Aaniin wenji-wiiweginaman iniw mazina'iganan. Why are you wrapping the books?	rg Listen
Azhiwaasin moozhwaagan giishpin giishkizhaman biiwaabik maagizhaa ge mazina'igan. Scissors get dull if you cut metal or paper.	nj Listen

Word Parts

mazina'igan /mazina'igan-/: /mazina'-/ stem of mazina'an vti ; /-gan/

[nominalizer]

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Word Family

mazina'igan ni a book, a letter, a document, a paper

(verb of possession) omazina'igani vai s/he has a book or books, has a document or documents

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