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mikwam na es
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ice



mikwam sg; mikwamiig pl; mikwamiins dim; mikwamiing loc; Stem: /mikwamy-/

mikwam sg es
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mikwamiig pl es
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mikwamiins dim es
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mikwamiing loc es
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Gipagizi awe mikwam.

That ice is thick.
 es
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Ningaabaawe 'aw mikwam.

The ice is melting.
 es
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Ozhooshkowebinaan ini asiniin imaa mikwamiing.

He slid the rock on the ice.
 es
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Gichi-niibiwa imaa aana-gii-abi a'aw mikwam. Mii zhigwa biinish igo ani-... ani-angwiid.

There was a lot of ice there until it started melting away.
 es
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Gaashaakizo mikwam gii-ziigwang.

The ice gets sharp and prickly from the sun in the spring.
 nj
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Agwaase mikwam gii-babaamaa'ogod gii-ziigwang.

The ice comes up on shore when it drifts around in the spring.
 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

mikwam na ice
(verb of abundance) mikwamiikaa vii
  1. there (a lot of) ice
  2. it hails
 (verb of making) mikwamiike vai s/he makes ice, cuts ice
(derived noun) mikwamiikaan na cut ice
(verb of being) mikwamiiwan vii it is icy (verb of being) mikwamiiwi vai s/he is icy

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