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mitig na gh
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a tree



mitig sg; mitigoog pl; mitigoons dim; mitigosh pej; mitigoonzhish dim pej; mitigong loc; Stem: /mitigw-/

mitig sg gh
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mitigoog pl gh
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nj
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mitigoons dim gh
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nj
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mitigosh pej gh
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nj
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mitigoonzhish dim pej nj
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mitigong loc nj
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Gidaa-ozhiga'waa na awedi mitig.

Can you tap that tree over there?
 rg
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Bebakaan igi mitigoog izhinaagoziwag.

The trees all look different.
 rg
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Nisoobiwag bineshiinyag mitigong.

There are two birds sitting in a tree.
 es
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Gaag obishagaakwamaa' mitigoo'.

A porcupine eats bark off trees.
 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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

mitig na a tree
(verb of abundance) mitigokaa vai there are (many) trees

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