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name

name na es
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a sturgeon

[
lake sturgeon
; 
Acipenser fulvescens
]



name sg; namewag pl; namens dim; Stem: /namew-/

name sg es
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nj
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lsa
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namewag pl nj
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namens dim es
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nj
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ninamem1s - 3s pos nj
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Gojip a'awe name.

Taste that sturgeon.
 es
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Aaniin dash gaa-ipwaad iniwen namen gaa-ashamind.

How did that sturgeon he was fed taste to him?
 es
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Aapiji booziiwagizi name.

Sturgeon has very rich meat.
 nj
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Omagakii apii gii-biibaagid, mii 'i zhigwa wii'-aamiwad namewag.

When the frog calls, that's when the sturgeons spawn.
 nj
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Mangaadigonam. Ganabaj gichi-name gaa-googa'ang.

There's a big ripple. I think it was a big sturgeon jumping out of the water.
 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

name na a sturgeon
(verb of abundance) namekaa vii there are (many) sturgeon

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