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onaagan ni es
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a dish, a plate



onaagan sg; onaaganan pl; onaagaans dim; onaaganens dim; onaaganing loc; onaaganish pej; Stem: /onaagan-/

onaagan sg gh
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rg
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onaaganan pl gh
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es
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onaagaans dim gh
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rg
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es
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onaaganens dim nj
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onaaganing loc rg
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es
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onaaganish pej es
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rg
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nindoonaagan1s - 0s pos rg
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gidoonaagan2s - 0s pos rg
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odoonaagan3s - 0s pos rg
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Ningizibiiginaan i'iw onaagan. Wiinad.

I'm washing this dish. It's dirty.
 rg
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Atoon daga iniw onaaganan imaa ataasowining.

Please put the dishes in the cupboard.
 rg
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Ningiziibiiginaanan onaaganan jibwaa-agwaakadodeg wiisiniwin.

I'm washing the dishes before the food sticks to them.
 nj
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Ozhisidoon onaaganan. Mii zhigwa go wiiba ji-wiisiniyang.

Set out the dishes. We're ready to eat.
 nj
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Wiinaabikadoon gidoonaaganan. Gidaa-giziibiiginaanan.

Your dishes are dirty. You should wash them.
 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

onaagan ni a dish, a plate
(derived noun) onaaganens ni [BL] a cup; a small dish (derived noun) onaagaans ni a cup; a small dish

Related Words

DISHES AND TRAYS
asemaawinaagan ni a tobacco tray
bakwezhiganikewinaagan ni a mixing bowl; a bread-mixing bowl
biskitenaagan ni a sap bucket of folded birch bark; [BL] a birch bark basket
biiwaabikonaagan ni a metal bowl
boozikinaagan ni a bowl
desinaagan ni a dinner plate
desinaagaans ni [S] a saucer
gichi-onaagan ni a large dish or shallow pan: a basin, a dish pan
giziibiigiingwewinaagan ni a wash basin
mitigonaagan ni a wooden dish or bowl
nooshkaachinaagan ni a winnowing tray, a winnowing basket
onaagan ni a dish, a plate
onaagaans ni a cup; a small dish
wiigwaasinaagan ni a birch bark dish or basket

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