waasechigan (ni) | | the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

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waasechigan ni gh
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a window, glass (in or for a window)

waasechigan sg; waasechiganan pl; waasechigaans dim; waasechiganens dim; waasechiganing loc; Stem: /waasechigan-/

Audio for Basic Forms

waasechigan	sg	gh Listen nj Listen es Listen
waasechiganan	pl	gh Listen nj Listen rg Listen es Listen
waasechigaans	dim	rg Listen es Listen
waasechiganens	dim	nj Listen
waasechiganing	loc	rg Listen es Listen

Sentence Examples

Gii-paakaakosin i'iw waasechigan gabe-dibik. Gii-piindigese a'aw obikwaanaajiinh. The window was left open all night and the bat flew in.	rg Listen
Mashkawaabikad iw waasechigan. The glass is hard.	es Listen
Baakibidoon waasechigan. Pull the window open.	nj Listen
Ani-gashkiidibikak gidaa-gibiiga'aanaan giwaasechiganan. As it gets dark you should close the curtains on the windows.	nj Listen

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