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wiigwaasi-jiimaan (birchbark canoe)

wiigwaasi-jiimaan ni gh
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a birch bark canoe



wiigwaasi-jiimaan sg; wiigwaasi-jiimaanan pl; wiigwaasi-jiimanens dim; wiigwaasi-jiimaaning loc; wiigwaasi-jiimaanish pej; Stem: /wiigwaasi-jiimaan-/

wiigwaasi-jiimaan sg gh
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wiigwaasi-jiimaanan pl gh
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wiigwaasi-jiimaan /wiigwaasi-jiimaan-/: wiigwaasi- compounding form of /wiigwaas-/ stem of wiigwaas ni ; /jiimaan-/ stem of jiimaan ni ;

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Related Words

BOATS
biiwaabiko-jiimaan ni an aluminum canoe
ishkode-jiimaan ni a steamboat, a ship
jiimaan ni a canoe; a boat
jiimaaniigino-jiimaan ni [BL] a canvas canoe
mitigo-jiimaan ni a wooden boat or canoe
nabagisago-jiimaan ni a wooden boat or canoe
naabikwaan ni a ship
ningaasimoo-jiimaan ni a sailboat
waasamoo-jiimaan ni a motor launch
wiigwaasi-jiimaan ni a birch bark canoe

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