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wiigwaasinaagan ni gh
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a birch bark dish or basket



wiigwaasinaagan sg; wiigwaasinaaganan pl; wiigwaasinaagaans dim; wiigwaasinaaganing loc; Stem: /wiigwaasinaagan-/

wiigwaasinaagan sg rg
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gh
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wiigwaasinaaganan pl rg
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gh
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Debinaak odizhitoon gaa-ozhitood wiigwaasinaagan.

She's making that birch bark basket in a rough way.
 nj
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wiigwaasinaagan /wiigwaasinaagan-/: /wiigwaas-/ stem of wiigwaas ni ; /-naagan/
dish

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

wiigwaasinaagan ni a birch bark dish or basket
(verb of making) wiigwaasinaaganike vai s/he makes birch bark basket

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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