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wiiwakwaan ni gh
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a cap, a hat



wiiwakwaan sg; wiiwakwaanan pl; wiiwakwaanens dim; wiiwakwaaning loc; wiiwakwaanish pej; Stem: /wiiwakwaan-/

wiiwakwaan sg gh
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rg
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nj
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wiiwakwaanan pl gh
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rg
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nj
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wiiwakwaanens dim rg
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nj
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wiiwakwaanish pej nj
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niwiiwakwaan1s - 3s pos rg
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nj
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owiiwakwaan3s - 0s pos rg
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Apane naa niwiiwakwaan. Gii-sagaakwadin imaa wadikwaning.

There went my cap! It got caught up on a tree branch.
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Anaamaya'ii ogii-atoon owiiwakwaan.

He put his cap underneath.
 es
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Noongom ogowe abinoojiinyag onapaazikaanaawaan owiiwakwaaniwaan, gaye obiimishkaanaawaan.

Today these children are wearing their caps backwards, or sideways.
 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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