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zhingwaak na gh
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a pine; [S] a white pine; [BL] a red pine

Note:
This is often used as a generic name for a pine tree, but in Minnesota it can refer specifically to the Eastern white pine [Pinus strobus] and in the Border Lakes region to the Red pine [Pinus resinosa]. 



zhingwaak sg; zhingwaakwag pl; zhingwaakoog pl; zhingwaakoons dim; zhingwaakong loc; zhingwaakosh pej; Stem: /zhingwaakw-/

zhingwaak sg nj
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gj
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es
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gh
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zhingwaakwag pl gj
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nj
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zhingwaakoog pl es
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zhingwaakoons dim es
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nj
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gj
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gh
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zhingwaakong loc nj
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gj
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zhingwaakosh pej nj
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Ginwaakozi 'aw zhingwaak gaa-kawiboonag.

The pine tree I sawed down is tall.
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zhingwaak /zhingwaakw-/: /zhingw-/
flat
; /-aakw/
stick, wood, organic solid