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cabbage
n
cabbage
gichi-aniibiish ni a cabbage

cabin
n
log cabin
mitigo-waakaa'igan ni a log cabin

cache
v
cache
asanjigo vai s/he stores, caches, stashes, deposits something

cache
n
cache
asanjigowin ni a cache; a stash

open a cache
mooka'asanjigo vai s/he digs open a cache

cafe
n
cafe
wiisiniiwigamig ni a restaurant, a cafe; a dining room

cake
n
cake
waashkobizid bakwezhigan na-v cake; pastry; sweet roll

wiishkobi-bakwezhigan na a pastry, a cake, a sweet roll

zhiiwi-bakwezhigan na [BL] cake; pastry; sweetroll

sugar cake
ziiga'igan ni a sugar cake, a sugar cone,

calendar
n
calendar
giizisoo-mazina'igan ni a calendar

calf
[animal]
n
calf
bizhikiins na a calf

calf
[body part]
n
calf
ninaan nad my calf

ginaan nad [ML] your calf (of the leg)

onaanan nad [ML] h/ calf (of the leg)

ninaan nid [LL] [RL] my calf

ginaan nid [LL] [RL] your calf (of the leg)

onaan nid [LL] [RL] h/ calf (of the leg)

calf hide
n
calf hide
bizhikiinsiwayaan na a calfhide

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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