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crow

aandeg na gj
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a crow

[
American crow
; 
Corvus brachyrhynchos
]



aandeg sg; aandegwag pl; aandegog pl; aandegoons dim; aandegosh pej; Stem: /aandegw-/

aandeg sg gh
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gj
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aandegwag pl gh
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lw
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aandegog pl gj
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aandegoons dim gh
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lw
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aandegosh pej gj
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Geyaabi babaamisewag aandegwag. Gaawiin mashi ando-biboonishisiiwag.

The crows are still flying around. They haven’t migrated for the winter yet.
 nj
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Wanakong agoozi aandeg. Ganabaj wii'-niiskaadad.

The crow is sitting on the top of a tree. He's telling us that wet weather is coming.
 nj
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Giishpin noondawadwaa niibiwa aandegwag noondaagoziwaad ogidaaki, mii imaa ezhi-miinikaag.

If you hear a lot of crows squawking on top of a hill, that's where the berries are.
 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

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

Word Family

aandeg na a crow
(verb of abundance) aandegokaa vii there are (many) crows

Related Words

Words that include Aandeg
aandego-miigwan na a crow feather
aandegwazison ni [BL] a crow's nest
aandego-giizis na [BL] March

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