zhingobaandag

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Ojibwe

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Etymology

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zhingoby- (fir, bough of an evergreen) +‎ -aandagw (tree (fir), bough)

Noun

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zhingobaandag anim (plural zhingobaandagoog, diminutive zhingobaandagoons, locative zhingobaandagong, stem zhingobaandagw-)

  1. fir bough
    Miish i’iw enanokiiyaan niin, mii ezhi-niibawiyaan jiigishkode ganawaabandamaan gegoo iwidi ziigigamidesinog, ezhi-dakonag zhingobaandag.
    What I did was stand by the fire watching things so they didn't boil over, holding a fir bough.

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