ininaatig
Ojibwe edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
inin- (ordinary) + -aatigw (deciduous tree, stick)
Noun edit
ininaatig anim (plural ininaatigoog, diminutive ininaatigoons, locative ininaatigong, pejorative ininaatigosh, stem ininaatigw-)
- maple, sugar maple
- Bagone'waad iniw ininaatigoon a'aw inini oginjida'aan negwaakwaajigan.
- When he drills a hole in the maple tree, that man pounds in a tap.
See also edit
References edit
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ininaatig-na