Browse the Anishinaabe Alphabet

N

Nkak
(Nkak)
n
Geese (wild)
Nkak
(Nkak)
n
Canada Geese
Nke nganaa
(Nke nga-naa)
v
Parked /left behind for a while
Nke nwebtoon
(Nke nweb-toon)
v
Give it a rest/Regenerating the garden/regeneration/dormancy
Nkinziing
(Nkin-ziing)
n
Goose Island
Nkwebdoon
(Nkweb-doon)
v
Catch it/to catch (an object)
Nkweshkaage
(Nkwesh-kaa-ge)
v
To meet
Nkwetam
(Nkwe-tam)
v
To answer/to agree
Nmaamiikwendam
(Nmaa-mii-kwen-dam)
v
I am overjoyed
Nmaamkaadendam
(Nmaam-kaa-den-dam)
v
I am amazed

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