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Jiimaan
(Jii-maan )
Meaning
Boat/canoe
Noun
Descriptive meaning
Also someone kissing somebody
How the word is made
Jiimaan maanda - inanimate
Phrases
1. Gaa baaksing iidik owi jiimaan
That boat must have hit that shoal
2. Naanaawgaam gii mibide owi bemaabshkaak jiimaan
The sailboat went by in the middle of the bay
3. Bemaasing jiimaan ka daangenaa waabang
We will borrow a sail boat tomorrow
4. Jiimaan gii mibide epiichiyaan`aang odi
A boat went by when we were over there
5. Aabidek wii gaandkii`aan owi doo jiimaan megwe nashkoonh
He/she has to use the push pole when going through the weeds with his boat
6. Ngii kinoomaage waazhi zhichigaadek wiigwas jiimaan
I taught how to make a birchbark canoe/boat
7. Gii pskaabbide owi jiimaan
That boat came back
8. Wiiba gwa da skaabibide owi jiimaan
The boat/canoe will come back soon
9. Mshkoobidjigemgat owi wiigibidjige jiimaan
The tug-boat has a strong pull
10. Wiikwedong ngadan owi jiimaan
Leave that boat/canoe in the bay
11. Gii zaagiiyebide owi jiimaan
The boat came into view
12. Nengaach gwa zaagiiyeshkaa owi jiimaan
The boat is slowly coming into view
13. Maamnik gwa zaagigwiinde owi jiimaan
Some of the boat is (floating)sticking out of the water
14. Jiimaan giimi zigibidoon
H/She was pulling a boat/canoe behind them
15. Gii biigijiigwan ndoo jiimaan
My boat/canoe was damaged by waves
16. Gii jiimaan bazigiman
H/She kissed his/her sweetheart
Synonyms
Biinsaagan
(Biin-saa-gan)
(Biin-saa-gan)
Raft, Barge
Biinsa`igan
(Biin-saa-igan)
(Biin-saa-igan)
Raft, Barge
Jiimdiwok
(Jiim-di-wok)
(Jiim-di-wok)
They are kissing
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