Browse the Anishinaabe Alphabet

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Niip
(Niip)
n
Elm

Niisaaboozoog
(Nii-saa-boo-zoog)
v
Something floating down stream

Niisaajiwon
(Nii-saa-ji-won)
v
Falls/down south/down stream

Niisaajwan
(Nii-saaj-wan)
adv
Down stream/down south

Niisaaki
(Nii-saa-ki)
adv
Down the hill

Niisaamok
(Nii-saa-mok)
v
Fish going down the stream

Niisaandwe
(Nii-saan-dwe)
v
Someone climbing down

Niisaandwe-naashkawaan
(Nii-saan-dwe-naa-shka-waan)
v
Telling someone to get down from somewhere

Niisaandwek
(Niis-aan-dwek)
v
Come down stairs/get down from there(Plural)

Niisaandwen
(Nii-saan-dwen)
v
Telling someone to climb down/go downstairs

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