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Manoominike
Harvesting wild rice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Manoomin | Wild rice |
| Jiimaan | Canoe |
| Manoominike | s/he Harvests wild rice |
| Bawa'am | S/he knocks rice |
| Bawishkam | s/he dances on rice to husk |
| mimigoshkam | thresh/Jig rice |
| Gaapizige | parches rice |
| Nooshkaachige | winnows rice |
| Bawa'iganaak(oon) | rice knocker (s) |
| Makak | birch bark container |
| Wiigob | inner bark of basswood tree |
| Nooshkaachinaagan | winnowing basket |
| Biisim-manoomin | fine rice |
| Mazaan | rice dust/chaff |
| Okaadakik | (3 legged) kettle |
| Boodaagan | wooden barrel or hollow log for separating wild rice |
| Gaandakii'ige | s/he poles a boat |
| Gaandakii'iganaak | Push pole |
| Biindakoojige | Offer tobacco |
| zaaga'igan | Lake |