negmekwaan

Definition: spile

negmekwaan >ni >1poss nnegmegkwaan; >dim negmekwaanens; >loc negmekwaaning; >pej negmekwaanish; >pl negmekwaanan; >3poss negmegkwaanim; 1 spile. Ziizbaakdakeng aabdadoon negmekwaanan; mtigoong gjindaawaakwigaadenoon. >Spiles are used when maple syrup is being made; they are driven into the trees. MC2005.cs. >Full-vowel form: negåmekwaan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Related Heritage Item: Negamaakwaan (Video of Ted Toulouse) Last Year's Growth (Video of Ted Toulouse) Maple Tree section with gash and spout for maple sap collecting Maple Sap Spouts
Unique ID: n7297173074n
GKS Reference Number: 19797
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