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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