aasekmik

Definition: lichen, moss

aasekmik
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>loc aasekmigoong; 1 lichen, moss. Aasekmik ko gii-nakaaznaawaa Nishnaabek jibwaa-bgamshkaak aanzyaanan.
>Indians used to use moss before the arrival of diapers. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: aasekamig|w.

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).
Unique ID: n72973756952n
GKS Reference Number: 11302
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