maajiigtoon

Definition: cultivate sth., grow sth.

maajiigtoon
>vti comm.
>1sIND nmaajiigtoon;
>3sCCONJ myaajiigtoot; 1 cultivate sth., grow sth.. Aanind gtigaaning nokiiwag maajiigtoowaad waa-miijwaad: piniin, eshoonyan, mskodiisminan, kosmaanan, eshkdamoonyan, ezaawaanyan, gye mdaamnan, bkwezhgaans, mnijiimin.
>Some work on farms, raising their food: potatoes, cabbages, beans, pumpkins, watermelons, muskmelons, and Indian corn, wheat, peas. AM1937.rs.
>Partner: maajiig'aa
>vta.
>Full-vowel form: maajiigitoon.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n71429137636n
GKS Reference Number: 17269
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