ininaatig

Ojibwe

Alternative forms

• aninaatig

Etymology

inin- (ordinary) + -aatigw (deciduous tree, stick)

Noun

ininaatig anim (plural ininaatigoog, diminutive ininaatigoons, locative ininaatigong, pejorative ininaatigosh, stem ininaatigw-)

1. maple, sugar maple

   Bagone'waad iniw ininaatigoon a'aw inini oginjida'aan negwaakwaajigan.

   When he drills a hole in the maple tree, that man pounds in a tap.

See also

• ziinzibaakwadwaatig

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ininaatig-na