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nitaa-nagamowag

Grand Portage National Monument

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nitaa-nagamowag, ni-taa-na-ga-mo-wag, nitaa-nagamowag

Description

How to say “they are skilled singers” in Ojibwemowin. This word consists of three parts that determine its meaning: nitaa-: skilled at, nagamo: singing, -wag: they (3rd person plural)

Credit

Erik Martin Redix, PhD (Miskwaa Anang), Ojibwe Language and Environmental Education Coordinator, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

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