Like Ininishib,
I wing my way to Red Lake,
crying out with my exertions.
Red Lake! I will be there soon,
when the sun is high in the sky!
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Ĭ·nĭ·nĭ·shĭb´: A mallard
Ininishib
September 5, 2013 by Russ L
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I went to look up the word Ininishib on Google, and your post came back up. LOL. Then I saw your definition at the bottom. This is lovely.
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Ironic! Simply translated, it means a male bird. It’s only when you put inini: man together with shib: bird, that you get a mallard. 🙂
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