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gaag na nj
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a porcupine

[
Erethizon dorsatum
]



gaag sg; gaagwag pl; gaagoons dim; gaagosh pej; Stem: /gaagw-/

gaag sg gh
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gaagwag pl gh
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nj
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gaagoons dim gh
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nj
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gaagosh pej nj
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Ogii-kibishkaan iwe miikana awe gaag gii-megwaa-aazhawishkaad.

That porcupine kind of blocked the road as he crossed it.
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Gaag obishagaakwamaa' mitigoo'.

A porcupine eats bark off trees.
 nj
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Giishpin okawi'ad awiya wawaaga'amiid, gaag a'a gaa-bimikawed.

If you see bowlegged tracks of something, they're porcupine tracks.
 nj
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