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waabooz na gh
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a rabbit, a snowshoe hare

[
snowshoe hare
; 
Lepus americanus
]



waabooz sg; waaboozoog pl; waaboozoons dim; waaboozosh pej; Stem: /waaboozw-/

waabooz sg gh
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waaboozoog pl gh
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nj
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es
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waaboozoons dim gh
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es
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nj
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waaboozosh pej nj
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waaboozoonsag dim pl es
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niwaaboozom1s - 3s pos nj
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niwaaboozomag1s - 3p pos es
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owaaboozoman3s - 3' pos nj
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Waabooz is the name for the snowshoe hare, but is commonly used as a generic term for rabbits of any kind including domestic rabbits.

O'owapii onaabani-giizis angizod, anooj apatoowag waaboozoog.

In the month of March, the rabbits run all over.
 es
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Waaboozoog iwidi niimagoojinoog.

The rabbits are there hanging out.
 es
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Giiziz daga a'aw waabooz.

Please cook the rabbit.
 rg
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Giizizamaw daga ini waaboozoon.

Please cook the rabbit for him.
 rg
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Nookizo a'aw waabooz.

The rabbit is cooked soft.
 rg
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Waasaakwanjigewag waaboozoog. Mii omaa ge-izhi-agoodooyang.

Rabbits chewed the sticks bare. We'll set our snares here.
 nj
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

waabooz na a rabbit, a snowshoe hare
(verb of abundance) waaboozokaa vai there are (a lot of) rabbits

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