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adik na a caribou, a reindeer

[
Rangifer tarandus
]

agongos na
  1. a chipmunk [Tamias striatus; Eutamias minimus]
  2. a Scandinavian

agongosens na [RL] a chipmunk

ajidamoo na a red squirrel

[
American red squirrel
; 
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
]

akakojiishi na a woodchuck, a groundhog

[
Marmota monax
]

See also: akakojiish na

amik na a beaver

[
Castor canadensis
]

(verb of abundance) amikokaa vii there are (a lot of) beaver (verb of possession) odamikomi vai s/he has a beaver or beavers
amikoons na a beaver kit

apakwaanaajiinh na a bat

See also: bapakwaanaajiinh na

bapakwaanaajiinh na a bat

See also: apakwaanaajiinh na

bizhiw na a lynx

[
Lynx lynx
]

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.

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