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baate-wiiyaas ni rg
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dried meat; smoke-dried meat

Stem: /baate-wiiyaas-/

Sentence Examples

Gegaa ningii-pakwenishkaagon baate-wiiyaas onzaam wewiib ningii-kondaan. I almost choked on some smoked meat because I swallowed it too quickly.	nj Listen
Ogii-piisizhaan baate-wiiyaas jibwaa-nookada'ang. She cut the meat into small pieces before pounding it into pemmican.	nj Listen

Word Parts

baate-wiiyaas /baate-wiiyaas-/: baate- pv lex ; /wiiyaas-/ stem of wiiyaas ni ;

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