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miskwaadesi na gj
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a painted turtle

[
painted turtle, mud turtle
Chrysemys picta
]



miskwaadesi sg; miskwaadesiwag pl; miskwaadesiins dim; Stem: /miskwaadesiw-/

miskwaadesi sg gh
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miskwaadesiwag pl gj
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miskwaadesiins dim gj
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Gii-ziigwang agwaataawag miskwaadesiwag gii-ando-owaawanowaad.

In the spring the mud turtles come ashore to lay their eggs.
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Miskwaadesi zaagikwegomo naawi-ziibi.

A mud turtle sticks its head out in the middle of the river.
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