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waawaashkeshi na gj
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a deer

[
white-tailed deer
; 
Odocoileus virginianus
]



waawaashkeshi sg; waawaashkeshiwag pl; waawaashkeshiins dim; waawaashkeshiwish pej; Stem: /waawaashkeshiw-/

waawaashkeshi sg gh
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gj
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waawaashkeshiwag pl gh
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nj
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es
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gj
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waawaashkeshiins dim nj
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gj
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waawaashkeshiwish pej es
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Gii-pabiiwishkam awe waawaashkeshi gaa-... gaa-pima'anag.

The deer I tracked had small tracks.
 es
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Indaga dawinamaw 'iw desa'on aw niningwan. Mii imaa ge-izhi-bagidoomaad iniw waawaashkeshiwan.

Please clear off the platform for my son-in-law to set down the deer he's bring in on his back.
 es
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Odazhiikawaan iniw waawaashkeshiwan gaa-paashkizwaad.

He's working on the deer he shot.
 es
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Nina'aangish gii-paashkizwaad ini waawaashkeshiwan, agaawaa ogii-kashkinanaan.

When my son-in-law shot the deer, he barely got him.
 rg
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Onandawaabamaan iniw gaa-maakinawaad waawaashkeshiwan.

He's looking for the deer he wounded.
 es
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