gaak

Definition: porcupine

gaak >na comm. >pl gaagok; 1 porcupine. Gye go wii-bwaa-zaagjisenid niw gaagon gii-gbankahge bezhig maaba iw wmanjgoodenh. >To keep the porcupine from running out, one of them stopped up the hole with her skirt. AM1937.rs. Shki-nbagsagoon minpawaawaan giw gaagog. >The porcupines like to eat new lumber. AK1976.rs. >Full-vowel form: gaag|w.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73016041016n
GKS Reference Number: 14776
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