gaaway

Definition: quill (of a porcupine)

gaaway >na comm. >loc gaawying; >pl gaawyak; 1 quill (of a porcupine). Dasaan niw gaawyan makzining. >She is putting those quills on her moccasins. AM1937.rs. >Full-vowel form: gaaway.

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: n73017374082n
GKS Reference Number: 14907
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