mskwaadesi

Definition: turtle

mskwaadesi
>na
>pl mskwaadeswak; 1 turtle. Mii pii giw gwiiwzensag mdaas-bboon'gizwaad, mii ndawenjgewaad giw nishnaabeg ndawaabmaawaad niw mskwaadeswan.
>When the boys are ten years old, the Indians go hunting and looking for turtles. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: miskwaadesi|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: n201012421-38-58n
GKS Reference Number: 23682
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