gawi :: porcupine quill -- Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online

Example of word used in a sentence:

Text: Gisgug t'satesnu gawi'g.
Translation: Today we (you and I) will dye the quills.
Recording: Recording by dmm 🔉

Alternate Grammatical Forms:

gawi'g -- porcupine quills -- (plural)
gawi'l -- a porcupine quill -- (fourth person)

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amaljugwej : raccoon
amqoqjaji'j : small toad
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apalqaqamej, apalqaqamej : chipmunk / ground squirrel
apigji'j, apikji'j : mouse
apigjilu, apikjilu : skunk
apistanewj, apistanewj : marten
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gajuewji'j : kitten
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gawiei : quill work / made of quills
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gesipto'sit : scratch self (like an animal)
gi'gwaju : badger
gi'gwesu : muskrat
gisigu'sgw : old female animal
gisigu'sm : old animal
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gopit, kopit : beaver
gopitewe'get, kopitewe'ket : trap beaver
gulgwi'ji'j : piglet / young pig
gulgwi's : pig / hog / swine
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igatne'suinu : racer
igatne'we'sm : racer (animal) / race horse
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jigmit : growl
jigmugt'g : growl at
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jigni'get : root (as pig)
jijgluewj : sheep
jijgluewji'j : lamb
jimpegenatl : wring out / milk (cow)
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lape'w : rooster
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lentug : deer
lgwetug : female animal / female mammal
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lmu'ji'jmit : have pups
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mgumie'ja'q : wear horseshoes
mgumie'jo'tlatl : shoe (horse) / fit with horseshoes
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mui'ne'j : bear cub
mui'newqamigsit : temperament of a bear
mui'no'mi : bear grease / bear oil
mujpej : mink
mulumgwej : groundhog / woodchuck
mutpun : animal bed
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nmu'j : dog
nmu'ji'j : pup / puppy / young dog
nu'sesgw : female bear
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paqtesm : wolf
pawnigwet : dress hides / tan hides
penetgwit : calve
pittalu : cougar / mountain lion / lion
psa'mun : brisket
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sasqatu : flying squirrel
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sgweioq : female mammal
sgwesmuj : female dog / bitch
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siguniej : orphaned animal
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te'plji'j : young goat / kid
te'pulj : goat
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tia'muei : moose meat
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waqamimlagejmit : clean breasts / clean mammaries
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wisnuti : moose trail / deer trail
wisse'j : animal nest
wissei : nest
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