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decoy
n
fish decoy
okeyaw na a fish decoy

duck decoy
zhiishiibikojigan na a duck decoy

decreed
vt
decreed a certain way
inaakonigaade vii it is decided in a certain way (by someone), "they" decide it a certain way; it is decreed a certain way

deed
n
deed
izhichigewin ni a certain way of doing something, an activity, a deed

deep
adj
deep
dimii vii it is deep (of a body of water)

deep snow
ishpaagonagaa vii it is deep snow

deep to a certain extent
akwiindimaa vii it (body of water) has a so deep a bottom

deer
n
deer
waawaashkeshi na a deer

[
white-tailed deer
; 
Odocoileus virginianus
]

buck
ayaabe na a buck, a male deer

doe
noozhe-waawaashkeshi na [NI] a female deer, a doe

oniijaaniw na a doe

fawn
gidagaakoons na a fawn

● PARTS OF A DEER
deer antler
waawaashkeshiweshkan na a deer antler

deer hide
waawaashkeshiwayaan na a deer hide

deer meat
waawaashkeshiwi-wiiyaas ni deer meat, venison

deer rib
waawaashkeshiwipigay na a deer rib

deer antler
n
deer antler
waawaashkeshiweshkan na a deer antler

deer crossing sign
n
deer crossing sign
waawaashkeshiiwaazhawa'adoowagwaakwa'igan ni a deer crossing sign

deer fly
n
deer fly
mizizaakoons na a deer fly

deer hide
n
deer hide
waawaashkeshiwayaan na a deer hide

deer meat
n
deer meat
waawaashkeshiwi-wiiyaas ni deer meat, venison

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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