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makwa na a bear

[
black bear
Ursus americana
]

(verb of pretending) makokaazo vai s/he pretends to be a bear (verb of being) makowi vai
  1. s/he is a bear, becomes a bear
  2. she comes of age, has her first menses
manidoo-waabooz na a cottontail rabbit

[
eastern cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
]

mashkode-bizhiki na a bison; a buffalo

[
American bison
Bison bison
]

memookiwidoo na a pocket gopher

[
plains pocket gopher
Geomys bursarius
]

misajidamoo na a grey squirrel; a fox squirrel

[
fox squirrel, grey squirrel
Sciurus spp.
]