"Anishinaabe" meaning in Ojibwe

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Noun

Forms: Anishinaabeg [plural], ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒃ [plural]
Etymology: There are many differing interpretations of Anishinaabe, but it is widely accepted that "-naabe", means "a male, a male of a species", or more generally "a person" . Anishinaabe is a cognate to the Oji-cree autonym "Anishinini" ("inini" meaning man in both Oji-cree and Ojibwe) Some suggested meanings of Anishinaabe: * an(i)- "away" + niisin "lower somebody" + naabe "a male, a male of a species", meaning "man who was lowered (from the sky)". * anishinaa "first, original" + naabe "a male, a male of a species", meaning "first people" or "original people". Head templates: {{head|oj|noun}} Anishinaabe
  1. an Ojibwe
    Sense id: en-Anishinaabe-oj-noun-EtULfR8H Categories (other): Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header, Ojibwe entries with language name categories using raw markup, Ojibwe terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header: 92 4 4 Disambiguation of Ojibwe entries with language name categories using raw markup: 95 3 2 Disambiguation of Ojibwe terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 91 6 2
  2. an Indian, a Native, an Aboriginal
    Sense id: en-Anishinaabe-oj-noun-r~fXlMUy
  3. a person, a human, a man
    Sense id: en-Anishinaabe-oj-noun-oGI-ZvfJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: anishinaabe, Nishnaabe, Nishnawbe Related terms: anishinaabekwe, anishinaabemo, anishinaabemowin, anishinaabewaki, anishinaabewi, anishinaabewibii'igan, anishinaabewiwin

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