pin

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pin anim (plural piniig, diminutive piniins, locative piniing, pejorative pinish)

piniig (plural)
piniins (diminutive)
piniing (locative)
pinish (pejorative)


asin

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenya.


anim

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anim (plural animoog, pejorative animosh, pejorative plural animoshag, final -asim, final plural -asimoog)

animoog (plural)
animosh (pejorative)
animoshag (pejorative plural)


zaagibagaa-giizis

oj-pos

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waatebagaa-giizis

Ninth month of the year, having 30 days; September (month).


giizis

head

giizis anim (plural giizisoog, diminutive giizisoons, locative giizisong, stem giizisw-)

giizisoog (plural)
giizisoons (diminutive)
giizisong (locative)
giizisw- (stem)

From Proto-Algonquian *kiᐧšeʔθwa (“sun”). Compare with giizhig and Unami kishux.

Aakwaasige 'aw giizis.

Aaniish noongo ezhi-giiz'sed giizis?


namebin

sucker, sucker fish (fish of the family Catostomidae)


migizi

From Proto-Algonquian *mekesiwa. Cognate with Cree mikisiw (“bald eagle”), Montagnais mitshishu (“bald eagle”).

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus#Translingual


giniw

(Aquila chrysaëtos)


makwa

oj-noun

makwa (Canadian syllabics spelling ᒪᐦᑾ, plural makwag)

syllabics spelling ᒪᐦᑾ (Canadian)
makwag (plural)


manidoo

Ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”).


ziinzibaakwad

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ziinzibaakwad inan (plural ziinzibaakwadoon, diminutive ziinzibaakwadoons, locative ziinzibaakwadong, stem ziinzibaakwadw-)

ziinzibaakwadoon (plural)
ziinzibaakwadoons (diminutive)
ziinzibaakwadong (locative)
ziinzibaakwadw- (stem)

Gidatoon ina ziinzibaakwad imaa ginitiiming.


nika

nika anim (plural nikag, diminutive nikens, stem nik-)

nikag (plural)
nikens (diminutive)
nik- (stem)

From Proto-Algonquian *nexka. Cognate with Atikamekw niska, Plains Cree ᓂᐢᑲ, Southern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk), Northern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk), Cheyenne héna'e, Montagnais nishk.

Mii zhigwa bimiinowaad igi nikag.

Branta canadensis
Branta canadensis#Translingual


goon

goon anim (obviative goonan, diminutive goonens, locative gooning, distributive locative goonikaang)

goonan (obviative)
goonens (diminutive)
gooning (locative)
goonikaang (distributive locative)

Gii-gichi-onzaamiino goon gii-biboonagak.


aki

aki inan (plural akiin, diminutive akiins, locative akiing, locative distributive akiikaang, stem aky-)

akiin (plural)
akiins (diminutive)
akiing (locative)
akiikaang (distributive locative)
aky- (stem)

Nimiigaadaan indakiim ji-ganawendamaan.


ikwe

ikwe anim (plural ikwewag, diminutive ikwens, pejorative ikwewish, stem ikwew-)

ikwewag (plural)
ikwens (diminutive)
ikwewish (pejorative)
ikwew- (stem)

Aaniin ezhi-wiinzod awedi ikwe nemadabid.

What's that name of that lady sitting over there.


zhiishii

Initial syllable reduplication for ᔒ (zhii). From Proto-Algonquian *ši·ʔši·y (“gourd, rattle”).

inh

ᔥᐦᔮᔒᐦᔒᐝ

Initial change reduplication: ᔕᐦᔮᔒᐦᔒᐝ (zhayaazhiishii); Initial change reduplication with syncope


ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ

oj-noun

ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ (Latin spelling anishinaabemowin)


ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯ

ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯ (Latin spelling Anishinaabe, plural ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒃ, plural Canadian syllabics spelling Anishinaabeg)

Anishinaabe (romanization)
ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒃ (plural)
syllabics spelling Anishinaabeg (Canadian plural)


anishinaabemowin

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anishinaabemowin (Canadian syllabics spelling ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ)

anihshinaapemowin

Manitoba Saulteaux: anihšināpemowin; Ontario Saulteaux

any First Nations/Native American language

ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓇ(nishnaabemwin)

unaffected: ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ(anishinaabemowin); unaffected with syncope

the Anishinaabe language (group), which includes Algonquin, Odawa, Ojibwe, Potawatomi and Saulteaux


Anishinaabe

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".

Gaawiin iindog mawisiiwag anishinaabeg. Gaawiin debwe iwe, inendam Frank Littledeer e-mamawid.

2014, George Kenny, Gaawiin Mawisiiwag Anishinaabeg: Indians Don't Cry, page 7:

Indians don't cry. That's bullshit, Frank Littledeer cursed as tears streamed down his broad, weather-scarred face.


zhiishiigwe

* ᔒᐦᔒᐝ (zhiishii)
* -gw- transitivity indicator
* -e animacy indicator

ᔥᐦᔮᔒᐦᔒᐝᑴ

Initial change reduplication: ᔕᐦᔮᔒᐦᔒᐝᑴ (zhayaazhiishiigwe); Initial change reduplication with syncope


zhiishiib

From Proto-Algonquian *ši·ʔši·pa, cognate to Plains Cree sîsîp.

teal, freshwater duck (duckling or small adult duck)


zhaaganaashiimowin

shaakanaahshiimowin

Manitoba Saulteaux: šākanāhšīmowin; Ontario Saulteaux


zhiishiibens

* ᔒᐦᔒᑉ (zhiishiib)
* -ens (diminutive suffix)

ᔥᐦᔮᐦᔒᐯᓐᐦᔅ initial change reduplication with syncope


zhiishiibiins

ᔥᐦᔮᐦᔒᐲᓐᐦᔅ initial change reduplication with syncope

ᔒᐦᔒᐲᓐᐦᔅ

Fully pointed (mixed-finals and Eastern A-finals)


zhaaganaash

* zh- perhaps from the "z" sound (liaison) in les Anglais (map L-194)
* ᐋᑲᓈᐦᔥ (aaganaash), from French Anglais (“English”)


zhaaganaash

Other Syllabic forms* Fully pointed mixed-finals

shaakanaahsh

Manitoba Saulteaux: šākanāhš; Ontario Saulteaux


zhaaganaashi

ᔖᑲᓈᐦᔥ (zhaaganaash) + -y (“diminutive suffix”)


ᒪᔥᑯᑌᐱᔑᑭ

oj-noun

ᒪᔥᑯᑌᐱᔑᑭ (Latin spelling mashkodebizhiki, plural ᒪᔥᑯᑌᐱᔑᑭᐗᒃ, plural Canadian syllabics spelling mashkodebizhikiwag)

mashkodebizhiki (romanization)
ᒪᔥᑯᑌᐱᔑᑭᐗᒃ (plural)
syllabics spelling mashkodebizhikiwag (Canadian plural)


bebezhigooganzhii

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bebezhigooganzhii anim (Syllabics ᐯᐯᔑᑰᑲᓐᔒ, plural bebezhigooganzhiig, diminutive bebezhigooganzhiins, stem bebezhigooganzhiiw-)

ᐯᐯᔑᑰᑲᓐᔒ (Syllabics)
bebezhigooganzhiig (plural)
bebezhigooganzhiins (diminutive)
bebezhigooganzhiiw- (stem)

bebezhigw- (one each) + -ganzhy- (fingernail, hoof) -e (incorporating final) — meaning "the animal that has one nail (hoof) on each of its feet" (as opposed to other animals, which have more than one)

Opimeyaya'ii miikanaang bimibatoo a'aw bebezhigooganzhii.

The horse is running along on the side of the road.


ᐙᑯᔥ

oj-noun

ᐙᑯᔥ (Latin spelling waagosh, plural ᐙᑯᔕᒃ, plural Canadian syllabics spelling waagoshag)

waagosh (romanization)
ᐙᑯᔕᒃ (plural)
syllabics spelling waagoshag (Canadian plural)


ᑭᓀᐱᒃ

ᑭᓀᐱᒃ (Latin spelling ginebig, plural ᑭᓀᐱᑰᒃ, plural Canadian syllabics spelling ginebigoog)

ginebig (romanization)
ᑭᓀᐱᑰᒃ (plural)
syllabics spelling ginebigoog (Canadian plural)


mindimooyenh

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mindimooyenh anim (plural mindimooyenyag, stem mindimooyeny-)

mindimooyenyag (plural)
mindimooyeny- (stem)

Gego babaamenimaaken awe mindimooyenh.

old woman, old lady (used as a term of respect)


ᐯᐯᔑᑰᑲᓐᔒ

ᐯᐯᔑᑰᑲᓐᔒ (Latin spelling bebezhigooganzhii)


waabigwanii-giizis

oj-pos

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adik

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adik anim (plural adikwag, diminutive adikoons, pejorative adikosh, locative adikong, stem adikw-)

adikwag (plural)
adikoons (diminutive)
adikosh (pejorative)
adikong (locative)
adikw- (stem)

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *atehkwa. Cognate with Algonquin adik (“cattle”)


gwiiwizens

Cognate with Fox kwîyethêha (“boy”), Miami kwiiwhsa (“boy”).


mide

member of the Midewiwin (Grand Medicine Society)


ajidamoo

→ English: chipmunk


animosh

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animosh (Syllabics: ᐊᓂᒧᔥ, plural animoshag, diminutive animoons)

ᐊᓂᒧᔥ (Syllabics)
animoshag (plural)
animoons (diminutive)

Ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *aθemwa (“dog”).


zhigaag

zhigaag (plural zhigaagwag, diminutive zhigaagoons)

zhigaagwag (plural)
zhigaagoons (diminutive)

From Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa, from *šek- (“to urinate”) (Ojibwe zhiishiigi- (“to urinate”))


miigisapikan

oj-noun

miigisapikan (Canadian syllabics spelling ᒦᑭᐦᓴᐦᐱᐦᑲᓐ)


apikan

apikan (Canadian syllabics spelling ᐊᐦᐱᐦᑲᓐ)

(inanimate) strap; a cradleboard retainer strap

ahpihkan

Manitoba Saulteaux: ahpihkan; Ontario Saulteaux


doodem

→ Afrikaans: totem

→ Czech: totem

→ Danish: totem

→ Dutch: totem

→ English: totem

→ Esperanto: totemo

→ Estonian: tootem

→ Finnish: toteemi

→ French: totem

→ Georgian: ტოტემი (ṭoṭemi)

→ German: Totem

→ Hungarian: totem

→ Italian: totem

→ Japanese: トーテム (tōtemu)

→ Korean: 토템 (totem)

→ Mandarin: 圖騰／图腾 (túténg)

→ Lithuanian: totemas

→ Polish: totem

→ Portuguese: totem

→ Romanian: totem

→ Russian: тоте́м (totém)

→ Serbo-Croatian: tòtēm/то̀те̄м

→ Slovene: totem

→ Spanish: tótem

→ Turkish: totem

→ Vietnamese: tô-tem


giizhig

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giizhig anim (plural giizhigoog, locative giizhigong, stem giizhigw-)

giizhigoog (plural)
giizhigong (locative)
giizhigw- (stem)

From Proto-Algonquian *ki·šekatwi (“day”). Cognate with Unami kishux.

Debitaagoziwag igiw binesiwag iwidi giizhigong.

The thunderbirds can be heard up in the sky.


anang

From Proto-Algonquian *aθa·nkwa.
Cognate with Unami alankw, Mohegan-Pequot ayaks


mooz

mooz anim (plural moozoog, diminutive moozoons, stem moozw-)

moozoog (plural)
moozoons (diminutive)
moozw- (stem)

From Proto-Algonquian *mo·swa (“it strips”).

Mooz omawinadaan waasakonenjiganens.


wiindigoo

→ English: wendigo

(mythology) In Algonquian mythology, a malevolent cannibalistic spirit into which humans may transform, or which may possess humans; a wendigo or windigo.

wiindigoowi!
He/she is a wendigo!

(mythology) A cannibalistic or man-eating giant or monster which may appear in the winter.


opichi

opichi anim (plural opichiwag, diminutive opichiins)

opichiwag (plural)
opichiins (diminutive)


ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ

ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ (Latin spelling gichi-mookomaan)


gichi-mookomaan

oj-noun

gichi-mookomaan anim (Canadian syllabics spelling ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ, plural gichi-mookomaanag)

gichi-mookomaan inan (Canadian syllabics spelling ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ, plural gichi-mookomaanan)

syllabics spelling ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ (Canadian)
gichi-mookomaanag (plural)
syllabics spelling ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ (Canadian)
gichi-mookomaanan (plural)

→ Plains Cree: kihci-môhkomân (calque)

/ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃʰɪˈmoː.kʰoˌmɑːn/

From gichi- (“big, great”) + mookomaan (“knife”). Use for people derives from American soldiers using bayonets.

af

a butcher knife, a machete, a large knife


mazinibaganjigan

dental pictograph on birch bark. This is an ancient folk art practiced by the Ojibwe, where intricate designs are incised into small pieces of birch bark by biting with the eye teeth so that light can pass through the design.


dibaʼigan

niizho-diba'igan

two hours; two miles; two bushels; two yards


dibaʼigaans

Diminutive of dibaʼigan, from dibaʼige ("he measures things").

ingo-dibaʼigaans

niizho-dibaʼigaans


aamoog

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aamoog (Canadian syllabics spelling ᐋᒨᒃ)


gimiwaneyaab

* /gimiwan/ (vii): it rains, it is raining
* /(ey)aaby/ (nif): string-like thing, cord-like thing, chain-like thing, band-like thing


gimiwanoowayaan

* /gimiwan/ (vii): it rains, it is raining
* /(oo)-wayaan/ (nif): sheet-like thing, cloth-like thing, pelt-like thing


ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ

ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ (Latin spelling anishinaabemowin)

* ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧ (anishinaabemo)
* -ᐎᓐ (-win) (nominaliser suffix)

Anishinaabe language, which includes:
Algonquin language

Anishinaabe language, which includes:
Odawa language

Anishinaabe language, which includes:
Ojibwe language

Anishinaabe language, which includes:
Potawatomi language

Anishinaabe language, which includes:
Saulteaux language


mookomaan

mookomaan inan (plural mookomaanan, diminutive mookomaanens, locative mookomaaning, pejorative mookomaanish)

mookomaanan (plural)
mookomaanens (diminutive)
mookomaaning (locative)
mookomaanish (pejorative)


asemaa

From Proto-Algonquian *ahseᐧmaᐧwa (“tobacco”). Cognate with Cree ᑭᐢᑌᒪᐤ (kistemaw, “tobacco”), Ottawa semaa (“tobacco”), Cree ᒋᐢᒉᒫᐢ (ciscemaas, “tobacco”), Northern East Cree ᒋᔥᑖᒫᐤ (cishtaamaaw, “tobacco”), Southern East Cree ᒋᔥᑌᒫᐤ (cishtemaaw, “tobacco”), Naskapi ᒋᔅᑕᒪᐤ (chistamaw, “tobacco”), Miami ahsemaa (“tobacco”), Abenaki wdamô (“tobacco”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy 'tomawey (“tobacco”), Penobscot wətamάweyi (“tobacco”), Montagnais Tshishtemau, Cheyenne tse'némoo'o (“tobacco”).


minis

Cognate with Penobscot mə̀nəhan, Mohegan-Pequot munhan, Plains Cree ᒥᓂᐢᑎᐠ, Massachusett munnóh, Mi'kmaq menigu.


-nik

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-nik (plural -nikan, obligatorily possessed)


newe

moccasin (snake), blow snake, puffing adder


mashkikiwaaboo

From Proto-Algonquian *maškihkyiwaᐧpowi (“herbal infusion”). Compound of mashkikiw- (“grass, herb, medicine”) + -aaboo (“liquid”). Cognate with Cree ᒪᐢᑭᐦᑭᐊᐧᐱᕀ (maskihkiaypiy, “medicine water, potion, tea”), Fox mashishkiwâpowi (“tea”), Menominee maskīhkiwapoh (“tea”).


onin

arrangement and by extension an order (biology sense)


-koonzh

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-koonzh (plural -koonzhan, obligatorily possessed)

nikoonzh

dakookoonzhe


gichigami

gichigami inan (plural gichigamiin, diminutive gichigamiins, locative gichigamiing)

gichigamiin (plural)
gichigamiins (diminutive)
gichigamiing (locative)

From gichi- (“big, great, large”) + -gam- (“body of water”)


mishi

mishi inan (plural misan, locative mising, locative distributive misikaang, stem- miS-)

misan (plural)
mising (locative)
misikaang (distributive locative)

From Proto-Algonquian *mehši (“piece of firewood”).

inh

Ogii-piisiga'aanaawaa i'iw mishi.


akik

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akik anim (plural akikoog, diminutive akikoons, pejorative akikosh, diminutive pejorative akikoonzhish, locative akikong, stem akikw-)

akikoog (plural)
akikoons (diminutive)
akikosh (pejorative)
akikoonzhish (diminutive pejorative)
akikong (locative)
akikw- (stem)

Indaabaji'aa akik naadoobiiyaan.


waazakonenjiganaatig

From waazakonenjigan (“lamp, lantern”), from waazakone (“to glow”) + -aatig (“stick”).


makak

makak inan (plural makakoon, diminutive makakoons, locative makakong, pejorative makakosh, stem makakw-)

makakoon (plural)
makakoons (diminutive)
makakong (locative)
makakosh (pejorative)
makakw- (stem)

From Proto-Algonquian *mahkahkwi (“box, container”). Cognate with Menominee mahkāh (“box”), Cree ᒪᐦᑲᕁ (mahkahk, “tub, barrel, box”).

inh

Boozitoon iniw makakoon imaa odaabaaning.


misan

Ogii-pigishkiga'aanan iniw misan.
He chopped up that firewood.


onik

third person singular possessed form of -nik


maʼiingan

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maʼiingan anim (plural maʼiinganag, diminutive maʼiingaans, pejorative maʼiinganish)

maʼiinganag (plural)
maʼiingaans (diminutive)
maʼiinganish (pejorative)

From the preverb mayagi- (“strange, foreign, exotic”). Literally "the strange one". Cognate with Algonquin mahingan.

Ngii waabmaa maʼiingan nongom.


waawiyebiiʼigan

From waawiye- (“round”) + -biiʼige (“inscribe”) + -gan (“nominalizer”).


nigig

nigig anim (plural nigigwag, pejorative nigigosh, diminutive nigigoons)

nigigwag (plural)
nigigosh (pejorative)
nigigoons (diminutive)

From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa (“otter”).


amik

From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”). Cognate with Algonquin amik (“beaver”), Ottawa mik (“beaver”), Potawatomi mek (“beaver”), Cree ᐊᒥᐢᐠ (amisk, “beaver”), Naskapi ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Southern East Cree ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Northern East Cree ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Montagnais amishkᵘ (“beaver”), Mohegan-Pequot tumôhq (“beaver”), Munsee amóxkw (“beaver”), Unami tëmakwe (“beaver”), Miami amehkwa (“beaver”), Fox amehkwa (“beaver”), Abenaki tmakwa (“beaver”), Cheyenne hóma'e (“beaver”).


odaabaanenh

just some old car (contemptive of odaabaan)


inini

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inini anim (plural ininiwag, obviative ininiwan, diminutive ininiins, pejorative ininiwish)

ininiwag (plural)
ininiwan (obviative)
ininiins (diminutive)
ininiwish (pejorative)

Bedowe gaagiigidod aʼawe inini.


nibi

nibi inan (stem nibyi-, locative nibiing, distributive locative nibiikaang)

nibyi- (stem)
nibiing (locative)
nibiikaang (distributive locative)

From Proto-Algonquian *nepyi, from Proto-Algic *nepiʔi (“water”).

Anaamakamig bimaabikisin i'iw nibi.


aandegobag

aandegobag (inanimate noun, plural aandegobagoon)


bimide

bimide inan (plural bimiden, locative bimideng, stem bimidew-)

bimiden (plural)
bimideng (locative)
bimidew- (stem)


miin

miin inan (plural miinan, diminutive miinens, locative miining)

miinan (plural)
miinens (diminutive)
miining (locative)

Ogii-maanikaagonan iniw miinan gii-miijid.

The blueberries he was eating didn't agree with him.


ojibwemowin

from Ojibwe, which is itself made from o- (ethnonymic prefix) + jiibw (“cooking”) + abwe (“roasts”), meaning "Those who roast until it puckers," + -mo (vai) ("speaks a language") + -win (nominalizer)


abwaan

From Proto-Algonquian *apwa·ni. Equivalent to abwe (“s/he roasts”) + -n.


anwi

an arrow, something shot as a missile, a bullet, a shot gun shell


chimookoman

From gichi ("big") and mookomaan ("knife").

Alternative spelling of gichi-mookomaan (white man, American)


mitig

mitig anim (plural mitigoog, diminutive mitigoons, pejorative mitigosh, diminutive pejorative mitigoonzhish, locative mitigong, stem mitigw-)

mitigoog (plural)
mitigoons (diminutive)
mitigosh (pejorative)
mitigoonzhish (diminutive pejorative)
mitigong (locative)
mitigw- (stem)

Gidaa-ozhiga'waa na awedi mitig.


mitig

mitig inan (plural mitigoon, diminutive mitigoons, locative mitigong, stem mitigw-)

mitigoon (plural)
mitigoons (diminutive)
mitigong (locative)
mitigw- (stem)


aninaatig

Acer saccharum
Acer saccharum#Translingual

sugar maple tree, hard maple, birds-eye maple (Acer saccharum)


aniib

From Proto-Algonquian *ani·pyi. Cognate with Abenaki anibi (“elm”), Menominee anēp (“elm”), Penobscot ánipi (“elm”).


asiginaak

red-winged blackbird
red-winged blackbird

red-winged blackbird (agelaius phoeniceus)


gijigijigaaneshiinh

/ˌɡɪ.d͡ʒɪˌɡɪ.d͡ʒɪˈɡɑː.nẽːˌʃĩː/


gaagaagiishib

Cognate with Northern East Cree ᑳᐦᑳᐦᒌᔑᑉ (kaahkaahciiship), Southern East Cree ᑳᐦᑳᒌᔑᑉ (kaahkaaciiship), Atikamekw kakakecip, Montagnais kakatshiship.

cog

Phalacrocorax auritus
Phalacrocorax auritus#Translingual

double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)


ayaabe

From Proto-Algonquian *aya·pe·wa (“buck, male ungulate”).


ojiibik

From Proto-Algonquian *wečye·pihki (“root”).


wiigwaas

From Proto-Algonquian *wiᐧkweᐧhsi (“birch”). Cognate with Cree waskway/ᐊᐧᐢᑲᐧᕀ (ayskayy, “birch”), Penobscot wìkʷesk (“birch”), Menominee wīkīh (“birch”), Montagnais ushkuai (“birch”).
* /wiigwaas-/ (stem form)

American white birch
American white birch

Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera#Translingual

American white birch (Betula papyrifera)


moshwens

Diminutive of moshwe (“shawl”), from French mouchoir (“handkerchief”)


moshwe

Borrowed from French mouchoir (“handkerchief”).


ikwekaazo

"Men who chose to function as women" / "one who endeavors to be like a woman"


ininiikaazo

"Women who functioned as men" / "one who endeavors to be like a man"


mazinaakizigan

* /mazin-/ (initial): image
* /-aak-/ (medial) fire
* /-iz/ (final): act on it by heat
* /-gan/ (final) nominalizer


mazinaabikiwebinigan

mazinaabikiwebin- (type) + -gan (-nominalizer)


waawaashkeshi

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waawaashkeshi anim (plural waawaashkeshiwag, diminutive waawaashkeshiins, pejorative waawaashkeshiwish)

waawaashkeshiwag (plural)
waawaashkeshiins (diminutive)
waawaashkeshiwish (pejorative)

Odocoileus virginianus
Odocoileus virginianus#Translingual

deer, white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus


mashkikiiwinini

From mashkiki (“medicine”) + inini (“man”).


asabikeshiinh

/aˈsabɪˌkeːˌʃĩː/


asabikeshiinh

/aˈsabɪˌkeːˌʃĩː/


wiishkobi-mitigomizh

wiishkobi- (“sweet”) + mitigomizh (“oak”)


ningaasimoo-jiimaan

ningaasimoono (“he or she sails (in a boat)”) + jiimaan (“boat”)


mazinibiiʼigewinini

*:/mazin-/ :image, design, fancy
*:/-biiʼ/ : act on it by writing
*:/-ge/ :he/she acts on (an unspecified object)
*:/-winini/ : man


mashkodebizhiki

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mashkodebizhiki (plural mashkodebizhikiwag, diminutive mashkodebizhikiins, Syllabics: ᒪᔥᑯᑌᐱᔑᑭ)

mashkodebizhikiwag (plural)
mashkodebizhikiins (diminutive)
ᒪᔥᑯᑌᐱᔑᑭ (Syllabics)

From mashkode (“prairie”) + bizhiki (“buffalo”).


nookomis

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nookomis (plural nookomisag, preterit nookomisiban)


ziigwebinigan

ziigwebinigan inan (plural ziigwebiniganan, diminutive ziigwebinigaans, locative ziigwebiniganing)

ziigwebiniganan (plural)
ziigwebinigaans (diminutive)
ziigwebiniganing (locative)

ziigwebin- (“spill, pour out”) + -gan (“nominalizer”)


jiimaan

Onzaam agaasaa 'iw jiimaanens.


mashkikiins

From mashkiki (“medicine, drug”) + -ins (diminutive suffix).


ziibi

→⇒ English: Mississippi


mandaamin

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mandaamin anim (plural mandaaminag, diminutive mandaaminens, locative mandaamining, stem mandaamin-)

mandaaminag (plural)
mandaaminens (diminutive)
mandaamining (locative)
mandaamin- (stem)

Cognate with Potawatomi mdamen,
Montagnais matamin, Fox atâmina, Plains Cree mahtâmin, Ottawa mndaamin, Southern East Cree mahtaamin.


nimaamaa

Geyaabi jiibaakwe nimaamaa.


Literally "cooked to jellied preserve that lies in layers in which the face is covered in bread", from miin (“blueberry”) + baashkiminasigan (“jam, preserves”) + biitoosijigan (“layered”) + badagwiingweshigan (“to lie with face covered”) + bakwezhigan (“bread”).


babig

From Proto-Algonquian *papikwa (“flea”).


nagamon

From Proto-Algonquian *nekamwani (“song”).


gwiingwaʼaage

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gwiingwaʼaage anim (plural gwiingwaʼaageg, diminutive gwiingwaʼaagens)

gwiingwaʼaageg (plural)
gwiingwaʼaagens (diminutive)


omashkooz

omashkooz anim (plural omashkoozoog, diminutive omashkoozoons)

omashkoozoog (plural)
omashkoozoons (diminutive)

Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus#Translingual


emikwaan

emikwaan inan (plural emikwaanan, diminutive emikwaanens, locative emikwaaning)

emikwaanan (plural)
emikwaanens (diminutive)
emikwaaning (locative)


ojiig

ojiig anim (plural ojiigag, diminutive ojiigens, pejorative ojiigish)

ojiigag (plural)
ojiigens (diminutive)
ojiigish (pejorative)

Pekania pennanti
Pekania pennanti#Translingual

Martes pennanti
Martes pennanti#Translingual

fisher, marten (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti)


manidoo-waabooz

manidoo-waabooz anim (plural manidoo-waaboozoog, diminutive manidoo-waaboozoons)

manidoo-waaboozoog (plural)
manidoo-waaboozoons (diminutive)

Compound of manidoo (“spirit”) + waabooz (“rabbit”)


waabizheshi

waabizheshi anim (plural waabizheshiwag, diminutive waabizheshiins, pejorative waabizheshiwish)

waabizheshiwag (plural)
waabizheshiins (diminutive)
waabizheshiwish (pejorative)

Martes americana
Martes americana#Translingual

American marten, American pine marten (Martes americana)


waabooz

waabooz anim (plural waaboozoog, diminutive waaboozoons, pejorative waaboozosh)

waaboozoog (plural)
waaboozoons (diminutive)
waaboozosh (pejorative)

Lepus americanus
Lepus americanus#Translingual


wazhashk

wazhashk anim (plural wazhashkwag, diminutive wazhashkoons)

wazhashkwag (plural)
wazhashkoons (diminutive)

From Proto-Algonquian *waʔšaškwa (“muskrat”). Cognate with Fox ashashkwa, Southern East Cree ᐧᐊᒋᔥᒄ (yacishkw), Algonquian, Penobscot móhsskʷehso, Montagnais utshashkᵘ, Atikamekw otcockw, Unami tëmàskwës.

Ondatra zibethicus
Ondatra zibethicus#Translingual


bakwezhigan

From Proto-Algonquian *pahkwe·šikan- (“bread”). Equivalent to bakwezh- (“cut a piece off”) + -gan (nominalizer).


mashkiki

oj-noun

mashkiki (plural mashkikiwan, locative mashkikiing)

mashkikiwan (plural)
mashkikiing (locative)

From Proto-Algonquian *maškihkyiwi (“grass, herb, medicine”). Cognate with Menominee maskīhkiw (“medicine”), Fox mashishki (“herb”), Cree ᒪᐢᑭᐦᑭᕀ (maskihkiy, “herb, medicine”).


wiigwaasigamig

* /wiigwaas-/ (stem): birch, birch-bark
* /-wigamigw/ (final) lodge, house, built structure
Cognate with Penobscot maskʷayíkamikʷ (“birch bark lodge”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy masqewikan (“birch bark house”), Cree waskwayikamik/ᐊᐧᐢᑲᐧᔨᑲᒥᐠ (ayskayyikamik, “birch bark wigwam”).


wiigiwaam

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wiigiwaam inan (plural wiigiwaaman, diminutive wiigiwaamens, locative wiigiwaaming)

wiigiwaaman (plural)
wiigiwaamens (diminutive)
wiigiwaaming (locative)

From Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi (“house, wigwam”). Cognate with Menominee we·kewam, Abenaki wigwôm, Penobscot wigwom, Unami wikëwam, Munsee wíikwahm.

inh

Bebesho badakidewan iniw wiigiwaaman.


wanagekogamig

* /wanagekw-/ (stem): bark, tree-bark
* /-gamigw/ (final) lodge, house, built structure
Cognate with Menominee wanākǣhkikamek (“bark house”), Unami hòkèsikaon (“bark house”).


wanagek

Cognate with Cree wayakêsk/ᐊᐧᔭᑫᐢᐠ (ayyakesk, “bark”), Menominee wanākǣh (“bark”), Mohegan-Pequot wuyacásq.


akiiwe-wiigiwaam

* /aki/ (stem): earth, land, soil
* /wiigiwaam/ (final) lodge, house, built structure


mashkosiigaan

* /mashkosiw-/ (stem): grass
* /-igaan/ (final) lodge, house, built structure
Cognate with Cree maskosiyokân/ᒪᐢᑯᓯᔪᑳᐣ (maskosiyokaan, “grass lodge”), Cree maskosiwikamik/Cree ᒪᐢᑯᓯᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ (maskosiiykamik, “shelter made of grass, straw house”), Unami maxàskwikamikaon (“grass house with rooms”), Unami maxàskwikaon (“grass house, thatched cabin”).


mashkosiw

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mashkosiw inan (plural mashkosiwan, diminutive mashkosiins, locative mashkosiing, locative distributive mashkosiikaang)

mashkosiwan (plural)
mashkosiins (diminutive)
mashkosiing (locative)
mashkosiikaang (distributive locative)

Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot maskihcuwash (“grass”), Plains Cree maskosiy, Unami skikw, Munsee míixaskw, Potawatomi mishkos, Malecite-Passamaquoddy pskihq, Malecite-Passamaquoddy msigu, Penobscot mskìhko, Abenaki mskiko.

Madweyaakide iwe gichi-mashkosiw zekideg.

You can hear the hay field crackling as it burns.


animoshigamig

* /animosh/ (stem): dog
* /-igamig/ (final) lodge, house, built structure


waakaaʼigan

From Proto-Algonquian *waᐧxkahikani (“house”). Cognate with Cree wâskahikan/ᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (aayskahikan, “house”).


asasawemin

Prunus virginiana
Prunus virginiana#Translingual


mashkiigimin

* /mashkiig-: muskeg, marsh, swamp
* /-min: berry
From Proto-Algonquian *maškyeᐧkwimin.
Cognate with Cree ᒪᐢᑫᑯᒥᐣ (maskekomin, “muskeg berry”).


mazinaabikinigan

* /mazin-: image, form, fancy
* /-aabik-: stone, mineral
* /-in: act upon by hand
* /-gan: nominalizer


waagaakwad

* /waag-: curved, bent
* /-aakw-: stick,
* /-ad: it is in a state or condition
* /-w: nominalizer


iskigamizigan

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iskigamizigan inan (plural iskigamiziganan, diminutive iskigamizigaans, locative iskigamiziganing)

iskigamiziganan (plural)
iskigamizigaans (diminutive)
iskigamiziganing (locative)

iskigamiz- (lower liquid level, boil down) + -gan (-nominalizer)

suffix

Giinetawind giga-'o-gabeshimin iwidi iskigamiziganing.


mashkiig

From Proto-Algonquian *maškyeᐧkwi (“swamp, muskeg”). Cognate with Cree ᒪᐢᑫᐠ (maskek, “muskeg, swamp”), Mohegan-Pequot mahcáq (“swamp”), Penobscot mə̀kəwahk (“swamp”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy pkuwahq, Unami tëlamàskèk (“swamp”), Menominee maskīk (“swamp”), Montagnais massekᵘ (“marsh, bog, muskeg”), Southern East Cree ᒪᔅᒉᒄ (mascekw, “muskeg, bog”), Northern East Cree ᒥᔅᒑᒄ (miscaakw, “muskeg, bog, swamp”).
* /-ashkiig-/ (medial): muskeg, marsh, swamp


waagaakwadwaatig

* /waagaakwad: ax
* /-aatig: tree, stick, something stick-like, handle


manoominaatig

* manoomin (“wild rice”)
* -aatig (“tree, stick, something stick-like, handle”)


zhooniyaawigamig

*:/zhooniyaa/ :money
*:/-wigamig/ : house, structure
Cognate with Fox shôniyâhikâni (“bank”).


mazinibiiʼigan

mazinibii’- (draw) + -gan (-nominalizer)

suffix

drawing, sketch, design, something drawn by hand


ziinzibaakwadwaatig

* /ziinzibaakwad: maple, sugar maple
* /-aatig: tree, stick, something stick-like, handle


gaandakiiʼigan

* gaandakii’- (push using a pole) + -gan (-nominalizer)
* Cognate with Unami kënthikàn (“setting pole, a pole to pry with”).

cog

a push pole, pole for pushing a boat along


madwewechigan

madwewet- (play, make sound) + -gan (-nominalizer)

suffix

musical instrument (especially a keyboard instrument


wiigwaasaatig

* /wiigwaas: Birch
* /-aatig: tree, stick, something stick-like, handle
From Proto-Algonquian *wiᐧkweᐧhsaᐧhtekwa (“birch”). Cognate with Menominee wīkīhsāhtek.


zhooniyaa

From Proto-Algonquian *šoᐧliyaᐧw- (“money”).
Cognate with Fox shôniyâhi (“money”).

Nda'dibaadaaminan nokiiwinan miinwaa zhooniyaa miinwaa dibaajimaangidwa, niijaanisinaanig.

2006-2011, Heid E. Erdrich, Ezhi-bimoseyaang [The Way We Walk]:

We talk of work and money and we talk of our children.


ikwezens

From Proto-Algonquian *eϴkweᐧhsa (“girl”). Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot sqáhsihs (“girl”), Unami xkwechëch (“girl”), Montagnais ishkuessiss (“girl”), Fox shkwêthêha (“girl”).

Nashke gosha naa ezhichiged a'aw ikwezens.


wiigwaasi-makak

From
* /wiigwaasi-/ (prenoun): birch-bark
* /makak/: box, basket

Atoon imaa wiigwaasi-makakong.
put it in the birchbark makak.


oshkinawe

From Proto-Algonquian *weškinaweᐧwa (“young man”). Compare Munsee skahúnzuw (“boy, young man”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy skinuhsis (“boy, young man”), Penobscot wskínohsis (“boy, young man”).


giishkashkimod

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giishkashkimod inan (plural giishkashkimodan)


giigoonh

giigoonh (Syllabics ᑮᑰᓒ, plural giigoonyag, diminutive giigoonyens)

ᑮᑰᓒ (Syllabics)
giigoonyag (plural)
giigoonyens (diminutive)

Bezhig eta go giigoonh binda'ogo.


waazakonenjigan

Biskanebidoon 'iw waazakonenjigan.


aanakwad

aanakwad inan (plural aanakwadoon, diminutive aanakwadoons, locative aanakwadong)

aanakwadoon (plural)
aanakwadoons (diminutive)
aanakwadong (locative)

Gaawiin ganage gegoo aanakwad agoodesinoon.


zhaabonigan

zhaabonigan (plural zhaaboniganan, diminutive zhaabonigaans, locative zhaaboniganing)

zhaaboniganan (plural)
zhaabonigaans (diminutive)
zhaaboniganing (locative)

Gii-naabidoo'amaan i'iw zhaabonigan, ningii-kashka'oonaa a'aw asabaabiins.

When I threaded the needle, I tied the thread off.


makadewigwan

makadewigwan (plural makadewigwanag, diminutive makadewigwanens)

makadewigwanag (plural)
makadewigwanens (diminutive)


miigwan

miigwan (plural miigwanag, diminutive miigwaans, locative miigwaning)

miigwanag (plural)
miigwaans (diminutive)
miigwaning (locative)

Gidagizi 'a miigwan gaa-mikawag.


-naabem

Mewinzha gii-ikwezensiwiyaan, gaa-nibonid iniw onaabeman a'aw nookomis.

Long ago, when I was a little girl, my grandmother's husband died.


-zhisheny

Miish eta go inzhishenh gaa-ayaad miinawaa wiiwan, miinawaa niizh ikwewag iko imaa gii-ayaawag, oshkiniigikweg.

Then there was only my uncle and his wife, and there were two women, young women.


oshkiniigikwe

oshkiniigikwe (plural oshkiniigikweg, diminutive oshkiniigikwens)

oshkiniigikweg (plural)
oshkiniigikwens (diminutive)

Oshkiniigikweg iwidi mawinzowag noopiming.

The young women are picking berries over there in the woods.


inzhishenh

Agaamindesiing mii iwidi gii-ayaawaad a’aw inzhishenh iniw wiiwan miinawaa bezhig ikwezens.

On the other side of the fire were my uncle, his wife, and one little girl.

my uncle (cross-uncle, mother's brother)


-nosheny

Mii eta go gaa-tashiyaang imaa, miinawaa bezhig a'aw ninoshenh.

That's just how many of us there were, along with one aunt of mine.


ninoshenh

my aunt (parallel aunt, mother's sister)


ikwewan

obviative form, singular and plural, of ikwe


nibiinsing

→ English: Nipissing


waabooyaan

waabooyaan inan (plural waabooyaanan, diminutive waabooyaanens, locative waabooyaaning)

waabooyaanan (plural)
waabooyaanens (diminutive)
waabooyaaning (locative)

Mii ko o'ow waabooyaan naa asemaan asaad da-bagijiged awiya.

When someone makes an offering it's usually a blanket and tobacco.


mangaanibaajigan

mangaanibaajigan inan (plural mangaanibaajiganan, diminutive mangaanibaajigaans, locative mangaanibaajiganing)

mangaanibaajiganan (plural)
mangaanibaajigaans (diminutive)
mangaanibaajiganing (locative)

Akina gegoo gii-onapidood, waabooyaanan miinawaa ge-bi-miijiyaang, mangaanibaajigan gaye gii-ayaamagad i'iw apii.

She tied everything on: blankets, things to eat, and even a shovel that time.


neyaashi

neyaashi inan (plural neyaashiwan, diminutive neyaashiins, locative neyaashiing)

neyaashiwan (plural)
neyaashiins (diminutive)
neyaashiing (locative)

Iwidi neyaashiing gii-ondaasin owe jiimaan gaa-agwaayaasing.

The canoe that blew ashore came from the point.


odasanjigoowigamig

third person singular possessed form of asanjigoowigamig


asanjigoowigamig

asanjigoowigamig inan (plural asanjigoowigamigoon, diminutive asanjigoowigamigoons, locative asanjigoowigamigong)

asanjigoowigamigoon (plural)
asanjigoowigamigoons (diminutive)
asanjigoowigamigong (locative)

asanjigo (store, deposit) + -wigamigw (built structure)

Mii imaa endagoninig o'o odasanjigoowigamig.

That's where her storage lodge was located.

a structure for storage, a storage lodge, a shed


biskitenaagan

biskitenaagan inan (plural biskitenaaganan, diminutive biskitenaagaans, locative biskitenaaganing)

biskitenaaganan (plural)
biskitenaagaans (diminutive)
biskitenaaganing (locative)

Gii-kwanabise iwe biskitenaagan imaa adoopowinaakong gaa-ateg.

The birch bark tray that was sitting on the table tipped over.


anishinaabe

anishinaabe anim (Syllabics ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯ, plural anishinaabeg or ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒃ, diminutive anishinaabens, pejorative anishinaabewish, stem anishinaabew-)

ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯ (Syllabics)
anishinaabeg (plural)
ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒃ (plural)
anishinaabens (diminutive)
anishinaabewish (pejorative)
anishinaabew- (stem)

Besho omaa daawag igi anishinaabeg.

an Indian (in contrast to a non-Indian), a Native (in contrast to a non-Native)

a person, a human (in contrast to a non-human being)


wiigiwaamaak

wiigiwaamaak inan (plural wiigiwaamaakoon, diminutive wiigiwaamaakoons, locative wiigiwaamaakong)

wiigiwaamaakoon (plural)
wiigiwaamaakoons (diminutive)
wiigiwaamaakong (locative)

wiigiwaam (“wigwam, lodge”) + -aakw (“stick”)

suffix

Wiigiwaamaak gaye ganabaj imaa gii-ayaa.


wiigwaasabakway

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wiigwaasabakway inan (plural wiigwaasabakwayan)

Mii go imaa iniw apakweshkwayan gii-ayaag, miinawaa go wiigwaasabakwayan.

There were cattail mats there and birch bark roofing rolls.


-iibid

-iibid (plural -iibidan, obligatorily possessed)


apakweshkway

apakweshkway anim (plural apakweshkwayag or apakweshkwayan)

apakweshkwayag (plural)
apakweshkwayan (plural)


apakweshkwayan

obviative form of apakweshkway (animate)


akiwenzii

akiwenzii anim (plural akiwenziiyag, locative akiwenziiying, diminutive akiwenziiyens, pejorative akiwenziiyish)

akiwenziiyag (plural)
akiwenziiying (locative)
akiwenziiyens (diminutive)
akiwenziiyish (pejorative)

Awashishkode namadabi a'aw akiwenzii.

The old man sits far away from the fire.


gichigamiiwashk

gichigamiiwashk inan (plural gichigamiiwashkoon, diminutive gichigamiiwashkoons, locative gichigamiiwashkong)

gichigamiiwashkoon (plural)
gichigamiiwashkoons (diminutive)
gichigamiiwashkong (locative)


gichi-aniibiish

gichi-aniibiish inan (plural gichi-aniibiishan, diminutive gichi-aniibiishens, locative gichi-aniibiishing)

gichi-aniibiishan (plural)
gichi-aniibiishens (diminutive)
gichi-aniibiishing (locative)

Daga giizizan i'iw gichi-aniibiish.


gichi-miikana

gichi-miikana inan (plural gichi-miikanan, locative gichi-miikanaang)

gichi-miikanan (plural)
gichi-miikanaang (locative)


gichi-oodena

gichi-oodena inan (plural gichi-oodenawan, locative gichi-oodenaang, stem gichi-oodenaw-)

gichi-oodenawan (plural)
gichi-oodenaang (locative)
gichi-oodenaw- (stem)

Naniizaanendam ji-ipizonikepan imaa gichi-oodenaang.

He thinks it's dangerous to drive into the city.


gichi-ziibi

gichi-ziibi inan (plural gichi-ziibiwan, locative gichi-ziibiing)

gichi-ziibiwan (plural)
gichi-ziibiing (locative)

From gichi- (“big”) + ziibiw- (“river”).


gichi-manidoo

gichi- (“great”) + manidoow- (“spirit, god”)


ishkode

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ishkode inan (plural ishkoden, diminutive ishkodens, locative ishkodeng, stem ishkodew-)

ishkoden (plural)
ishkodens (diminutive)
ishkodeng (locative)
ishkodew- (stem)

From Proto-Algonquian *eškwete·wi. Compare Menominee esko·tɛ·w.

Bapakine iwe ishkode.

-ide

is heated, affected by fire, inanimate subject

-izo

is heated, affected by fire, animate subject


manoomin

From Proto-Algonquian *maθo·mina. Not related to common preverb mino- (“good”).


maashkinoozhe

maashkinoozhe anim (plural maashkinoozheg, diminutive maashkinoozhens, stem maashkinoozhew-)

maashkinoozheg (plural)
maashkinoozhens (diminutive)
maashkinoozhew- (stem)

Esox masquinongy
Esox masquinongy#Translingual


niijii

A vocative form perhaps derived from niijikiwenh (my brother)

Boozhoo niijii.


makizin

makizin inan (plural makizinan, locative makizining, diminutive makizinens)

makizinan (plural)
makizining (locative)
makizinens (diminutive)


odeʼimin

odeʼimin inan (plural odeʼiminan, diminutive odeʼiminens)

odeʼiminan (plural)
odeʼiminens (diminutive)

Minopogwadoon odeʼiminan.


wadab

wadab anim (plural wadabiig, diminutive wadabiins, locative wadabiing, pejorative wadabiish, stem wadaby-)

wadabiig (plural)
wadabiins (diminutive)
wadabiing (locative)
wadabiish (pejorative)
wadaby- (stem)


majigoodenh

majigoodenh inan (plural majigoodenyag, stem majigoodeny-)

majigoodenyag (plural)
majigoodeny- (stem)


aasaakamig

aasaakamig inan (plural aasaakamigoon, stem aasaakamigw--)

aasaakamigoon (plural)
aasaakamigw-- (stem)

Agawaateyaabikaang izhi-agoke aasaakamig.


obiskitenaaganan

third-person possessed plural form of biskitenaagan


abinoojiinh

abinoojiinh anim (plural abinoojiinyag, diminutive abinoojiiyens or abinoojiins, stem abinoojiinhy-)

abinoojiinyag (plural)
abinoojiiyens (diminutive)
abinoojiins (diminutive)
abinoojiinhy- (stem)

Awasikana imaa bimademo awe abinoojiinh.

The child is going along crying on the other side of the road.


ininaatig

ininaatig anim (plural ininaatigoog, diminutive ininaatigoons, locative ininaatigong, pejorative ininaatigosh, stem ininaatigw-)

ininaatigoog (plural)
ininaatigoons (diminutive)
ininaatigong (locative)
ininaatigosh (pejorative)
ininaatigw- (stem)

inin- (ordinary) + -aatigw (deciduous tree, stick)

Bagone'waad iniw ininaatigoon a'aw inini oginjida'aan negwaakwaajigan.

When he drills a hole in the maple tree, that man pounds in a tap.


awesiinh

awesiinh anim (plural awesiinyag, diminutive awesiins or awesiinyens, stem awesiinhy-)

awesiinyag (plural)
awesiins (diminutive)
awesiinyens (diminutive)
awesiinhy- (stem)

Ogii-paataanizhikawaan iniw awesiinyan.


ginebig

ginebig anim (Syllabics: ᑭᓀᐱᒃ, plural ginebigoog, diminutive ginebigoons, pejorative ginebigosh, stem ginebigw-)

ᑭᓀᐱᒃ (Syllabics)
ginebigoog (plural)
ginebigoons (diminutive)
ginebigosh (pejorative)
ginebigw- (stem)


miinikaan

miinikaan inan (plural miinikaanan, diminutive miinikaanens, locative miinikaaning)

miinikaanan (plural)
miinikaanens (diminutive)
miinikaaning (locative)


waagosh

waagosh anim (Syllabics ᐙᑯᔥ, plural waagoshag, diminutive waagoshens, pejorative waagoshish)

ᐙᑯᔥ (Syllabics)
waagoshag (plural)
waagoshens (diminutive)
waagoshish (pejorative)


giishkiboojigan

giishkiboojigan inan (plural giishkiboojiganan, diminutive giishkiboojigaans, locative giishkiboojiganing)

giishkiboojiganan (plural)
giishkiboojigaans (diminutive)
giishkiboojiganing (locative)

Giga-meshkwadoonamoon a'awe nindagikoonsim, a'awe dash gigiishkiboojigan.

I'll trade you my outboard motor for your (power) saw.


daashkiboojigan

daashkiboojigan anim (plural daashkiboojiganag, diminutive daashkiboojigaans, locative daashkiboojiganing)

daashkiboojiganag (plural)
daashkiboojigaans (diminutive)
daashkiboojiganing (locative)

Noogiwebin awe daashkiboojigan.


waabigwan

waabigwan inan (plural waabigwaniin, diminutive waabigwaniins, locative waabigwaniing, stem waabigwany-)

waabigwaniin (plural)
waabigwaniins (diminutive)
waabigwaniing (locative)
waabigwany- (stem)

"Gichi-minomaagwadoon ini waabigwaniin gaa-piidamawiyin," odinaan iniw onaabeman a'a ikwe.

Those flowers you brought me smell good," the woman told her husband.


aniibiish

aniibiish inan (plural aniibiishan, diminutive aniibiishens, locative aniibiishing, pejorative aniibiishish)

aniibiishan (plural)
aniibiishens (diminutive)
aniibiishing (locative)
aniibiishish (pejorative)

Aditewan aniibiishan.


biiminakwaan

biiminakwaan inan (plural biiminakwaanan, diminutive biiminakwaanens, locative biiminakwaaning)

biiminakwaanan (plural)
biiminakwaanens (diminutive)
biiminakwaaning (locative)

biiminakwe (twist fibre to make cord, rope) + -n (nominalizer)

Aaniish enaabiigak i’iw biiminakwaan.


miskwi

miskwi inan (locative miskwiing, stem miskwyi-)

Gii-o-miigiwe omiskwiim awe ingos iwidi aakoziiwigamigong.

My son went to the hospital to donate his blood.


wiiyaas

wiiyaas inan (plural wiiyaasan, diminutive wiiyaasens, locative wiiyaasing)

wiiyaasan (plural)
wiiyaasens (diminutive)
wiiyaasing (locative)

Gaawiin wiiyaas ninitaa-miijisiin.


nimishoomenh

my uncle (parallel uncle, father's brother)


wiinin

wiinin inan (locative wiininong, stem wiininw-)

Omegwaa-ningizaan ’i wiinin a’aw mindimooyenh.


eshkan

eshkan anim (plural eshkanag, diminutive eshkanens)

eshkanag (plural)
eshkanens (diminutive)


eshkan

eshkan inan (plural eshkanan, diminutive eshkanens, pejorative eshkanish)

eshkanan (plural)
eshkanens (diminutive)
eshkanish (pejorative)

Eshkan indawaaj aabajitoodaa.


ogoodaasiwaan

third-person plural possessed plural form of -goodaas (both the possessor and the possessed object are plural: their dresses)


negwaakwaan

negwaakwaan inan (plural negwaakwaanan, diminutive negwaakwaanens, locative negwaakwaaning)

negwaakwaanan (plural)
negwaakwaanens (diminutive)
negwaakwaaning (locative)

Miish imaa gii-ozhitood iniwen negwaakwaanan.

tap, spile, spigot (for getting sap from a tree)


bigiw

Mii go ezhi-waabandamaang ji-onjigaasinog mii onjigaag, bigiw imaa ezhi agokanangid.

We looked to make sure they wouldn't leak and if they did, we stuck pitch on them.


bigiins

bigiw (“pitch, tar”) + -ns (diminutive suffix)


ziinzibaakwadwaaboo

head

ziinzibaakwadwaaboo inan (locative ziinzibaakwadwaaboong, stem ziinzibaakwadwaaboow-)

ziinzibaakwadwaaboong (locative)
ziinzibaakwadwaaboow- (stem)

ziinzibaakwadw- (“maple sugar”) + -aaboo (“useful or consumable liquid”)

suffix

Mewinzha giiwenh gaawiin ogii-siigwebinanziinaawaa ziinzibaakwadwaaboo.

It's said that long ago they never spilled any sap.


zhiiwaagamizigan

head

zhiiwaagamizigan inan (locative zhiiwaagamiziganing)

zhiiwaagamizan (“cook to a syrup”) + -gan (“nominalizer”)

suffix

Gagwe-minotoon iwe zhiiwaagamizigan wezhitooyin.

Try and make the syrup you're making good.


dibaakonigewin

head

dibaakonigewin inan (plural dibaakonigewinan)

dibaakonige (“judge”) + -win (“nominalizer”)


makakosag

head

makakosag inan (plural makakosagoon, diminutive makakosagoons, locative makakosagong, stem makakosagw-)

makakosagoon (plural)
makakosagoons (diminutive)
makakosagong (locative)
makakosagw- (stem)

makakw- (“basket, box”) + -sagw (“wood”)

suffix

Ate biindoonag i'iw makakosag.


atoobaan

head

atoobaan anim (plural atoobaanag, diminutive atoobaanens, locative atoobaaning)

atoobaanag (plural)
atoobaanens (diminutive)
atoobaaning (locative)

atoobii (“store liquid”) + -n (“nominalizer”)

suffix

Weweni go izhinaagozi a'aw atoobaan.


atoobaan

head

atoobaan inan (plural atoobaanan, locative atoobaaning)

atoobaanan (plural)
atoobaaning (locative)

Gii-gichi-mashkawaakwadin i'iw gimiwanaaboo imaa atoobaaning gaa-ateg.

The rainwater that was in the tank was frozen solid.


bagiwayaanish

bagiwayaanish inan (plural bagiwayaanishan, diminutive bagiwayaanishens, locative bagiwayaanishing)

bagiwayaanishan (plural)
bagiwayaanishens (diminutive)
bagiwayaanishing (locative)

Azhigwa naadoobiiwaad ingiw ikwewag imaa ziiginamowaad, ayi’ii bagiwayaanish imaa ziikoobiiginamowaad i’iw ziinzibaakwadwaaboo.

The women carried the sap and poured it into them, straining the sap through a cloth.


babagiwayaan

babagiwayaan inan (plural babagiwayaanan, diminutive babagiwayaanens, locative babagiwayaaning)

babagiwayaanan (plural)
babagiwayaanens (diminutive)
babagiwayaaning (locative)

Nimazinigwaadaan i'iw babagiwayaan.


zhingobaandag

zhingobaandag anim (plural zhingobaandagoog, diminutive zhingobaandagoons, locative zhingobaandagong, stem zhingobaandagw-)

zhingobaandagoog (plural)
zhingobaandagoons (diminutive)
zhingobaandagong (locative)
zhingobaandagw- (stem)

zhingoby- (“fir, bough of an evergreen”) + -aandagw (“tree (fir), bough”)

suffix

Miish i’iw enanokiiyaan niin, mii ezhi-niibawiyaan jiigishkode ganawaabandamaan gegoo iwidi ziigigamidesinog, ezhi-dakonag zhingobaandag.

What I did was stand by the fire watching things so they didn't boil over, holding a fir bough.


zhingob

head

zhingob anim (plural zhingobiig, diminutive zhingobiins, locative zhingobiing, stem zhingoby-)

zhingobiig (plural)
zhingobiins (diminutive)
zhingobiing (locative)
zhingoby- (stem)


nimishoomis

nimishoomis (plural nimishoomisag, preterit nimishoomisiban)


-mishoomis

Endaso Iskigamizige-giizisong, nimishoomis ozhiitaa ji-noojinikawed.

Every year in the month of April, my grandfather gets ready to go goose hunting.


inawemaagan

inawem (“be related to”) + -aagan (“nominalizing final”)

suffix

Ayaangodino ko bi-dagoshin indinawemaagan.


nindinawemaaganag

first-person singular possessed plural form of inawemaagan


waasamoobimide-zhooshkodaabaanan

obviative form of waasamoobimide-zhooshkodaabaan


waasamoobimide-zhooshkodaabaan

Jibwaa ziigwan, nimishomis waasamoobimide-zhooshkodaabaanan o’ozhiitaa’aan.

Just before spring, my grandfather got the snowmobile ready.


waasamoo-bimide

head

waasamoo-bimide inan (locative waasamoo-bimideng, stem waasamoo-bimidew-)

waasamoo-bimideng (locative)
waasamoo-bimidew- (stem)

Ingii-piidoon ingo-minikwaajigan iwe waasamoo-bimide.


zhooshkodaabaan

zhooshkodaabaan anim (plural zhooshkodaabaanag, diminutive zhooshkodaanaanens, locative zhooshkodaabaaning)

zhooshkodaabaanag (plural)
zhooshkodaanaanens (diminutive)
zhooshkodaabaaning (locative)

zhooshkw- (“smooth, slippery”) + -idaabaan (“vehicle, sled”)

Nanaa'in a'aw zhooshkodaabaan.


biiwaabik

biiwaabik inan (plural biiwaabikoon, diminutive biiwaabikoons, locative biiwaabikong, stem biiwaabikw-)

biiwaabikoon (plural)
biiwaabikoons (diminutive)
biiwaabikong (locative)
biiwaabikw- (stem)

Equivalent to biiw- (“scatter, disperse”) + -aabikw (“metal, mineral”). Related to Plains Cree pîwâpisk.

affix

Nawaj gozigwan iwe ashkikomaan apiich idash iwe biiwaabik.


oodena

head

oodena inan (plural oodenawan, diminutive oodenawens, locative oodenaang, stem oodenaw-)

oodenawan (plural)
oodenawens (diminutive)
oodenaang (locative)
oodenaw- (stem)

Aaniin ezhi-wiindemagak iwe oodena gaa-bi-gibikamang.

What's the name of that town we passed on the way here?


gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig

gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig inan (plural gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigoon, diminutive gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigoons, locative gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigong, stem gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigw-)

gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigoon (plural)
gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigoons (diminutive)
gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigong (locative)
gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigw- (stem)

gikinoo’amaadi- (“they teach each other”) + -wigamigw (“building, lodge”)

suffix

Apii gii-onji-gibaakwa’awaad gikinoo’maadiiwigamig ji-noojinikawewaad, gii-azhegiiweyang gabeshiwin mii dash akandoowinkeyang.

When school closed for Goose Break, we went back to the camp and finished making the hunting-blind.


gabeshiwin

head

gabeshiwin inan (plural gabeshiwinan, diminutive gabeshiwinens, locative gabeshiwining)

gabeshiwinan (plural)
gabeshiwinens (diminutive)
gabeshiwining (locative)

gabeshi (“camp, set up camp”) + -win (noun forming final)

suffix

Biichaa 'i gabeshiwin endazhindaman.

That campsite you're talking about is a long ways from here.


akandoowin

head

akandoowin inan (plural akandoowinan, diminutive akandoowinens, locative akandoowining)

akandoowinan (plural)
akandoowinens (diminutive)
akandoowining (locative)

akandoo (“lie in wait, ambush, post for game”) + -win (noun forming final)


esiban

head

esiban anim (plural esibanag, diminutive esibanens, pejorative esibanish)

esibanag (plural)
esibanens (diminutive)
esibanish (pejorative)

Nimaamaa ko ogii-nookizwaan iniw esibanan.

Procyon lotor
Procyon lotor#Translingual


giizhik

giizhik anim (plural giizhikag, diminutive giizhikens, locative giizhiking)

giizhikag (plural)
giizhikens (diminutive)
giizhiking (locative)

Eastern white cedar, Northern white cedar, arborvitae, (Thuja occidentalis)


giizhikaandag

giizhikaandag anim (plural giizhikaandagoog, diminutive giizhikaandagoons, locative giizhikaandagong, stem giizhikaandagw-)

giizhikaandagoog (plural)
giizhikaandagoons (diminutive)
giizhikaandagong (locative)
giizhikaandagw- (stem)

giizhik- (“cedar”) + -aandagw (“tree (fir), bough”)


niibinaakwaanininj

oj-noun

niibinaakwaanininj (plural niibinaakwaanininjiin, locative niibinakwaanininjiing)

niibinaakwaanininjiin (plural)
niibinakwaanininjiing (locative)


baakaakwenh

head

baakaakwenh anim (plural baakaakwenhyag)

Nwaabmaa baakaakwenh gtigaaning.


kosmaan

kosmaan inan (plural kosmaanan, diminutive kosmaanens, locative kosmaaning, pejorative kosmaanish)

kosmaanan (plural)
kosmaanens (diminutive)
kosmaaning (locative)
kosmaanish (pejorative)


binoojinh

binoojinh anim (plural binoojinyag, diminutive binoojiins)

binoojinyag (plural)
binoojiins (diminutive)

Aaniish ezhinikaazod binoojinh?


binoojiins

Maaba kwezens binoojiinsing zhinaagozi.


taaswin

Taaswindig wi gaa-mgising.


misakakojiish

oj-noun

misakakojiish anim (plural misakakojiishag)

From Proto-Algonquian *meʔθakwaθkwa (“badger”). Cognate with Miami mahsakahkwa (“badger”), Menominee mæqnakwah.


wiisagi-ma'iingan

Compound of wiisagi- (“bitter; in pain, hurting”) and ma'iingan (“wolf”).


bizhiw

head

bizhiw anim (plural bizhiwag, diminutive bizhiwens/bizhiins/biziins, pejorative bizhiwish)

bizhiwag (plural)
bizhiwens (diminutive)
bizhiins (diminutive)
biziins (diminutive)
bizhiwish (pejorative)

From Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa (“bobcat, cat”).


migiskāw

From Proto-Algonquian [Term?], cognate to Woods Cree ᒥᖪᐢᑲᒥᐣ (mithoskamin).

(time, seasons) freeze-up (when the ground and surface waters freezes over permanently, for the rest of the cold season)


minoskamin

From Proto-Algonquian [Term?], cognate to Woods Cree ᒥᑭᐢᑳᐤ (mikiskāw).

(time, seasons) break-up (when the surface waters melt, and start flowing, for the rest of the warm season)


maada'igan

From maada'an (“to scrape the hair and fat from (a hide)”) + -gan (“a tool”). Cognate with Montagnais mataikan, Southern East Cree ᒫᑕᐦᐄᑲᓐ (maatahiikan), Blackfoot mattsikaan.


ᑕᑯᐱᒋᑲ

/tʌkʰobɪdʒɪɡʌ/


ᐲᓯᒪᓅᒥᓐ

Broken wild rice, typically broken during the process of willowing.


ogimaa

oj-noun

ogimaa anim (plural ogimaag, obviative ogimaan)


gozigwaakominagaawanzh

a serviceberry [juneberry, saskatoon; Amelanchier spp.] bush


biiwaabik-wiiwakwaan

From biiwaabik "metal" + wiiwakwaan "hat"


biiwaabik-wiiwakwaan aakoziwin

From biiwaabik-wiiwakwaan "crown" + aakoziwin "sickness"


wiiwakwaan

head

wiiwakwaan inan (plural wiiwakwaanan, diminutive wiiwakwaanens, locative wiiwakwaaning, stem wiiwakwaan-)

wiiwakwaanan (plural)
wiiwakwaanens (diminutive)
wiiwakwaaning (locative)
wiiwakwaan- (stem)

Cognate with Miami wiihkwaya, Ottawa wiikwaan, Potawatomi wiwkwan.


gijigijigaaneshiiyag

plural of gijigijigaaneshiinh (“chickadee; titmouse”)


miini-baashkiminasigani-biitoosijigani-bakwezhigan anim (plural miini-baashkiminasigani-biitoosijigani-bakwezhiganag)

From miin (“blueberry”) + baashkiminasigan (“jam”) + biitoosijigan (“pie”, literally “layered”) + bakwezhigan (“bread”).


abanzh

head

abanzh inan (plural abanzhiin, diminutive abanzhiins, locative abanzhiing, stem abanzhy-)

abanzhiin (plural)
abanzhiins (diminutive)
abanzhiing (locative)
abanzhy- (stem)


mashkode

mashkode inan (plural mashkoden, diminutive mashkodens, locative mashkodeng, stem mashkodew-)

mashkoden (plural)
mashkodens (diminutive)
mashkodeng (locative)
mashkodew- (stem)

Cognate with Plains Cree maskotêw, Ottawa mshkode, Potawatomi mshkodé, Fox mashkotêwi, Miami mahkoteewi, Penobscot mskòte. Related to mashkosiw (“grass”).


godotaagan

godotaagan inan (plural godotaaganan, diminutive godotaagaans, locative godotaaganing, stem godotaagan-)

godotaaganan (plural)
godotaagaans (diminutive)
godotaaganing (locative)
godotaagan- (stem)

Cognate with Potawatomi dotagen, Potawatomi tetagen.


bibigwan

bibigwan inan (plural bibigwanan, diminutive bibgwaans, locative bibigwaning, pejorative bibigwanish, stem bibigwan-)

bibigwanan (plural)
bibgwaans (diminutive)
bibigwaning (locative)
bibigwanish (pejorative)
bibigwan- (stem)

. Cognate with Plains Cree pipikwan, Malecite-Passamaquoddy pipiqat, Potawatomi pegwen, Unami ahpikòn, Abenaki piguôgan, Penobscot pipíkʷαti, Mi'kmaq pipugwaqan.


dewe'igan

dewe'igan anim (plural dewe'iganag, diminutive dewe'igaans, locative dewe'iganing, stem dewe'igan-)

dewe'iganag (plural)
dewe'igaans (diminutive)
dewe'iganing (locative)
dewe'igan- (stem)

From Proto-Algonquian *te·we·hikana. Cognate with Montagnais teueikan, Ottawa dewe'gan, Plains Cree têwêhikan, Potawatomi déwé'gen, Fox têwêhikana, Miami ciinkwaakani.


zhiishiigwan

zhiishiigwan inan (plural zhiishiigwanan, diminutive zhiishiigwaans, locative zhiishiigwaning, stem zhiishiigwan-)

zhiishiigwanan (plural)
zhiishiigwaans (diminutive)
zhiishiigwaning (locative)
zhiishiigwan- (stem)

From Proto-Algonquian *šiᐧʔšiᐧkwani (“rattle”). Cognate with Potawatomi shishigwen, Menominee sīqsekwan, Montagnais shishikun, Miami šiihšiikwani, Plains Cree sîsîkwan, Northern East Cree shiishiikun, Southern East Cree shiishiikun, Unami shuhënikàn. Probably cognate with Cheyenne šé'šeno.
* ᔒᐦᔒᐝ (zhiishii)
* -gw- transitivity indicator
* -e animacy indicator
* -n nominalizing suffix


diindiisi

diindiisi anim (plural diindiisiwag, diminutive diindiisiins, stem diindiisiw-)

diindiisiwag (plural)
diindiisiins (diminutive)
diindiisiw- (stem)

From Proto-Algonquian *ti·nti·wa. Cognate with Miami teenteekhsa, Fox tîtîwa, Penobscot tìtəyαs, Mi'kmaq tities, Unami tiyas.


mazinaabikiwebinigan-agaasaa'makak

oj-noun

mazinaabikiwebinigan-agaasaa'makak anim (plural mazinaabikiwebinigan-agaasaa'makaked)

From Ojibwe: mazinaabikiwebinigan (computer, typewritter) + agaasaa (small) + makak box in reference to an icon


mookijiwanibiig

mookijiwanibiig anim (plural mookijiwanibiiged)

a spring (source of water) and by extension a source or reference


mazinaabikiwebinigan-mazina'igan

mazinaabikiwebinigan-mazina'igan anim (plural mazinaabikiwebinigan-mazina'iganed)

From Ojibwe: mazinaabikiwebinigan (computer, typewritter) + mazina'igan (letter, document)


aanikegamaa

a chain of lakes and by extension a link


adaawewigamig

adaawewigamig anim (plural adaawewigamiged)


agaasaa-adaawaage

Compound of agaasaa + adaawaage. Literally, “small sales”


wiiji-bimaadiziimagad

wiiji-bimaadiziimagad anim (plural wiiji-bimaadiziimagaded)

Compound of wiiji + bimaadiziimagad. Literally, “company is alive”


niibiwa-bakise adaawewigamig

niibiwa-bakise adaawewigamig anim (plural niibiwa-bakise adaawewigamiged)

Compound of niibiwa + bakise + adaawewigamig. Literally, “many part store”


dibaajimowin

oj-noun

dibaajimowin anim (plural dibaajimowined)


dibaajimowin-waakaa'igan

dibaajimowin-waakaa'igan anim (plural dibaajimowin-waakaa'iganed)

Compound of dibaajimowin + waakaa'igan. Literally, “story building”


asab-naadazina'igane

asab-naadazina'igane anim (plural asab-naadazina'iganed)

email (literally: internet [or net] mail)


waabam-jibwaa

waabam-jibwaa anim (plural waabam-jibwaaed)


zaagi' aakoziwin

zaagi' aakoziwin anim (plural [[#Ojibwe|]])


zenibaanh-aakoziwin

zenibaanh-aakoziwin anim (plural zenibaanh-aakoziwined)


makade-waanikaan

makade-waanikaan anim (plural makade-waanikaaned)


waasamowin-mamaangaashkaa

waasamowin-mamaangaashkaa anim (plural waasamowin-mamaangaashkaaed)

electromagnetic wave
electromagnetic wave


bemaadizid gaawin-ganawendan aakoziwin

bemaadizid gaawin-ganawendan aakoziwin anim (plural [[#Ojibwe|]])

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome


gikendamowin-mazina'igan

gikendamowin-mazina'igan anim (plural gikendamowin-mazina'iganded)


ozhibii'an-gashkigwaason

ozhibii'an-gashkigwaason anim (plural ozhibii'an-gashkigwaasoned)


ozhibii'an-ginwaa

ozhibii'an-ginwaa anim (plural ozhibii'an-ginwaaed)


bagwaji-waabooz

bagwaji-waabooz anim (plural bagwaji-waaboozed)


gaawin'ozowaa-wajiw-waabooz

gaawin'ozowaa-wajiw-waabooz anim (plural gaawin'ozowaa-wajiw-waaboozed)

Literally: no + tail + mountain + rabbit


anishinaabekaa

anishinaabekaa anim (plural aki-bimaadiziwined)


Mikwam-zhaawanong-aki

Literally: abounds in ice + south + land


Niibiwa-mitig-gichi-aki

Literally: much + abounds in trees + big + land


Wemitigoozhiimowin-gichi-aki'waabooz

Wemitigoozhiimowin-gichi-aki'waabooz anim (plural Wemitigoozhiimowin-gichi-aki'waaboozed)

Literally: European + big + land + rabbit


abaagamizan-miskwianimal awesiinh

abaagamizan-miskwianimal awesiinh anim (plural abaagamizan-miskwianimal awesiinhed)


aki-bimaadiziwin

aki-bimaadiziwin anim (plural aki-bimaadiziwined)


bami'aagaans

bami'aagaans anim (plural bami'aagaansed)


zhizhoobii'iganaatig-inendaagozi

zhizhoobii'iganaatig-inendaagozi anim (plural zhizhoobii'iganaatig-inendaagozied)


gichi-aki

From gichi- (“great, big, large”) + aki (“land”).


dibaabam-waabooz indoodem

oj-noun

dibaabam-waabooz indoodem anim (plural dibaabam-waabooz indoodemed)


mashkawajininjiiwaji-waabishki

mashkawajininjiiwaji-waabishki anim (plural mashkawajininjiiwaji-waabishkied)


abaate aanji ani

Literally "weather" + "change" + "progresses"


ozhibii'an-bebezhig

ozhibii'an-bebezhig anim (plural ozhibii'an-bebezhiged)


gichi-odaabaanag

gichi-odaabaanag anim (plural gichi-odaabaanaged)


midaaswaak daso midaawaak

midaaswaak daso midaawaak (plural midaaswaak daso midaawaaked)


nitii

Borrowed from French le thé (“the tea”), ultimately from Hokkien 茶 (tê).


onigam

onigam inan (plural onigamiin, locative onigamiing, diminutive onigamiins)

onigamiin (plural)
onigamiing (locative)
onigamiins (diminutive)

→ English: Onigum


miskwaabik

miskwaabik inan (plural miswaabikoon, locative miskwaabikong, diminutive miskwaabikoons)

miswaabikoon (plural)
miskwaabikong (locative)
miskwaabikoons (diminutive)

From miskw- (“red”) + -aabikw (“metal, mineral”)


agongos

oj-noun

agongos anim (plural agongosag, diminutive agongosens)

agongosag (plural)
agongosens (diminutive)


madoodoowinini

From madoodoo (“s/he takes a sweat bath”) + -wininiw (“man; person”), referencing the Finnish tradition of saunaing.


agongosimowin

oj-noun

agongosimowin inan (Canadian syllabics spelling ᐊᑯᐣᑯᓯᒧᐎᐣ)

From agongosimo (“s/he speaks a Scandinavian language”) + -win (concept noun forming suffix).

af

a Scandinavian language (esp. Norwegian, Swedish); the Scandinavian languages as a whole


asinii-bwaan

oj-noun

asinii-bwaan anim (Canadian syllabics spelling ᐊᓯᓃᑇᐣ, plural asinii-bwaanag)

syllabics spelling ᐊᓯᓃᑇᐣ (Canadian)
asinii-bwaanag (plural)

→ French: Assiniboine

→ English: Assiniboine

/ˌʌ.sɪˌniːˈbʷɑːn/

From asin (“rock, stone”) + bwaan (“a Dakota; a Sioux”), referencing the Nakota practice of cooking with hot stones.


aazhawigwaashkwani-anang

oj-noun

aazhawigwaashkwani-anang anim (plural aazhawigwaashkwani-ananged)


ishkonigan

ishkonigan inan (plural ishkoniganan, locative ishkoniganing)

ishkoniganan (plural)
ishkoniganing (locative)

/ˌɪʃ.kʰo.nɪˈɡʌn/

Calque of English reservation, reserve, from ishkon- (“save it; reserve it; leave it”) + -gan (concrete noun forming suffix)

affix

An Indian reservation/reserve, a tract of land set apart by the US or government for the use of a Native American people