boozhoo

Eastern Ojibwa

Interjection

boozhoo

  1. hello

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 149

Ojibwe

Etymology

Possibly from French bonjour or English hello.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /buːˈʒuː/

Interjection

boozhoo

  1. welcome!, greetings!, hello!, hi!

Usage notes

Some dialects use aaniin instead. [1]

References
  1. https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/aaniin-pc-interj

Ottawa

Interjection

boozhoo

  1. hello

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 149

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