ojibwemowin

Ojibwe

Etymology

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)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /odʒɪbweːmowɪn/

Noun

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the Ojibwe language

Synonyms

anishinaabemowin
- The Ojibwe language, The Anishinaabe language, an aboriginal/native language.

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