Anishinaabe
/ˌʌnɪʃɪˈnɑːbeɪ/
Anishinaabe noun: an Ojibwe, Nipissing, Algonquin, Potawatomi, or Odawa person.
Noun
Anishinaabe (plural Anishinaabe or Anishinaabes or Anishinaabeg or Anishinaabek)
- An Ojibwe, Nipissing, Algonquin, Potawatomi, or Odawa person.
- In speaking about these non-Indian authors, there are a couple of more points I should make concerning my identity as an Anishinaabe scholar, both of which are related to the picture I paint of Anishinaabe culture.2016, Lawrence W. Gross, Anishinaabe Ways of Knowing and Being, Routledge, →ISBN, page 4
- The Anishinaabe people are American Indians who have historically been associated with the Great Lakes region of what is now called Canada and the United States. The Anishinaabe people of the Great Lakes include the Odawas (also known as the Ottawas), the Chippewas (also known as the Ojibwes), and...2022 May 5, Arland Thornton, Alphonse Pitawanakwat, Eric Hemenway, Lindsey Willow Smith, Linda Young DeMarco, Anishinaabe Geography in the 1930 Decennial Census—and the Use of this Geography in...
- An Ojibwe person.
- In Deborah McGregor's chapter, she relates key personal and professional experiences regarding Aboriginal Environmental Knowledge (AEK), based upon her own life as an Anishinaabe, as well as on conversations and interactions ...2013, Andrejs Kulnieks, Dan Roronhiakewen Longboat, Young Young, Contemporary Studies in Environmental and Indigenous Pedagogies: A Curricula of Stories and Place, Springer Science & Business Media...
- Synonym of Anishinaabemowin (“Anishinaabe language(s)”)
- Synonyms:
- Anishinaabemowin
Synonyms of Anishinaabe
Forms of Anishinaabe
| plural | Anishinaabe |
|---|---|
| plural | Anishinaabes |
| plural | Anishinaabeg |
| plural | Anishinaabek |
| alternative form | Anishinabe |
| alternative derived | Nishnaabe |
| alternative derived | Neshnabé |
Origin of Anishinaabe
Borrowed from Ojibwe anishinaabe /ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯ. Doublet of Nishnaabe (from Odawa and Eastern Ojibwe) and Neshnabé (from Potawatomi).
Words formed from Anishinaabe
Questions about Anishinaabe
- What does Anishinaabe mean?
- Anishinaabe means an Ojibwe, Nipissing, Algonquin, Potawatomi, or Odawa person.
- What part of speech is Anishinaabe?
- Anishinaabe is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Anishinaabe?
- Anishinaabe is pronounced /ˌʌnɪʃɪˈnɑːbeɪ/.
- What is the plural of Anishinaabe?
- The plural of Anishinaabe is Anishinaabe.
Words near Anishinaabe in the dictionary
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