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Anishinaabemowin

Anishinaabemowin proper noun: the macrolanguage spoken by the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe, Nipissing, Algonquins, Odawa, and Potawatomi).

Proper noun

Anishinaabemowin

  1. The macrolanguage spoken by the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe, Nipissing, Algonquins, Odawa, and Potawatomi).
    1. (specifically) The Ojibwe language.
      • "Indigenous peoples have long been stewards of Lake Ontario (Niigani-gichigami), and they help ensure the lake’s life-giving resources remain abundant and cared for much like family," the CGLL said. Niigani-gichigami is the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) word for Lake Ontario.2026 August 25, Max White, “Exploring Lake Ontario's name and history amid Trump threat to rename it 'Lake America'”, in WXYZ-TV, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2026

Forms of Anishinaabemowin

alternative formNishnaabemwin
alternative formNeshnabémwen

Origin of Anishinaabemowin

From Ojibwe anishinaabemowin/ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ. Doublet of Nishnaabemwin and Neshnabémwen.

Questions about Anishinaabemowin

What does Anishinaabemowin mean?
Anishinaabemowin means the macrolanguage spoken by the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe, Nipissing, Algonquins, Odawa, and Potawatomi).
What part of speech is Anishinaabemowin?
Anishinaabemowin is a proper noun.

Words near Anishinaabemowin in the dictionary

  1. Anisha
  2. anishi
  3. Anishinaabe
  4. Anishinaabeg
  5. Anishinaabek
  6. Anishinaabemowin
  7. Anishinaabes
  8. Anishinabe
  9. Anishinabeg
  10. Anishinabek
  11. Anishinabes

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