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Bungi

/bʌnˈɡiː/

Bungi noun: a member of an Ojibwe people of central North America, the Manitoba Saulteaux.

Noun

Bungi (plural Bungi or Bungis)

  1. A member of an Ojibwe people of central North America, the Manitoba Saulteaux.

Proper noun

Bungi

  1. A creole language formerly spoken in the Red River settlement of Manitoba.

Forms of Bungi

pluralBungi
pluralBungis
alternative formBungay
alternative formBungee
alternative formBungie
alternative formBungy

Origin of Bungi

1776 sense of people, 1951 language. From Algonquian, compare Cree ᐸᐦᑭ (pahki, “part, thing, a little”), Ojibwe bangii (“part, thing, a little”)/ᐸᓐᑶ.

Questions about Bungi

What does Bungi mean?
Bungi means a member of an Ojibwe people of central North America, the Manitoba Saulteaux.
What part of speech is Bungi?
Bungi can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bungi?
Bungi is pronounced /bʌnˈɡiː/.
What is the plural of Bungi?
The plural of Bungi is Bungi.

Words near Bungi in the dictionary

  1. bunghees
  2. bunghole
  3. bungholed
  4. bungholes
  5. bungholing
  6. Bungi
  7. bungie
  8. bungies
  9. Bungil
  10. bunging
  11. bunging it on

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