Assiniboine

English

Etymology

From French Assiniboine, transcription of Ojibwe asinii-bwaan (“stone Sioux”)/ᐊᓯᐧᓂ-ᑉᐙᓐ.

Noun

Assiniboine (plural Assiniboines or Assiniboine)

1. A member of an indigenous people related to the Sioux living in the Great Plains in the United States and Canada.

Synonyms

• Hohe
• Stoney

Translations

member of Assiniboine people

• Cree: asinîpwâta, asinîpwâtak pl
• French: assiniboine (fr) m or f, assiniboines (fr) pl
• Ojibwe: asinii-bwaan, asinii-bwaanag pl
• Ottawa: sinii-bwaan, sinii-bwaanag pl