boozhoo

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Eastern Ojibwa

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Interjection

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boozhoo

  1. hello

References

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Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 149

Ojibwe

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Etymology

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Possibly from French bonjour or English hello.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /buːˈʒuː/

Interjection

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boozhoo

  1. welcome!, greetings!, hello!, hi!

Usage notes

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Some dialects use aaniin instead. [1]

References

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  1. ^ https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/aaniin-pc-interj

Ottawa

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Interjection

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boozhoo

  1. hello

References

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Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 149

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