Assiniboine

English

Etymology

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

Noun

1. Any 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
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• Ojibwe: asinii-bwaan, asinii-bwaanag pl
• Ottawa: sinii-bwaan, sinii-bwaanag pl