Ojibwe

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English

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Etymology

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First attested in English around 1700 (and attested in early French as Outchibouec), from the Ojibwe name of an individual band of Ojibwe,[1][2] of unclear origin. The most widely accepted theory connects it to Ojibwe ojibwaakide (it shrivels, it puckers in the fire), in reference to the puckering or tightening of moccasins at their seams or near fire.[3][4] Alternatively, Helen Tanner and Edmund Danzinger connect it to the Ojibwe practice of writing on birch bark or making pictographs, respectively; compare ozhibii' (write (someone's name) down).[3][4]

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈdʒɪbweɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈdʒɪbweɪ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

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Ojibwe

  1. The language spoken by the native Algonquin people of central Canada, one of a closely related group of languages and dialects of the Algonquian branch of the Algic language family.

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Proper noun

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Ojibwe (plural Ojibwes or Ojibwe)

  1. A member of a native Algonquin people of central Canada.

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References

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  1. ^ Ojibwa”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. ^ Ojibwe”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Anton Treuer, "What's in a name: The meaning of Ojibwe", in Oshkaabewis Native Journal (Fall 1995, [re]printed 2011), volume 2, number 1, page 39
  4. 4.0 4.1 Anna J. Willow, Strong Hearts, Native Lands (2012), page 17

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