asinii-bwaan
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Ojibwe
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From asin (“rock, stone”) + bwaan (“a Dakota; a Sioux”), referencing the Nakota practice of cooking with hot stones.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]asinii-bwaan anim (Canadian syllabics spelling ᐊᓯᓃᑇᐣ, plural asinii-bwaanag)
- A Nakota, an Assiniboine
Derived terms
[edit]- asinii-bwaanimo (“s/he speaks Nakota”)
- asinii-bwaanimo (“Nakota language”)
Descendants
[edit]Descendants
- → French: Assiniboine
- → English: Assiniboine
References
[edit]- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/asinii-bwaan-na