bwi

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Eastern Ojibwa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *apwiya, cf. Ojibwe abwi and Plains Cree apoy.

Noun[edit]

bwi inan

  1. paddle

References[edit]

  • Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 177
  • Hewson, John (2017), “*apwiya”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Ottawa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *apwiya, cf. Ojibwe abwi and Plains Cree apoy.

Noun[edit]

bwi inan

  1. paddle

References[edit]

  • Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 177
  • Hewson, John (2017), “*apwiya”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies