-zhisheny

Ojibwe

Noun

-zhisheny (obligatorily possessed)

1. uncle (cross-uncle, mother's brother)

   Miish eta go inzhishenh gaa-ayaad miinawaa wiiwan, miinawaa niizh ikwewag iko imaa gii-ayaawag, oshkiniigikweg.

   Then there was only my uncle and his wife, and there were two women, young women.

Derived terms

• inzhishenh
• gizhishenh
• ozhishenyan

Related terms

• -daangosheny
• -iinimosheny
• -nosheny
• -oozhisheny

See also

• -mishoomey
• -zigos

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/inzhishenh-nad