Anishinaabe
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OjibweEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
There are many differing interpretations of Anishinaabe, but it is widely accepted that "-naabe", means "a male, a male of a species", or more generally "a person" . Anishinaabe is a cognate to the Oji-cree autonym "Anishinini" ("inini" meaning man in both Oji-cree and Ojibwe) Some suggested meanings of Anishinaabe:
- an(i)- "away" + niisin "lower somebody" + naabe "a male, a male of a species", meaning "man who was lowered (from the sky)".[1][2]
- anishinaa "first, original" + naabe "a male, a male of a species", meaning "first people" or "original people".
NounEdit
Anishinaabe (ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯ) (plural: Anishinaabeg, ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒃ)
- an Ojibwe
- an Indian, a Native, an Aboriginal
- 2014, George Kenny, Gaawiin Mawisiiwag Anishinaabeg: Indians Don't Cry, p.7:
- Gaawiin iindog mawisiiwag anishinaabeg. Gaawiin debwe iwe, inendam Frank Littledeer e-mamawid. Indians don't cry. That's bullshit, Frank Littledeer cursed as tears streamed down his broad, weather-scarred face
- 2014, George Kenny, Gaawiin Mawisiiwag Anishinaabeg: Indians Don't Cry, p.7:
- a person, a human, a man
Related termsEdit
- anishinaabekwe
- anishinaabemo
- anishinaabemowin
- anishinaabewaki
- anishinaabewi
- anishinaabewibii'igan
- anishinaabewiwin
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Oshkaabewis Native Journal (Vol. 2, No. 1)
- ^ http://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/niisin-vta