Wiktionary

boozhoo

Eastern Ojibwa edit

Interjection edit

boozhoo

  1. hello

References edit

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 149

Ojibwe edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from French bonjour or English hello.

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /buːˈʒuː/

Interjection edit

boozhoo

  1. welcome!, greetings!, hello!, hi!

Usage notes edit

Some dialects use aaniin instead. [1]

References edit

  1. ^ https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/aaniin-pc-interj

Ottawa edit

Interjection edit

boozhoo

  1. hello

References edit

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 149

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