nitchie
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ojibwe niijii (“my friend”);[1] its further origin is not entirely clear. Eugene Stillday says it is a short form of niijikiwenh (“my brother, my fellow man”).[2]
Also from Cree [Term?].
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnitchie (plural nitchies)
- (Canada, derogatory) A Native North American.
- (Canada, used among ethnic Ojibwe and Cree) (my) friend
References
edit- ^ “nitchie”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ Ojibe People's Dictionary, entry "niijii"