Ojibwe

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *ši·ʔši·pa, cognate to Plains Cree sîsîp.

Noun

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zhiishiib

  1. duck (aquatic animal)
  2. teal, freshwater duck (duckling or small adult duck)

Derived terms

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Independent compounds
  • ᒪᐦᑲᑌᔒᐦᔒᑉ (makade-zhiishiib)
  • ᔒᐦᔒᑉᒪᓅᒥᓐ (zhiishiib-manoomin)
  • ᔒᐦᔒᐱᓰᐱ (Zhiishiibi-ziibi)
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Other forms

Proper noun

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zhiishiib

  1. The Duck totem (clan).

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References

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  • Freelang Electronic Ojibwe Dictionary
  • "zhiishiib" in A Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language, Beauchemin & Valois, 1878.
  • Jean André Cuoq, Lexique de la Langue Algonquine. Montréal, J. Chapleau & Fils, 1886
  • John D. Nichols and Earl Nyholm, A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1995
  • Richard A. Rhodes, Eastern Ojibwa-Chippewa-Ottawa Dictionary. Berlin, Mouton de Gruyter, 1985

Ottawa

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Noun

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zhiishiib anim (plural zhiishiibag)

  1. duck

References

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Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 184