esban

Definition: raccoon

esban
>na comm.
>pl esbanak; 1 raccoon. Mii dash Anishinaabe gii-nisaad iniw esibanan.
>Then the Indian killed that raccoon. GM1940.rn.
>Full-vowel form: esiban.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73015782939n
GKS Reference Number: 14670
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