gchi-gimaa

Definition: king

gchi-gimaa
>na comm
>pl gchi-gimaak; 1 king. Mii sa gaa-ikidod gichi-ogimaa: "Gaa wii sa go naa daa-onizhishinzinoon ji-wiidigemaad aniw nindaanisan.
>The king said, "It will not be well for him to marry my daughter. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: gichi-ogimaa.

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: n201133011-21-18n
GKS Reference Number: 23952
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