Gchi-nimwaaning

Definition: Fox Island, Michigan, called 'Big Dog Island,' by Angeline Williams in a traditional story

Gchi-nimwaaning
>ni-place SI 1 Fox Island, Michigan, called 'Big Dog Island,' by Angeline Williams in a traditional story. Ogii-izhinikaadaanaawaan aniw minisan bezhig iw gichi-minis Gichi-animwaaning; bezhig idash nawanj agaasin: Animwaanensing izhinikaade.
>They named those islands, that one big island Big Dog Island (Fox Island); and one is smaller: Little Dog Island (Beaver Island) it is called. AW1941.rn. Miinawaa bezhig Gichi-animwaaning besho imaa agwinde.
>Another, Big Dog Island, is right close by. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: Gichi-animwaaning.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n201133014-54-9n
GKS Reference Number: 23967
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