gchi-nshinaabe

Definition: elder

gchi-nshinaabe
>na Wk
>pl gchi-nshinaabek; 1 elder. 'Ngichi-nendam naa gegoo geyaabi aabdizyaanh,' kida sa wa gchi-nshinaabe.
>'I'm glad to still be of some use,' says the elder. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gichi-anishinaabe.

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: n73019353921n
GKS Reference Number: 15089
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