giiwse-nini

Definition: hunter

giiwse-nini >na comm >pl giiwse-ninwak; 1 hunter. Aad'oomoonyik gii-zhin'kaanaawaan Nishnaabek niwin nangoonsan giiwse-nini gijpizwin ezhnikaanaawaajin shaagnaashak. >[Ojibwe] Indians called those stars that white men call the hunter's belt, the canoe paddlers. MC2005.cs. >Full-vowel form: giiwose-anini.

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: n201251620-28-4n
GKS Reference Number: 24359
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