miigis

Definition: bead, sacred shell

miigis
>na SI
>pl miigsak; 1 bead, sacred shell. Mii aniw enokaazowaajin miigisan bapiimodiwaad.
>They use beads to shoot each other. AW1941.rn. Gijiishpin bwaa-biskaabiinid aniw omiigisiman mii go nesigojin.
>If one's bead does not come back, then it kills him. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: miigis.

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: n20114922-24-6n
GKS Reference Number: 24227
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