Naadwesi

Definition: Iroquois

Naadwesi
>na Wk
>pl Naadweswak; 1 Iroquois. 2 Huron. Memdage go zaasbaakdokejin aw Jibwe, mii iw pii giw Naadweswag widi gii-bi-zhaawaad maanpii nikekmig gii-bi-mkamaawaad niw zaasbaakdoken'jin iw sa ziisbaakdomni.
>Especially when the Ojibwe were making sugar, that was when those Hurons would come over to this side of the water to rob the sugar makers of their sugar. AM1937.rs. Giw Naadweswag maa Walpole_Island noongo mgwakmigshinoog.
>The Hurons now lie buried in mounds there on Walpole Island. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: naadawesi|w.

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: n71430857103n
GKS Reference Number: 19068
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