Nimwaanensing

Definition: Beaver Island, Michigan, called 'Little Dog Island' by Angeline Williams in a traditional story

Nimwaanensing
>ni-place SI 1 Beaver Island, Michigan, called 'Little 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. Mii iw dash iw minis Animwaanensing izhinikaade.
>Now, that island is called Little Dog Island. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: animwaanensing.

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: n201133015-0-7n
GKS Reference Number: 23968
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