zhaagnaash
Definition:
white man
Body
zhaagnaash
>na comm.
>dim zhaagnaashiins;
>pl zhaagnaashak; 1 white man. Nahaaw, aapji gwa maaba nwiijkiwens zhaagnaashiins mnopwaan neyin ziitaagni-gookooshan.
>Okay, my little white friend really likes the taste of that salt pork. IT1991.rs. Bezhig dash aw nishnaabe gii-nsidtawaan zhaagnaashan.
>And this one Indian understood white people. AK1976.rs. Gii-wiindmaagoon dash niw zhaagnaashan gii-nsaawaad nswi dkonwewninwan.
>They told him that those whites had killed three policemen. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: zhaaganaasy.
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:
n73033435794n
GKS Reference Number:
22740