gimaa
Definition:
chief, king, president, prime minister; boss, head
Body
gimaa
>na comm.
>1poss ndoogmaam;
>pl gimaak;
>dim gimaans;
>pej gimaanyish; 1 chief, king, president, prime minister; boss, head. Mii dash gaa-naad niwi wiiji-gimaan, zhmaagnishii-gimaan:
>So he said to his fellow chiefs, the (other officers): SO1971.rs. Mii dash maaba gimaa bebezhig shamaad iw dehens maajiimgad go iw.
>Then this chief gives them to eat, one by one, a little heart while it's beating. AK1976.rs. Aanawi bezhig gii-ayaa gegaa naasaab gaa-izhi-ayaad aniw odoogimaamiwaan.
>To be sure, there was one man who held almost the position of their chief. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: ogimaa.
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:
n73024359384n
GKS Reference Number:
15888