gnoozhe

Definition: northern pike

gnoozhe
>na comm.
>pl gnoozhek; 1 northern pike. Gii-baatiinwag go giigoonyag iw pii, godaashiinyag, shignag, nmebnenyag, gnoozheg, zhigmegog, gye giw gwaabgeswag.
>There were many fish then; rock bass, black bass, suckers, pike, dogfish, and mullets too. AM1937.rs. Mii dash go maa godhowaad giw gnoozheg gye go giw zhigmegog.
>Then the pike and dogfish swim upstream there. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: ginoozhe.

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: n7302929446n
GKS Reference Number: 16071
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