koojiish

Definition: louse

koojiish
>na comm.
>1poss ndikom;
>pl koojiishak;
>voc koojii; 1 louse. Biinteni endaad aw kwe, gaa wii waya koojiishan.
>That woman's house is clean; there are no lice. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: ikoojiish.

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: n71429042110n
GKS Reference Number: 17153
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