mdewnini

Definition: [traditional] medicine man, member of the Midewiwin

mdewnini
>na Wk
>pl mdewninwak; 1 [traditional] medicine man, member of the Midewiwin. Niiwin agiw bemaadizijig ozhichigaazowag wii-izhitwaawaad midewininiwag.
>Four men are prepared to perform the ceremony, the Midew-men. AW1941.rn. Odakonaawaan naaniimiwaad; mii agiw sa midewininiwag.
>They hold these when they dance; it is the Midew-men who do this. AW1941.rn. Wii-dagoshinoog ningoding waa-babaa-niimihidijig agiw midewininiwag.
>Once in a while those Midew-men come, as they go about holding dances. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: midewInini|w.

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: n71429484122n
GKS Reference Number: 17691
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