oojii

Definition: housefly

oojii
>na NE
>loc oojiins;
>pl oojiik; 1 housefly. Gbaakwan wi shkwaandem, jibwaa-biindgebzawaat oojiik.
>Close that door before the [house] flies come in. MC2005.cs. Oojii zhiwi moodaang gii-biinjbiza. A fly flew into that bottle. MC2005.cs. Full-vowel form: oojii.

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: n71435146042n
GKS Reference Number: 20951
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