baanaabe

Definition: mermaid

baanaabe
>na PI 1 mermaid. Mii nawna wiin baanaaben niw gaa-waabmaawaajin.
>It was apparently a mermaid that they saw. AK1976.rs. Mjihiiwan giishpin ngoding waabmad baanaabe.
>It's a bad omen if you ever see a mermaid. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: baanaabe.

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: n65306482327n
GKS Reference Number: 23482
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