kiins

Definition: plot of land

kiins
>ni Wk
>pl kiinsan;
>loc kiinsing; 1 plot of land. 2 bit of earth, bit of soil. Gegoo giiwenh gii-gwaaksinni bngii kiins wshkanzhiing, aapji go naa bngii.
>Just a little bit of earth, a very small amount, was stuck to his [an earth-diver's] claws. SO1971.rs.
>Full-vowel form: akiins.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n20114313-50-51n
GKS Reference Number: 24089
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