-nosheny

Ojibwe

Noun

-nosheny (obligatorily possessed)

1. aunt (parallel aunt, mother's sister)

   Mii eta go gaa-tashiyaang imaa, miinawaa bezhig a'aw ninoshenh.

   That's just how many of us there were, along with one aunt of mine.

2. stepmother

Derived terms

• ninoshenh
• ginoshenh
• onoshenyan

Related terms

• -daangosheny
• -iinimosheny
• -oozhisheny
• -zhisheny

See also

• -mishoomey
• -zigos

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ninoshenh-nad