-ookomis

Ojibwe

Noun

-ookomis (obligatorily possessed)

1. grandmother

   Mewinzha gii-ikwezensiwiyaan, gaa-nibonid iniw onaabeman a'aw nookomis.

   Long ago, when I was a little girl, my grandmother's husband died.

Derived terms

• gookomis
• nookomis
• ookomisan

See also

• -mishoomis

References

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