Bungi

See also: bungi

English

Alternative forms

• Bungay, Bungee, Bungie, Bungy

Etymology

1776 sense of people, 1951 language. From Algonquian, compare Cree ᐸᐦᑭ (pahki, “part, thing, a little”), Ojibwe bangii (“part, thing, a little”)/ᐸᓐᑶ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʌnˈɡiː/

Noun

Bungi (plural Bungi or Bungis)

1. A member of an Ojibwe people of central North America, the Manitoba Saulteaux.

Proper noun

Bungi

1. A creole language formerly spoken in the Red River settlement of Manitoba.

Anagrams

• bigun, gibun