abwaan

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *apwa·ni. Equivalent to abwe (“s/he roasts”) +‎ -n.

Noun

abwaan inan (plural abwaanan) (ᐊᑉᐙᓐ)

1. roasted meat

Related terms

• abwe

References

• Ningewance, Patricia M. Zagataagan: A Northern Ojibwe Dictionary. Anishaabemowin Ikidowinan gaa-niibidebii'igaadegin dago gaye ewemitigoozhiibii'igaadegin (2009)
• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/abwaan-ni