inwewin

Ojibwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *eθwe·weni. Equivalent to inwe (“S/he speaks a certain way”) +‎ -win (“concept-noun-forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnweːwɪn/

Noun

inwewin inan (plural inwewinan)

1. a way of speaking: a language, a dialect, a macrolanguage

   Maamawi wiiji'ididaa dazhiikamang gidinwewininaan.

   Let's work together revitalizing our language.

References

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