ojibwemowin

Ojibwe

Etymology

from Ojibwe, which is itself made from o- (ethnonymic prefix) + jiibw (“cooking”) + abwe (“roasts”), meaning "Those who roast until it puckers," + -mo (vai) ("speaks a language") + -win (nominalizer)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /odʒɪbweːmowɪn/

Noun

ojibwemowin

1. the Ojibwe language

Synonyms

• anishinaabemowin
  • The Ojibwe language, The Anishinaabe language, an aboriginal/native language.