omiimii

Ojibwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian [Term?]. Cognate to Eastern Ojibwa/Ottawa miimii, Potawatomi mimi, Plains Cree omîmîw

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈmiːˌmiː/

Noun

omiimii anim (plural omiimiig, diminutive omiimiins)

1. a pigeon, a dove
   1. (originally) a passenger pigeon (†Ectopistes migratorius)

References

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