oodena

Ojibwe

Noun

oodena inan (plural oodenawan, diminutive oodenawens, locative oodenaang, stem oodenaw-)

1. town

   Aaniin ezhi-wiindemagak iwe oodena gaa-bi-gibikamang.

   What's the name of that town we passed on the way here?

Derived terms

• odoodenawi (“have as their town”)
• gichi-oodena (“city”)

References

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