biisi-manoomin

Ojibwe

Etymology

From biisi- (“fine, in small particles”) +‎ manoomin (“wild rice, manoomin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biːsʰɪ-mʌnoːmɪn/

Noun

biisi-manoomin inan (Canadian syllabics spelling ᐲᓯᒪᓅᒥᓐ)

  1. fine wild rice, broken wild rice

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “biisi-manoomin”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota
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