makadewiiyaas

Ojibwe

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʌkʰʌdeː-wiːjɑːs/

Noun

makadewiiyaas anim (plural makadewiiyaasag)

  1. black person

Derived terms

  • makadewiiyaasikwe

References

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