wiinibiigoo

Ojibwe

Etymology

From wiinibiig (“dirty waters; Lake Winnipeg”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wiːnɪbiːɡoː/

Noun

wiinibiigoo anim (plural wiinibiigoog, diminutive wiinibiigoons)

  1. a Ho-Chunk, Winnebago

Derived terms

  • wiinibiigoomo (“s/he speaks Ho-Chunk”)
    • wiinibiigoomowin (“the Ho-Chunk language”)

Descendants

  • → English: Winnebago

References

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