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Ojibwe
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *apwa·ni. Equivalent to abwe (“s/he roasts”) + -n.
Noun
abwaan inan (plural abwaanan) (ᐊᑉᐙᓐ)
- roasted meat
References
- Ningewance, Patricia M. Zagataagan: A Northern Ojibwe Dictionary. Anishaabemowin Ikidowinan gaa-niibidebii'igaadegin dago gaye ewemitigoozhiibii'igaadegin (2009)
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/abwaan-ni