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Ojibwe
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *či·ma·ni.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /dʒɪːmaːn/
Noun
jiimaan
- boat, canoe
Onzaam agaasaa 'iw jiimaanens.- The little boat is too small.
Ottawa
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *či·ma·ni.
Noun
jiimaan inan (plural jiimaanan)
- boat
References
Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 174