jiimaan

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Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *či·ma·ni.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /dʒɪːmaːn/

Noun

jiimaan

  1. boat, canoe
    Onzaam agaasaa 'iw jiimaanens.
    The little boat is too small.

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Ottawa

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *či·ma·ni.

Noun

jiimaan inan (plural jiimaanan)

  1. boat

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 174