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Ojibwe
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *šiᐧʔšiᐧkwani (“rattle”). Cognate with Potawatomi shishigwen, Menominee sīqsekwan, Montagnais shishikun, Miami šiihšiikwani, Plains Cree sîsîkwan, Northern East Cree shiishiikun, Southern East Cree shiishiikun, Unami shuhënikàn. Probably cognate with Cheyenne šé'šeno.
Noun
zhiishiigwan inan (plural zhiishiigwanan, diminutive zhiishiigwaans, locative zhiishiigwaning, stem zhiishiigwan-)
- rattle
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