boozhoo

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Eastern Ojibwa[edit]

Interjection[edit]

boozhoo

  1. hello

References[edit]

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 149

Ojibwe[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from French bonjour or English hello.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /buːˈʒuː/

Interjection[edit]

boozhoo

  1. welcome!, greetings!, hello!, hi!

Usage notes[edit]

Some dialects use aaniin instead. [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/aaniin-pc-interj

Ottawa[edit]

Interjection[edit]

boozhoo

  1. hello

References[edit]

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 149

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