jiimaan

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Ojibwe[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *či·ma·ni.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /dʒɪːmaːn/

Noun[edit]

jiimaan

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

Related terms[edit]

Ottawa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *či·ma·ni.

Noun[edit]

jiimaan inan (plural jiimaanan)

  1. boat

References[edit]

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