manoominikewin

Ojibwe

Etymology

From manoominike (“s/he rices”) +‎ -win (“concept-noun-forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʌnoːmɪnɪkʰeːwɪn/

Noun

manoominikewin inan

  1. ricing (the act of harvesting wild rice)
    • 1983, Nancy Thompson, Manoominikewin‎[1]:
      A'ii niwii-dazhindaan manoominikewin.
      Well, I'm going to tell about ricing.

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “manoominikewin”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[2], University of Minnesota
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