anishinaabe

== Ojibwe == === Alternative forms === Anishinaabe Nishnaabe Nishnawbe === Etymology === There are many differing interpretations of Anishinaabe, but it is widely accepted that "-naabe", means "a male, a male of a species", or more generally "a person" . Anishinaabe is a cognate to the Oji-cree autonym "Anishinini" ("inini" meaning man in both Oji-cree and Ojibwe) Some suggested meanings of Anishinaabe: an(i)- "away" + niisin "lower somebody" + naabe "a male, a male of a species", meaning "man who was lowered (from the sky)". anishinaa "first, original" + naabe "a male, a male of a species", meaning "first people" or "original people". === Noun === anishinaabe anim (Canadian syllabics spelling ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯ, plural anishinaabeg, diminutive anishinaabens) an Anishinaabe (an Ojibwe, Nipissing, Algonquin, Potawatomi, or Odawa) (specifically) an Ojibwe Synonym: ojibwe an Indian, a Native (especially one of North America, in contrast to a non-Native) a person, a human (in contrast to a non-human being) ==== Hyponyms ==== boodawaadamii (“a Potawatomi”) nakawe (“a Saulteaux/Eastern Ojibwe”) odaawaa (“an Odawa”) odishkwaagamii (“an Algonquin”) ojibwe (“an Ojibwe”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Anishinaabe === References === The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/anishinaabe-na