gichi-mookomaan-aki

Ojibwe

Etymology

From gichi-mookomaan (“a white person; an American”) +‎ aki (“land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɪt͡ʃʰɪ-moːkʰomɑːn-ʌkʰɪ/

Proper noun

gichi-mookomaan-aki inan (locative gichi-mookomaan-akiing)

  2. the United States of America (a country in North America)

Descendants

Descendants
  • → Plains Cree: kihci-môhkomân-askîhk (calque)

References

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