inwewin

Ojibwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *eθwe·weni. Equivalent to inwe (“S/he speaks a certain way”) +‎ -win (“concept-noun-forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnweːwɪn/

Noun

inwewin inan (plural inwewinan)

  1. a way of speaking: a language, a dialect, a macrolanguage
    Maamawi wiiji'ididaa dazhiikamang gidinwewininaan.
    Let's work together revitalizing our language.

References

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