odaawaa

Ojibwe

Etymology

Cognate to Eastern Ojibwa/Ottawa daawaa and Potawatomi wdawa. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

odaawaa anim (plural odaawaag)

  1. an Odawa/Ottawa
  2. a trader

Derived terms

  • odaawaakwe (Odawa woman)
  • odaawaa-minis (Manitoulin Island)
  • odaawaamo (S/he speaks Odawa)
  • odaawaa-zaaga'igan (Lac Courte Oreilles)
  • adaawe

Descendants

  • English: Ottawa, Odawa, Odaawaa, Ottowa
    • French: Ottawa
    • Japanese: オタワ
    • Russian: Оттава (Ottava)

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