migizi

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *mekesiwa. Cognate with Cree mikisiw (“bald eagle”), Montagnais mitshishu (“bald eagle”).

Noun

migizi anim (plural migiziwag, obviative migiziwan, diminutive migiziins)

  1. bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    Bibigwe migizi. ― A bald eagle makes fluting sounds.

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References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “migizi”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota
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