niiwana'

Ojibwe

Etymology

By surface analysis, niiwan- (“violently injured, killed”) +‎ -a'w (“act on h/ or it (animate) using a tool or medium”)

Verb

niiwana' (animate transitive)

  1. slaughter

Derived terms

References

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