omiimii

Ojibwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *wemiᐧmiᐧwa. Cognate to Eastern Ojibwa/Ottawa miimii, Potawatomi mimi, Plains Cree omîmîw

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈmiːˌmiː/

Noun

omiimii anim (plural omiimiig, diminutive omiimiins)

  1. a pigeon, a dove
    1. (originally) a passenger pigeon (†Ectopistes migratorius)

References

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