单词 | Ojibwa |
释义 | Ojibwa/ə(ʊ)ˈdʒɪbweɪ![]() noun (plural same or Ojibwas) 1A member of an American Indian people inhabiting a wide area around Lake Superior. Also called Chippewa.The Ojibwas had likewise used deception to their benefit in taking Michilimackinac....
2 [mass noun] The Algonquian language of the Ojibwa.There are two sources of native borrowing: the Canadian Indian languages such as Cree, Dene, and Ojibwa, and Inuktitut, the language of the Inuit or Eskimo....
adjective Relating to the Ojibwa or their language.Similarly, the Native Americans of the Chippewa / Ojibwa tribes thought that the Sun's flames were being extinguished, and so during an eclipse they would launch skywards burning arrows in order to replenish it....
OriginFrom Ojibwa ojibwe, said to mean 'puckered', with reference to their moccasins. |
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