bwi

Eastern Ojibwa

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *apwiya, cf. Ojibwe abwi and Plains Cree apoy.

Noun

bwi inan

  1. paddle

References
  • Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 177
  • Hewson, John (2017) “*apwiya”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

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Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *apwiya, cf. Ojibwe abwi and Plains Cree apoy.

Noun

bwi inan

  1. paddle

References
  • Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 177
  • Hewson, John (2017) “*apwiya”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
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