Assiniboine

English

Etymology

From French Assiniboine, transcription of Ojibwe asinii-bwaan (“stone Sioux”).

Noun

Assiniboine pl (plural only)

Any member of an indigenous people related to the Sioux living in the Great Plains in the United States and Canada.

Synonyms

Hohe
Stoney

Translations

member of Assiniboine people

Cree: asinîpwâta, asinîpwâtak pl
French: assiniboine (fr) m, f, assiniboines (fr) pl

Ojibwe: asinii-bwaan, asinii-bwaanag pl
Ottawa: sinii-bwaan, sinii-bwaanag pl

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.