zhiishiibiins

Ojibwe

Etymology

zhiishiib + a diminutive suffix

Noun

zhiishiibiins

  1. duckling (baby duck)
Transformations
  • ᔒᐦᔒᐲᓐᐦᔅ (zhiishiibens) unaffected
  • ᔖᐦᔒᐲᓐᐦᔅ (zhaashiibens) initial change
  • ᔖᔒᐦᔒᐲᓐᐦᔅ (zhaazhiishiibens) reduplication
  • ᔕᐦᔮᐦᔒᐲᓐᐦᔅ (zhayaazhiishiibens) initial change reduplication
  • ᔥᐦᔮᐦᔒᐲᓐᐦᔅ (zhyaazhiishiibens) initial change reduplication with syncope
Other syllabic forms
  • Fully pointed (mixed-finals and Eastern A-finals): ᔒᐦᔒᐲᓐᐦᔅ
  • Common Eastern A-finals: ᔒᔒᐱᓐᔅ
  • Unpointed Eastern A-finals: ᔑᔑᐱᔅ

References

  • Freelang Electronic Ojibwe Dictionary
  • Frederic, Baraga, A Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language, explained in English (1878; Montréal: Beauchemin & Valois)
  • Joseph Cuoq, Lexique de la Langue Algonquine (1886; Montréal: J. Chapleau & Fils)
  • John D. Nichols and Earl Nyholm, A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe (1995; Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press)
  • Richard A. Rhodes, Eastern Ojibwa-Chippewa-Ottawa Dictionary (1985; Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter)
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