nibi

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Algonquin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ojibwe nibi, from Proto-Algonquian *nepyi, from Proto-Algic *nepiʔi (water).

Noun[edit]

nibi

  1. water

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

nibi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of にび

Ojibwe[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *nepyi, from Proto-Algic *nepiʔi (water).

Noun[edit]

nibi inan (stem nibyi-, locative nibiing, distributive locative nibiikaang)

  1. water
    Anaamakamig bimaabikisin i'iw nibi.
    The water line runs under the ground.

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