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Ojibwe is made up of many different dialects, so as a result there are many different words meaning "spirit" in the Ojibwe language:

  • aadisookaan
  • achaag
  • achaak
  • ojaak
  • bawaagan (a guardian spirit animal)
  • bawaajigan mayaajiiging (a guardian spirit plant)
  • gichi-manidoo (Great Spirit)
  • gichi-ojichaag (Holy Spirit
  • giizis (sun spirit)
  • jiibay (spirit of the dead)
  • Jiibayaabooz (spirit rabbit)
  • maji-achaag (bad spirit)
  • maji-aya`aa (evil spirit)
  • Makwa Manidoo (bear spirit)
  • Manidoo-bizhiki (buffalo spirit)
  • zhaawanosii (south spirit)
  • ninjaak (my spirit)
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The general Ojibwe term for Great Spirit is Gichi-manidoo. An alternate term is gichi-ojichaag.

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