In Mohawk the word for wolf is okwaho.
In Seneca the word for wolf is: tha:yö:nih
In Cayuga the word for wolf is: otahy:ni:
In Onondaga the word for wolf is: thahyų:nih
In Cherokee (an Iroquoian language) the word for wolf is wahya.
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THe general term for wolf in Ojibwe is ma`iingan. In various Ojibwe dialects this becomes mahiingan, maa'iinganand mayiingan.
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The Odawa (Ottawa) word for wolf is m'iingan.
Maengun
Habah
eagle, wolf, buffalo, bear
One translation of the word 'ojibwa'' means ''puckered up'' and probably refers to the puckered seams on Ojibwa moccasins.
The wolf symbolizes different things to different tribes. For us, the wolf symbolizes strength , intelligence, cunning and a being close to the spirit world.
ᏩᏯ (Pronounced as either: waya or wahya, sometimes as wahaya. all the 'a's make the 'o' sound in hot.) Also see related links for Cherokee lessons.
Sumanitu TakaIt depends upon which tribe. The Sioux tribes each spoke a variation of the Siouan language.Shungkmanitutonka is the Lakota word for wolf.In Lakota it is Å¡ung'manitu tanka [you say shoonk.manee.too.tonka]. The literal meaning is "a big dog that hunts walking".
the word Mesabi is a Ojibwa name meaning giant
One word used to express "white man" is wayaabishkiiwed.
There is no word okeh in the Ojibwa language, in 1740 or at any other time.One of the many proposed origins of the slang term "ok" is a Choctaw/Chickasaw word okeh (meaning "it is indeed") but this is generally considered to be incorrect.
The Ojibwe/Ojibwa/Chippewa word for midnight is aabitaa-dibik. At midnight is aabitaa-dibikag, after midnight is ishkwaa-aabitaa-dibikak.
what form of word is wolf
The word "wolf" is pronounced as /wʊlf/.
No, the word "wolf" only has one syllable.