Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

nimisenh nad gh
Listen

my older sister

Note:
There is no simple independent word for older sister. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=miseny-/ older sister to make a full word:
  • nimisenh my older sister (1s-3s)
  • gimisenh your older sister (2s-3s)
  • omisenyan h/ older sister
    • [MN] omisenyan h/ older sister/older sisters (3s-3')
    • [BL] omisenyan h/ older sister (3s-3's)
    • [BL] omisenya’ h/ older sisters (3s-3'p)
The same terms are used for an older female parallel cousin (father's brother's daughter; mother's sister's daughter).
    Some basic forms of nimisenh my older sister are:



    nimisenh sg; nimisenyag pl; Stem: /nimisenhy-/

    nimisenh sg es
    Listen

    gh
    Listen

    nimisenyag pl es
    Listen

    gh
    Listen

    The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
    Nora Livesay, Editor
    John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

    with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

    Word Family

    =miseny- nad STEM OF: older sister; STEM OF: older female parallel cousin (father's brother's daughter; mother's sister's daughter)
    nimisenh nad my older sister gimisenh nad your older sister omisenyan nad h/ older sister

    Additional Resources

    Many of the words in the Ojibwe People's Dictionary have related resources. Click through to the full dictionary entry to hear audio recordings, see images, read documents and watch videos. Here's a key to resource icons.

    • Audio recordings
    • Images
    • Video
    • Documents

    Speakers & Regions Key

    Individual speakers and speakers from different regions use different words when speaking. Each audio recording is marked with the initials of the Ojibwe speaker. Click on a speaker's initials to go to the speaker's bio page. If an Ojibwe word is particular to a certain region, it will be marked with a region code. Click on the region code to go to the Regions page.