gichi-ziibi

Ojibwe

Etymology

From gichi- (“big”) +‎ ziibiw- (“river”).

Noun

gichi-ziibi inan (plural gichi-ziibiwan, locative gichi-ziibiing)

big river
Mississippi River

References

https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gichi-ziibi-ni

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