mooz

Ojibwe

Alternative forms

moonz

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moːz/

Note: moonz is an alternative spelling. The vowel oo is nasalized between a nasal consonant (m or n) and a sibilant consonant (z, s, zh, sh).

Noun

mooz anim (plural moozoog, diminutive moozoons, stem moozw-)

moose
Mooz omawinadaan waasakonenjiganens.
A moose is charging the light.

References

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mooz-na

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Noun

mooz anim (plural moozoog)

moose

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 174

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