Browse the Anishinaabe Alphabet

B


Bookwaanweshin
(Book-waan-we-shin)
adv
Broken tail (animal)

Boonaanggwe daabaan
(Boo-naa-ngwe daa-baan)
n
Dump truck

Boonaanmad
(Boo-naan-mad )
v
Wind dying down

Boonam
(Boo-nam)
v
Laying with no movement

Boonamook
(Boo-na-mook)
v
They are laying eggs

Boongidehtaadiwin
(Boon-gi-deh-taa-di-win)
v
The art of forgiving, Letting go

Boongidehto
(Boon-gi-deh-to )
v
Forgive Him, Her or Them (singular)

Boongidehtowishin
(Boon-gi-deh-to-wi-sh-in )
v
Forgive me

Boongidehtwaa
(Boon-gi-deh-twaa)
v
To let go from the heart (forgiving)

Booni-
(Boo-ni- )
v
Quit (doing something (p.v.j)

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