A Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language, Explained in English: This Language Is Spoken by the Chippewa Indians, as Also by the Otawas, Potawatamis and Algonquins, With Little Difference; For the Use of

Excerpt from A Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language, Explained in English: This Language Is Spoken by the Chippewa Indians, as Also by the Otawas, Potawatamis and Algonquins, With Little Difference; For the Use of Missionaries, and Other Persons Living Among the Above Mentioned Indians

Abo, in compositions, signifies liquid. It is used when the first part of the composed word ends in a conso nant as: Manadamrinabo, corn soup; (mandarin/z, Indian corn.) Totoshabo, milk; (tot/wk, female breast.) - But when the first part of the composed word terminates in a vowel, the word wabo is used instead of donj - S. Wane.

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