Assiniboin

[ uh-sin-uh-boin ]

noun

, plural As·sin·i·boins, (especially collectively) As·sin·i·boin

1. a member of a Siouan people of northeastern Montana and adjacent parts of Canada.
2. the Siouan language spoken by the Assiniboin.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Assiniboin or their language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Assiniboin¹

First recorded in 1675–85; from Canadian French Assiniboine, from Ojibwe (Saulteaux dialect) assini·-pwa·n literally, “stone Sioux” (equivalent to unattested Proto-Algonquian aʔsenyi “stone” + unattested pwa·θa “enemy tribesman”)

Example Sentences

He understood scarcely a word of French or English, and spoke only when addressed in his native Assiniboin.

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Murray silently pointed to his Assiniboin companion, who apparently understood nothing of the conversation.

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He was apparently an Assiniboin brave, decked out in cariboo robe and blanket, fringed leggings, and beaded moccasins.

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It is the Pish-tah-te-koosh of the Algonkin tribes, "reckoned the fleetest animal in the prairie country about the Assiniboin."

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Though half-Cheyenne and half-Assiniboin, he spoke English well, and manifested a marked sense of humor.

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