Assiniboin

[ uh-sin-uh-boin ]

noun,plural As·sin·i·boins, (especially collectively) As·sin·i·boin for 1.

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

adjective

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

Origin of Assiniboin

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”)

Also called Na·ko·ta [nuh-koh-tuh], /nəˈkoʊ tə/, Na·ko·da [nuh-koh-duh] /nəˈkoʊ də/ .

Words Nearby Assiniboin

How to use Assiniboin in a sentence

He understood scarcely a word of French or English, and spoke only when addressed in his native Assiniboin.
South from Hudson Bay | E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
Murray silently pointed to his Assiniboin companion, who apparently understood nothing of the conversation.
South from Hudson Bay | E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
He was apparently an Assiniboin brave, decked out in cariboo robe and blanket, fringed leggings, and beaded moccasins.
The Cryptogram | William Murray Graydon
It is the Pish-tah-te-koosh of the Algonkin tribes, "reckoned the fleetest animal in the prairie country about the Assiniboin."
The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems | H. L. Gordon
Though half-Cheyenne and half-Assiniboin, he spoke English well, and manifested a marked sense of humor.
A Daughter of the Middle Border | Hamlin Garland

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