Bungi

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/bʌnˈɡiː/

noun

A member of an Ojibwe people of central North America, the Manitoba Saulteaux.

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nounBungi (plural Bungi or Bungis)

plural Bungis · alternative Bungay · alternative Bungee · alternative Bungie · alternative Bungy

  1. A member of an Ojibwe people of central North America, the Manitoba Saulteaux.
proper noun

alternative Bungay · alternative Bungee · alternative Bungie · alternative Bungy

  1. A creole language formerly spoken in the Red River settlement of Manitoba.

Origin

1776 sense of people, 1951 language. From Algonquian, compare Cree ᐸᐦᑭ (pahki, “part, thing, a little”), Ojibwe bangii (“part, thing, a little”)/ᐸᓐᑶ.

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APA

Bungi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bungi

MLA

“Bungi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bungi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bungi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bungi.

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