How to Say “Pizza” in Ojibwe

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• The concept of 'cheese', a key part of pizza, is a relatively recent addition to the Ojibwe vocabulary, as dairy was not a primary staple before European contact.
• If an Ojibwe speaker says they 'have' a pizza, the verb used will often express 'possession of an inanimate object', which is grammatically distinct from possessing a person or an animal.
• Because pizza is a relatively new arrival in the language, it is often treated as a 'foreign' noun, which can change how it interacts with possessive particles.