noun
also as·sin·i·boine əˈsinəˌbȯin
( plural assiniboin or assiniboins also assiniboine or assiniboines )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Ojibwa ŭsini-ŭpwäw a , literally, one who cooks by use of stones, from ŭsini stone + ŭpwäw a he cooks by roasting
1.
a. : a Siouan people of the area between the upper Missouri and middle Saskatchewan rivers
b. : a member of such people
2. : a dialect of Dakota spoken by the Assiniboin people