apakwaadan

Ojibwe

Etymology

From apakwe (put on a roof, cover a lodge) + -d (act on)

Verb

apakwaadan (stem apakwaad-, changed conjunct form epakwaadang)

  1. roof (something)
    Aaniin epiichiid gaa-anokaadang waakaa'igan. Zhigwa na odapakwaadaan.
    How far along is he with the work on the house? Is he putting the roof on it yet?
  • -apakwe

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “apakwaadan”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota
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