bigiw

Ojibwe

Noun

bigiw inan (diminutive bigiins)

  1. pitch, tar
    Mii go ezhi-waabandamaang ji-onjigaasinog mii onjigaag, bigiw imaa ezhi agokanangid.
    We looked to make sure they wouldn't leak and if they did, we stuck pitch on them.

Derived terms

References

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