gwiingwaʼaage

Ojibwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian [Term?]. Cognate to Algonquin kwingwaage and French carcajou/kinkajou (hence also English carcajou/kinkajou). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is there a surface analysis?”)

Noun

gwiingwaʼaage anim (plural gwiingwaʼaageg, diminutive gwiingwaʼaagens)

  1. wolverine, Gulo gulo

References

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