onakizh

Ojibwe

Etymology

oN- (“arrange, form”) + -akiN (“stand, erect (an animate object)”)

Verb

onakizh (changed conjunct form wenakinaad, stem onakiN-)

  1. set up (an animate object)
  • onakidoon (“set up, with an inanimate object”)

References

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