onigam

Ojibwe

Etymology

Cognate with Cree onikâhp (“portage”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌonɪˈɡʌm/

Noun

onigam inan (plural onigamiin, locative onigamiing, diminutive onigamiins)

  1. a portage

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Onigum

References

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