waakaaʼigan

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *waᐧxkahikani (“house”). Cognate with Cree wâskahikan/ᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (aayskahikan, “house”).

Noun

waakaaʼigan inan (plural waakaaʼiganan, locative waakaaʼiganing, diminutive waakaaʼigaans, pejorative waakaaʼiganish)

  1. a house, building

References

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