wanagekogamig

Ojibwe

Etymology

By surface analysis, wanagekw- (“bark, tree-bark”) +‎ -gamigw (“lodge, house, built structure”). Cognate with Menominee wanākǣhkikamek (“bark house”), Unami hòkèsikaon (“bark house”).

Noun

wanagekogamig inan (plural wanagekogamigoon, locative wanagekogamigong, diminutive wanagekogamigoons)

  1. birchbark lodge

References

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