wiigwaasaatig

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wiᐧkweᐧhsaᐧhtekwa (“birch”). By surface analysis, wiigwaas (“birch”) +‎ -aatig (“tree”). Cognate with Menominee wīkīhsāhtek.

Noun

wiigwaasaatig anim (plural wiigwaasaatigoog, locative wiigwaasaatigong, diminutive wiigwaasaatigoons, pejorative wiigwaasaatigosh)

  1. a birch tree, paper birch tree

References

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