wiigwaasigamig

Ojibwe

Etymology

By surface analysis, wiigwaas- (“birch bark”) +‎ -wigamigw (“wigwam, lodge”). Cognate with Penobscot maskʷayíkamikʷ (“birch bark lodge”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy masqewikan (“birch bark house”), Cree waskwayikamik/ᐊᐧᐢᑲᐧᔨᑲᒥᐠ (ayskayyikamik, “birch bark wigwam”).

Noun

wiigwaasigamig inan (plural wiigwaasigamigoon, locative wiigwaasigamigong, diminutive wiigwaasigamigoons)

  1. birchbark lodge

Inflection

  • niwiigiwaam (1sg possessed)

References

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