ziigigamide

Ojibwe

Etymology

ziig- (“pour, spill, flow”) + -gam- (“liquid”) + -de (“reflexive”)

Verb

ziigigamide (changed conjunct form zaagigamideg, augmented form ziigigamidemagad)

  1. boil over
    Nimaamaa ogii-aabajitoon mashkawaji-bimide gii-ombigamiziged ji-ziigigamidesinok iwe odoombigamizigan.
    My mother used lard when she sugared off so her syrup wouldn't boil over.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ziigigamide
Independent positive negative
singular (0s) ziigigamide ziigigamidesinoon
obviative singular (0's) ziigigamideni ziigigamidesinini
plural (0p) ziigigamidewan ziigigamidesinoon
obviative plural (0'p) ziigigamideniwan ziigigamidesininiwan
Conjunct positive negative
singular or plural (0) ziigigamideg ziigigamidesinog
obviative singular or plural (0') ziigigamidenig ziigigamidesininig
  • ziigigamizo (“boil over, animate subject”)

See also

References

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