ziigwan

Ojibwe

Verb

ziigwan (changed conjunct form zaagwang)

  1. be spring
    Niwii-gitige ziigwang.
    I'm going to plant this spring.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ziigwan
Independent positive negative
singular (0) ziigwan ziigwanzinoon
obviative singular (0') ziigwanini ziigwanzinini
Conjunct positive negative
singular (0) ziigwang ziigwanzinog
obviative singular (0') ziigwaninig ziigwanzininig

Derived terms

  • ziigwanendaagwad - it feels like spring
  • Ziigwani-gakaabikaang - Seguin Falls, Ontario
  • ziigwanishi - spend spring somewhere else
  • ziigwanong - last spring
  • zaaziigwan (reduplication)
  • zayaaziigwan (initial change reduplication)

See also

References

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