waakaaʼigan

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *waᐧxkahikani (“house”). Cognate with Cree wâskahikan/ᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (aayskahikan, “house”).

Noun

waakaaʼigan (plural waakaaʼiganan) (inanimate)

  1. a house, building

Inflection
  • waakaaʼiganan (plural)
  • waakaaʼigaans (diminutive)
  • waakaaʼiganing (locative)
  • waakaaʼiganish (pejorative)

References
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