wiigiwaam

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi (“house, wigwam”). Cognate with Menominee we·kewam, Abenaki wigwôm, Penobscot wigwom, Unami wikëwam, Munsee wíikwahm.

/wiigiwaam-/ (stem form)
/-wigamigw/ (final)

Noun

wiigiwaam (plural wiigiwaaman) (inanimate)

wigwam, lodge

Inflection

wiigiwaaman (plural)
wiigiwaamens (diminutive)
wiigiwaaming (locative)
niwiigiwaam (1sg possessed)

Related terms

/-gamigw/ (final)

References

https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/wiigiwaam-ni

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