ziigwan

Ojibwe

Verb

ziigwan (changed conjunct form zaagwang)

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

Related terms

zaaziigwan (reduplication)
zayaaziigwan (initial change reduplication)

See also

References

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ziigwan-vii

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