gaandakiiʼigan

Ojibwe

Etymology

• gaandakii’- (push using a pole) +‎ -gan (-nominalizer)
• Cognate with Unami kënthikàn (“setting pole, a pole to pry with”).

Noun

gaandakiiʼigan (plural gaandakiiʼiganan) (inanimate)

1. a push pole, pole for pushing a boat along

References

• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gaandakii-igan-ni