ziigigamide

Ojibwe

Etymology

ziig- (“pour, spill, flow”) + -gam- (“liquid”) + -de (“reflexive”)

Verb

ziigigamide (changed conjunct form zaagigamideg, augmented form ziigigamidemagad)

1. boil over

   Nimaamaa ogii-aabajitoon mashkawaji-bimide gii-ombigamiziged ji-ziigigamidesinok iwe odoombigamizigan.

   My mother used lard when she sugared off so her syrup wouldn't boil over.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ziigigamide

Independent	positive	negative
singular (0s)	ziigigamide	ziigigamidesinoon
obviative singular (0's)	ziigigamideni	ziigigamidesinini
plural (0p)	ziigigamidewan	ziigigamidesinoon
obviative plural (0'p)	ziigigamideniwan	ziigigamidesininiwan
Conjunct	positive	negative
singular or plural (0)	ziigigamideg	ziigigamidesinog
obviative singular or plural (0')	ziigigamidenig	ziigigamidesininig

Related terms

• ziigigamizo (“boil over, animate subject”)

See also

• onde (“boil”)

References

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