apakwaadan

Ojibwe

Etymology

• apakwe (put on a roof, cover a lodge) + -d (act on)

Verb

apakwaadan (stem apakwaad-, changed conjunct form epakwaadang)

1. roof (something)

   Aaniin epiichiid gaa-anokaadang waakaa'igan. Zhigwa na odapakwaadaan.

   How far along is he with the work on the house? Is he putting the roof on it yet?

Related terms

• -apakwe

References

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