wiigiwaam

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Ojibwe[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

wiigiwaam inan (plural wiigiwaaman, diminutive wiigiwaamens, locative wiigiwaaming)

  1. wigwam, lodge
    Bebesho badakidewan iniw wiigiwaaman.
    The wigwams stand close to each other.

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