wiigwaasigamig

Ojibwe

Etymology

• /wiigwaas-/ (stem): birch, birch-bark
• /-wigamigw/ (final) lodge, house, built structure

Cognate with Penobscot maskʷayíkamikʷ (“birch bark lodge”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy masqewikan (“birch bark house”), Cree waskwayikamik/ᐊᐧᐢᑲᐧᔨᑲᒥᐠ (ayskayyikamik, “birch bark wigwam”).

Noun

wiigwaasigamig (plural wiigwaasigamigoon) (inanimate)

1. birchbark lodge

Inflection

• wiigwaasigamigoon (plural)
• wiigwaasigamigoons (diminutive)
• wiigwaasigamigong (locative)
• niwiigiwaam (1sg possessed)

References

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