ishkonigan

Ojibwe

Etymology

Calque of English reservation, reserve, from ishkon- (“save it; reserve it; leave it”) +‎ -gan (concrete noun forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪʃ.kʰo.nɪˈɡʌn/

Noun

ishkonigan inan (plural ishkoniganan, locative ishkoniganing)

  1. An Indian reservation/reserve, a tract of land set apart by the US or government for the use of a Native American people

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “ishkonigan”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota
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