wiigiwaamaak

Ojibwe

Etymology

By surface analysis, wiigiwaam (“wigwam, lodge”) +‎ -aakw (“stick”)

Noun

wiigiwaamaak inan (plural wiigiwaamaakoon, diminutive wiigiwaamaakoons, locative wiigiwaamaakong)

  1. wigwam frame
    Wiigiwaamaak gaye ganabaj imaa gii-ayaa.
    I think there was a wigwam frame there.

References

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