wiigiwaam
Ojibwe
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi (“house, wigwam”). Cognate with Menominee we·kewam, Abenaki wigwôm, Penobscot wigwom, Unami wikëwam, Munsee wíikwahm.
- /wiigiwaam-/ (stem form)
- /-wigamigw/ (final)
Noun
wiigiwaam (plural wiigiwaaman) (inanimate)
- wigwam, lodge
Inflection
- wiigiwaaman (plural)
- wiigiwaamens (diminutive)
- wiigiwaaming (locative)
- niwiigiwaam (1sg possessed)
Related terms
- /-gamigw/ (final)
References
- https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/wiigiwaam-ni