wiijiʼ
Ojibwe
Etymology
wiid- (“with, accompany”) + -ʼ (“cause to be or the act”)
Verb
wiijiʼ (changed conjunct form waajiʼaad)
- help
- Nimaamaa ko ngii-wiijiʼaa gii-paasang waawaashkeshiwi-wiiyaas.
- I used to help my mother when she dried deer meat.
- play with
- go with
Derived terms
- wiijiʼidiwag (“they help each other”)
Related terms
- wiidookaw (“help”)
- wiiji-odaminoom (“play with”)
- wiijiʼiwe (“go with people, accompany people”)
- wiijiiw (“go/come with, accompany”)
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/wiiji-vta