baagaak'igan

Definition: basket splint, the wood for splints

baagaak'igan
>na comm.
>loc baagaakw’igning;
>pl baagaakw’ignak; 1 basket splint, the wood for splints Ozaam bangiishewagizi baagaakwahigan.
>There are too few of those black ash splints. AW1941.rn. Wiisgaak wa gwech enkaazang baagaak'ignak zhi'ndwaa.
>Black Ash is what's normally used to make splints for baskets. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: baagaakwahigan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72974480636n
GKS Reference Number: 11550
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