gaawyekaajgan

Definition: quillbox

gaawyekaajgan >ni >pl gaawyekaajganan; 1 quillbox. De-mnik go ko zhoon'yaa gshkitoon gaawyekaajganan daawet. >She usually earns a fair bit of money when she sells quillboxes. MC2005.cs. >Full-vowel form: gaawayekaajigan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Related Heritage Item: box, quilled
Unique ID: n7303069645n
GKS Reference Number: 14920
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