shkon'gan
Definition:
reservation (American term), reserve (Canadian term)
Body
shkon'gan
>ni comm.
>loc shkonâganing;
>pl shkonâganan; 1 reservation (American term), reserve (Canadian term). Gaawii ngoji waa-nji-rollerbladewing shkonganing zaam go naa maanaaddoon miiknan.
>There's nowhere to go rollerblading on the reservation because the roads are too bad. MC2011.cs. Endso-niizho-bboon aanjgimaakewak shkon'ganing.
>They have an election every two years on the reserve. MC2005.cs. Giizhkiki niibna aawan oodi nikeyiing maanda shkon'gan.
>Much of that part of this reserve is cedar bush. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: Ishkonigan.
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).
Unique ID:
n73031483073n
GKS Reference Number:
21310