wiigwaas

Definition: birchbark

wiigwaas
>ni NE
>loc wiigwaasing; 1 birchbark.
>Full-vowel form: wiigwaas.

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: mokuk, birch bark container Last Year's Growth (Video of Ted Toulouse) Gete-wiigwaas Bwe-kik (Video of Ted & Mina Toulouse, Mary Ann Corbiere) N-nisaasii Mtig (Video of Ted Toulouse)
Unique ID: n73033056673n
GKS Reference Number: 21961
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