wiigwaam
Definition:
house
Body
wiigwaam
>ni comm.
>loc wiigwaaming;
>pl wiigwaaman; 1 house. Pane yaa biindig wiigwaaming.
>He is always inside the house. AM1937.rs. Jiigdahaan iw wiigwaam aw kwe.
>That woman is sweeping out that house. AM1937.rs. Wiigwaamwaa sinii-wiigwaam.
>Their house is a stone house. AM1937.rs. 2 building. Aapiji go gichi-wiigiwaaman miskwasinii-wiigiwaaman mii imaa endazhi-gakinoohamaageyaan.
>They are very large buildings, brick buildings, where I teach. AW1941.rn. 3 wigwam, traditional structure. Zhitmawaawag giw waa-dzhi-mkadekewaad wiigwaaming.
>Something was prepared for them where they were to fast in a wigwam. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: wiigiwaam.
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:
n73033056424n
GKS Reference Number:
21958