zhiiwaagamizigan

Ojibwe

Incubator has an article on Zhiiwaagamizigan in Northwestern Ojibwe

Etymology

By surface analysis, zhiiwaagamizan (“cook to a syrup”) +‎ -gan (“nominalizer”)

Noun

zhiiwaagamizigan inan (locative zhiiwaagamiziganing)

  1. syrup, maple syrup
    Gagwe-minotoon iwe zhiiwaagamizigan wezhitooyin.
    Try and make the syrup you're making good.

Derived terms

  • zhiiwaagamiziganike (“make syrup”)

See also

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “zhiiwaagamizigan”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota
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