-wiiw

Ojibwe

Alternative forms

• -iiw

Noun

-wiiw (obligatorily possessed)

1. wife

   Miish eta go inzhishenh gaa-ayaad miinawaa wiiwan, miinawaa niizh ikwewag iko imaa gii-ayaawag, oshkiniigikweg.

   Then there was only my uncle and his wife, and there were two women, young women.

Derived terms

• giwiiw
• niwiiw
• owiiwan

Related terms

• wiid-
• wiidigemaagan
• wiiwi

See also

• ikwe
• -naabem

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/wiiw-nad