nigig

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Algonquin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa (otter).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nigig

  1. otter

Ojibwe

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Alternative forms

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ngig (Odawa dialect)

Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa (otter).

Noun

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nigig anim (plural nigigwag, pejorative nigigosh, diminutive nigigoons)

  1. otter, Lontra canadensis