wiigwaas

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wiᐧkweᐧhsi (“birch”). Cognate with Cree waskway/ᐊᐧᐢᑲᐧᕀ (ayskayy, “birch”), Penobscot wìkʷesk (“birch”), Menominee wīkīh (“birch”), Montagnais ushkuai (“birch”).

• /wiigwaas-/ (stem form)

Noun

wiigwaas anim

1. American white birch (Betula papyrifera)
2. birch

Inflection

• wiigwaasag (plural)
• wiigwaasing (locative)
• wiigwaasens (diminutive)

Noun

wiigwaas inan

1. birch bark

Inflection

• wiigwaasan (plural)
• wiigwaasing (locative)
• wiigwaasens (diminutive)

References

• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/wiigwaas-ni
• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/wiigwaas-na