wiigwaasi-makak

Ojibwe

Etymology

From

• /wiigwaasi-/ (prenoun): birch-bark
• /makak/: box, basket

Noun

wiigwaasi-makak (plural wiigwaasi-makakoon) (inanimate)

1. birchbark basket or box

   Atoon imaa wiigwaasi-makakong.

   put it in the birchbark makak.

Inflection

• wiigwaasi-makakoon (plural)
• wiigwaasi-makakong (locative)
• wiigwaasi-makakoons (diminutive)
• wiigwaasi-makakosh (pejorative)

See also

• biskitenaagan

References

• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/wiigwaasi-makak-ni