zhiiwaagamizigan
Ojibwe
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Etymology
[edit]zhiiwaagamizan (“cook to a syrup”) + -gan (“nominalizer”)
Noun
[edit]zhiiwaagamizigan inan (locative zhiiwaagamiziganing)
- syrup, maple syrup
- Gagwe-minotoon iwe zhiiwaagamizigan wezhitooyin.
- Try and make the syrup you're making good.
Derived terms
[edit]- zhiiwaagamiziganike (“make syrup”)
See also
[edit]- ziinzibaakwadwaaboo (“maple sap”)
References
[edit]- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ziinzibaakwadwaaboo-ni