gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig
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Ojibwe[edit]
Etymology[edit]
gikinoo’amaadi- (“they teach each other”) + -wigamigw (“building, lodge”)
Noun[edit]
gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig inan (plural gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigoon, diminutive gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigoons, locative gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigong, stem gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigw-)
- school
- Apii gii-onji-gibaakwa’awaad gikinoo’maadiiwigamig ji-noojinikawewaad, gii-azhegiiweyang gabeshiwin mii dash akandoowinkeyang.
- When school closed for Goose Break, we went back to the camp and finished making the hunting-blind.
Related terms[edit]
- gekinooʼamaaged (“teacher”)
- gikinoo’amaw (“teach, let know”)
References[edit]
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gikinoo-amaadiiwigamig-ni