nigig

Algonquin edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa (“otter”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [nɪˈɡɪɡ]

Noun edit

nigig

otter

Ojibwe edit

Alternative forms edit

ngig (Odawa dialect)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa (“otter”).

Noun edit

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

otter, Lontra canadensis

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