bigiike

Ojibwe

Etymology

bigiw (“tar, pitch”) +‎ -ke (“make, produce, gather”)

Verb

bigiike (changed conjunct form begiiked)

1. apply pitch, tar, or putty

Conjugation

Conjugation of bigiike

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	nimbigiike	nimbigiikesii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	gibigiike	gibigiikesii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	bigiike	bigiikesii(n)
Obviative (3')	bigiikewan	bigiikesiiwan
Indefinite (X)	bigiikem	bigiikesiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	nimbigiikemin	nimbigiikesiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	gibigiikemin	gibigiikesiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	gibigiikem	gibigiikesiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	bigiikewag	bigiikesiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	bigiikeyaan	bigiikesiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	bigiikeyan/yin	bigiikesiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	bigiiked	bigiikesig
Obviative (3')	bigiikenid	bigiikesinid/sinig
Indefinite (X)	bigiikeng	bigiikesing
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	bigiikeyaang	bigiikesiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	bigiikeyang/ying	bigiikesiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	bigiikeyeg	bigiikesiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	bigiikewaad	bigiikesiwaa

Derived terms

• bigiikaadan

See also

• agokazh

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/bigiike-vai