gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig

Ojibwe

Etymology

gikinoo’amaadi- (“they teach each other”) +‎ -wigamigw (“building, lodge”)

Noun

gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig inan (plural gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigoon, diminutive gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigoons, locative gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigong, stem gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigw-)

1. 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

• gekinooʼamaaged (“teacher”)
• gikinoo’amaw (“teach, let know”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gikinoo-amaadiiwigamig-ni