ishkonigan

Ojibwe

Etymology

Calque of English reservation, reserve, from ishkon- (“save it; reserve it; leave it”) +‎ -gan (concrete noun forming suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪʃ.kʰo.nɪˈɡʌn/

Noun

ishkonigan inan (plural ishkoniganan, locative ishkoniganing)

1. An Indian reservation/reserve, a tract of land set apart by the US or government for the use of a Native American people

References

• The Ojibwe People's dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ishkonigan-ni