Ojibwe

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *mekesiwa. Cognate with Cree mikisiw (bald eagle), Montagnais mitshishu (bald eagle).

Noun

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migizi (plural migiziwag)

  1. bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Inflection

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  • migiziwag (plural)
  • migiziins (diminutive)
  • migiziwan (obviative)

Derived terms

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See also

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