onigam

Ojibwe

Etymology

Cognate with Cree onikâhp (“portage”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌonɪˈɡʌm/

Noun

onigam inan (plural onigamiin, locative onigamiing, diminutive onigamiins)

1. a portage

Derived terms

• Onigamiinsing (“Duluth, Minnesota; Onigum, Minnesota”)

Descendants

• → English: Onigum

References

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