waakaaʼigan

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *waᐧxkahikani (“house”). Cognate with Cree wâskahikan/ᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (aayskahikan, “house”).

Noun

waakaaʼigan (plural waakaaʼiganan) (inanimate)

1. a house, building

Inflection

• waakaaʼiganan (plural)
• waakaaʼigaans (diminutive)
• waakaaʼiganing (locative)
• waakaaʼiganish (pejorative)

References

• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/waakaa'igan-ni