wiigiwaam

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi (“house, wigwam”). Cognate with Menominee we·kewam, Abenaki wigwôm, Penobscot wigwom, Unami wikëwam, Munsee wíikwahm.

Noun

wiigiwaam inan (plural wiigiwaaman, diminutive wiigiwaamens, locative wiigiwaaming)

1. wigwam, lodge

   Bebesho badakidewan iniw wiigiwaaman.

   The wigwams stand close to each other.

Derived terms

• akiiwe-wiigiwaam
• wiigiwaamaak

Related terms

• -gamigw
• -wigamigw

See also

• wiigwaas
• wiish

References

• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/wiigiwaam-ni