ziinzibaakwadwaaboo
Ojibwe edit
Etymology edit
ziinzibaakwadw- (“maple sugar”) + -aaboo (“useful or consumable liquid”)
Noun edit
ziinzibaakwadwaaboo inan (locative ziinzibaakwadwaaboong, stem ziinzibaakwadwaaboow-)
- maple sap
- Mewinzha giiwenh gaawiin ogii-siigwebinanziinaawaa ziinzibaakwadwaaboo.
- It's said that long ago they never spilled any sap.
See also edit
- bigiwizigan (“maple taffy”)
- iskigamizige (“boil sap”)
- zhiiwaagamizigan (“maple syrup”)
References edit
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ziinzibaakwadwaaboo-ni