-nik

head

-nik (plural -nikan, obligatorily possessed)


mashkikiwaaboo

From Proto-Algonquian *maškihkyiwaᐧpowi (“herbal infusion”). Compound of mashkikiw- (“grass, herb, medicine”) + -aaboo (“liquid”). Cognate with Cree ᒪᐢᑭᐦᑭᐊᐧᐱᕀ (maskihkiaypiy, “medicine water, potion, tea”), Fox mashishkiwâpowi (“tea”), Menominee maskīhkiwapoh (“tea”).


-koonzh

head

-koonzh (plural -koonzhan, obligatorily possessed)

nikoonzh

dakookoonzhe


inini

inini anim (plural ininiwag, obviative ininiwan, diminutive ininiins, pejorative ininiwish)

ininiwag (plural)
ininiwan (obviative)
ininiins (diminutive)
ininiwish (pejorative)

Bedowe gaagiigidod aʼawe inini.


nibi

nibi inan (stem nibyi-, locative nibiing, distributive locative nibiikaang)

nibyi- (stem)
nibiing (locative)
nibiikaang (distributive locative)

From Proto-Algonquian *nepyi, from Proto-Algic *nepiʔi (“water”).

Anaamakamig bimaabikisin i'iw nibi.


bimide

bimide inan (plural bimiden, locative bimideng, stem bimidew-)

bimiden (plural)
bimideng (locative)
bimidew- (stem)


ziibi

→⇒ English: Mississippi


mashkiki

oj-noun

mashkiki (plural mashkikiwan, locative mashkikiing)

mashkikiwan (plural)
mashkikiing (locative)

From Proto-Algonquian *maškihkyiwi (“grass, herb, medicine”). Cognate with Menominee maskīhkiw (“medicine”), Fox mashishki (“herb”), Cree ᒪᐢᑭᐦᑭᕀ (maskihkiy, “herb, medicine”).


-iibid

head

-iibid (plural -iibidan, obligatorily possessed)


eshkan

eshkan inan (plural eshkanan, diminutive eshkanens, pejorative eshkanish)

eshkanan (plural)
eshkanens (diminutive)
eshkanish (pejorative)

Eshkan indawaaj aabajitoodaa.


ozhige

wezhiged (conjunct)
nindoozhige (first-person singular)
nindoozhigesii (first-person negative singular)
nindoozhigesiin (first-person negative singular)
gidoozhige (second-person singular)
gidoozhigesii (negative second-person singular)
gidoozhigesiin (negative second-person singular)
ozhige (singular third-person)
ozhigesii (negative singular third-person)
ozhigesiin (negative singular third-person)
ozhigewan (obviative third-person)
ozhigesiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
ozhigem (indefinite)
ozhigesiim (indefinite negative)
nindoozhigemin (exclusive first-person plural)
nindoozhigesiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gidoozhigemin (first-person inclusive plural)
gidoozhigesiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gidoozhigem (plural second-person)
gidoozhigesiim (negative plural second-person)
ozhigewag (plural third-person)
ozhigesiiwag (negative plural third-person)
ozhigeyaan (first-person singular)
ozhigesiwaan (first-person negative singular)
ozhigeyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
ozhigesiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
ozhiged (singular third-person)
ozhigesig (negative singular third-person)
ozhigenid (obviative third-person)
ozhigesinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
ozhigeng (indefinite)
ozhigesing (indefinite negative)
ozhigeyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
ozhigesiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
ozhigeyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
ozhigesiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
ozhigeyeg (plural second-person)
ozhigesiweg (negative plural second-person)
ozhigewaad (plural third-person)
ozhigesiwaad (negative plural third-person)

oN- (arrange, form) + -ig- (dwelling) + -e (incorporating final)


bigiw

Mii go ezhi-waabandamaang ji-onjigaasinog mii onjigaag, bigiw imaa ezhi agokanangid.

We looked to make sure they wouldn't leak and if they did, we stuck pitch on them.


biiwaabik

biiwaabik inan (plural biiwaabikoon, diminutive biiwaabikoons, locative biiwaabikong, stem biiwaabikw-)

biiwaabikoon (plural)
biiwaabikoons (diminutive)
biiwaabikong (locative)
biiwaabikw- (stem)

Equivalent to biiw- (“scatter, disperse”) + -aabikw (“metal, mineral”). Related to Plains Cree pîwâpisk.

affix

Nawaj gozigwan iwe ashkikomaan apiich idash iwe biiwaabik.


gabeshiwin

head

gabeshiwin inan (plural gabeshiwinan, diminutive gabeshiwinens, locative gabeshiwining)

gabeshiwinan (plural)
gabeshiwinens (diminutive)
gabeshiwining (locative)

gabeshi (“camp, set up camp”) + -win (noun forming final)

suffix

Biichaa 'i gabeshiwin endazhindaman.

That campsite you're talking about is a long ways from here.


niibinaakwaanininj

oj-noun

niibinaakwaanininj (plural niibinaakwaanininjiin, locative niibinakwaanininjiing)

niibinaakwaanininjiin (plural)
niibinakwaanininjiing (locative)


mashkode

head

mashkode inan (plural mashkoden, diminutive mashkodens, locative mashkodeng, stem mashkodew-)

mashkoden (plural)
mashkodens (diminutive)
mashkodeng (locative)
mashkodew- (stem)

Cognate with Plains Cree maskotêw, Ottawa mshkode, Potawatomi mshkodé, Fox mashkotêwi, Miami mahkoteewi, Penobscot mskòte. Related to mashkosiw (“grass”).


nitii

Borrowed from French le thé (“the tea”), ultimately from Hokkien 茶 (tê).


miskwaabik

oj-noun

miskwaabik inan (plural miswaabikoon, locative miskwaabikong, diminutive miskwaabikoons)

miswaabikoon (plural)
miskwaabikong (locative)
miskwaabikoons (diminutive)

From miskw- (“red”) + -aabikw (“metal, mineral”)