"nigig" meaning in Ojibwe

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Noun

Forms: nigigwag [plural], nigigosh [pejorative], nigigoons [diminutive]
Etymology: From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa (“otter”). Etymology templates: {{inh|oj|alg-pro|*nekikwa||otter}} Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa (“otter”) Head templates: {{head|oj|noun|plural|nigigwag|pejorative|nigigosh|diminutive|nigigoons|g=an}} nigig anim (plural nigigwag, pejorative nigigosh, diminutive nigigoons)
  1. otter, Lontra canadensis Tags: animate Categories (lifeform): Animals, Mustelids

Download JSON data for nigig meaning in Ojibwe (1.6kB)

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        "4": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa (“otter”)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa (“otter”).",
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      "form": "nigigwag",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nigigosh",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
      ]
    },
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        "g": "an"
      },
      "expansion": "nigig anim (plural nigigwag, pejorative nigigosh, diminutive nigigoons)",
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    }
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  "lang": "Ojibwe",
  "lang_code": "oj",
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  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "oj",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "oj:Animals",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "oj",
          "name": "Mustelids",
          "orig": "oj:Mustelids",
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            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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        }
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        "otter, Lontra canadensis"
      ],
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        [
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          "otter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
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}
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      "form": "nigigwag",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "nigigosh",
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      "form": "nigigoons",
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      ]
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ojibwe",
  "lang_code": "oj",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "Ojibwe animate nouns",
        "Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ojibwe entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Ojibwe lemmas",
        "Ojibwe nouns",
        "Ojibwe terms derived from Proto-Algonquian",
        "Ojibwe terms inherited from Proto-Algonquian",
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        "oj:Mustelids"
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      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
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