Ziigwan

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 Ojibwe 1.1 Preverb 1.2 Derived terms 1.3 Transformations 1.4 See also

Ojibwe

Preverb

ziigwan= (consonant root)
ziigwani- (lexical)

1. spring, springtime

Derived terms

ziigwan=

1. ziigwan (intransitive verb, inanimate subject)

   it is spring, it is springtime

2. ziigwanishi (intransitive verb, animate subject)

   spend spring somewhere else

3. ziigwanong (particle)

   last spring

4. awas-ziigwanong (particle)

   spring before last

5. ziigwanindaagwad (intransitive verb, inanimate subject)

   it is considered to be spring

ziigwani-

1. Ziigwani-gakaabikaang (place)

   Seguin Falls, Ontario

Transformations

• ziigwan= (unaffected)
• zaagwan= (initial change)
• zaaziigwan= (reduplication)
• zayaaziigwan= (initial change reduplication)

See also

• biboon
• dagwaagin
• niibin