ishkwaa-

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Ojibwe

Initial

ishkwaa- (root)

over, finished
after the end

Derived terms

ishkwaajanokii-giizhigad (“be Saturday”)

Preverb

ishkwaa-

after
Gii-ishkwaa-gidasigaadeg i'iw manoomin, mii zhigwa gii-mimigoshkigaadeg.
After the rice is parched, then it is threshed.
being done, over

Derived terms

ishkwaa-anamaʼe-giizhigad (“be Monday”)
ishkwaa-naawakwe (“be afternoon”)

Related terms

ishk- (“tired of”)
ishkw- (“left over”)
ishkwaaj (“last”)
ishkwe- (“at the end, last”)

See also

gabe- (“all the way, to the end”)
wayekwaa- (“at the end”)

References

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/ishkwaa-initial
The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ishkwaa-pv-lex

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