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Ojibwe
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *waᐧxkahikani (“house”). Cognate with Cree wâskahikan/ᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (aayskahikan, “house”).
Noun
waakaaʼigan (plural waakaaʼiganan) (inanimate)
- a house, building
Inflection
- waakaaʼiganan (plural)
- waakaaʼigaans (diminutive)
- waakaaʼiganing (locative)
- waakaaʼiganish (pejorative)
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