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Ojibwe
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *wiᐧkweᐧhsi (“birch”). Cognate with Cree waskway/ᐊᐧᐢᑲᐧᕀ (ayskayy, “birch”), Penobscot wìkʷesk (“birch”), Menominee wīkīh (“birch”), Montagnais ushkuai (“birch”).
Noun
wiigwaas anim
- American white birch (Betula papyrifera)
- birch
Inflection
- wiigwaasag (plural)
- wiigwaasing (locative)
- wiigwaasens (diminutive)
Noun
wiigwaas inan
- birch bark
Inflection
- wiigwaasan (plural)
- wiigwaasing (locative)
- wiigwaasens (diminutive)
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