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wiikwam vta es
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  1. suck on h/ ; draw on h/ with mouth
  2. invite h/ to a feast (especially as part of a religious ceremony)

Paired with: wiikwandan vti See also: wiikom vta



niwiikwamaa 1s - 3s ind; owiikwamaan 3s - 3' ind; wiikwamaad 3s - 3' conj; waakwamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; wiikwam 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /wiikwam-/

niwiikwamaa1s - 3s ind es
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owiikwamaan3s - 3' ind es
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wiikwamaad3s - 3' conj es
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waakwamaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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wiikwam2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-wiikwamaan3s - 3' imp prohib ind pst es
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Asemaa ingii-miinigoo gii-wiikwamigooyaan.

They gave me tobacco when they invited me to participate.
 es
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wiikwam /wiikwam-/: /wiikw-/
draw out, pull towards
; /-am/
act on it (animate)/ by mouth or teeth: eat it (animate), chew it (animate)

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

wiikwam vta
  1. suck on h/ ; draw on h/ with mouth
  2. invite h/ to a feast (especially as part of a religious ceremony)
wiikwam vta
  1. suck on h/ ; draw on h/ with mouth
  2. invite h/ to a feast (especially as part of a religious ceremony)
(detransitive) wiikwange vai s/he invites people (reciprocal) wiikwandiwag vai they feast each other, have a feast
(derived noun) wiikwandiwin ni feast food; a feast

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