dewe'igan

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *te·we·hikana. Cognate with Montagnais teueikan, Ottawa dewe'gan, Plains Cree têwêhikan, Potawatomi déwé'gen, Fox têwêhikana, Miami ciinkwaakani.

Noun

dewe'igan anim (plural dewe'iganag, diminutive dewe'igaans, locative dewe'iganing, stem dewe'igan-)

  1. drum

Derived terms

  • dewe'iganike
  • odewe'igani
  • mitigwakik
  • baaga'akokwe
  • madwe'
  • madwe'ige

References

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