nigig

Algonquin

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa (“otter”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nɪˈɡɪɡ]

Noun

nigig

  1. otter

Ojibwe

Alternative forms

ngig (Odawa dialect)

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa (“otter”).

Noun

nigig anim (plural nigigwag, pejorative nigigosh, diminutive nigigoons)

  1. otter, Lontra canadensis
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