onigam
Ojibwe
Etymology
Cognate with Cree onikâhp (“portage”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌonɪˈɡʌm/
Noun
onigam inan (plural onigamiin, locative onigamiing, diminutive onigamiins)
- a portage
Derived terms
- Onigamiinsing (“Duluth, Minnesota; Onigum, Minnesota”)
Descendants
- → English: Onigum
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/onigam-ni