nigig

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Algonquin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa (otter).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nigig

  1. otter

Ojibwe[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

ngig (Odawa dialect)

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa (otter).

Noun[edit]

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

  1. otter, Lontra canadensis