Reimagining the Role of ‘Receptionist’

 

Reimagined role-name in Biigtigong’s dialect of Nishnaabemwin:

  • Gaa-namkaaged

 

Gaa-namkaaged ~ Receptionist

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Morphemes (building blocks of each word):

  • Mno-zhi-yaawni-dbahmaagaazwin ~ “health-payments”
    • Gaa-…d ~ “someone who…”
    • namkaa ~ “someone greets someone else”
    • ge ~ “someone acts (on an unspecified object)”
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A translation of the morphemes:

  • someone-who-greets
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A plainer, more free-form English translation:

  • receptionist
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A formal-English translation:

  • Receptionist

 

 

How to cite this publication:

Montano, J. P., & Michano, A. R. “Reimagining Health Centre Roles in Biigtigong Nishnaabemwin” biigtigong.com. Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, 14 Jul 2017. Web.