Art-related Terms – ‘[Work of] Art, [Piece of] Art (2 of 2)’
Art-related term in Biigtigong’s dialect of Nishnaabemwin:
- mzinendmookaajgan
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Morphemes (building blocks of each word):
- mzin ~ “fancy, figured, image”
- end ~ “act by thought on it, perceive it by thought”
- (a)m ~ [makes the preceding term a VAI2 verb]
- oo ~ [connector]
- kaa ~ “s/he makes, s/he produces, s/he gathers”
- j ~ “act on it”
- gan ~ [nominalizer]
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A translation of the morphemes:
- something made by imagine-acting
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A formal-English translation:
- [work of] art, [piece of] art
How to cite this publication:
Montano, J. P. “Art-related Terms in Biigtigong’s Dialect” biigtigong.com. Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, 3 May 2019. Web.
