wiijiʼ

wiid- (“with, accompany”) + -ʼ (“cause to be or the act”)

wiijiʼ (changed conjunct form waajiʼaad)

1. help

   Nimaamaa ko ngii-wiijiʼaa gii-paasang waawaashkeshiwi-wiiyaas.

   I used to help my mother when she dried deer meat.

2. play with
3. go with

• wiijiʼidiwag (“they help each other”)

• wiidookaw (“help”)
• wiiji-odaminoom (“play with”)
• wiijiʼiwe (“go with people, accompany people”)
• wiijiiw (“go/come with, accompany”)

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/wiiji-vta