izhinikaazo

== Ojibwe == === Etymology === iN- (“thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner”) + -nikaazo (“named”). Cognate with Algonquin ijinikàzo === Verb === izhinikaazo (changed conjunct form ezhinikaazod, reduplicated form ayizhinikaazo) be named a certain way, have a certain name, be called by such a name ==== Conjugation ==== Note: In animate intransitive verbs (vai) that end in a short vowel, the final vowel is deleted in the first-person (1s) and second-person singular (2s) independent positive forms. ==== Derived terms ==== izhinikaazowin (“personal or family name”) ==== Related terms ==== izhinikaade (“be named/called a certain way, inanimate subject”) ==== See also ==== wiinzo (“have a name, be named”) === References === Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “izhinikaazo”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota