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Ojibwe/Ojibwa/Chippewa has many different terms for water, bodies of water and running water.

Just a few of many hundreds of terms are:

  • dakib (cold water)
  • gizhiijiwan (to be running water)
  • baawitig (waterfall)
  • nibi (water)
  • zhewitaganibi (salt water)
  • ziibi (river)
  • ziibins (creek)
  • aaga'igaans (small lake or pond)
  • zaaga'igan (lake)
  • anaamibiig (under water)
  • dimii (deep water)
  • gimiwanaaboo (rain water)
  • goonaaboo (water from melted snow)
  • madaagami (swirling water)
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You are thinking of the word Wisconsin, which is theorized to mean "gathering of waters"

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