aanawii-

Definition: even though, despite

aanawii-
>pv Wk 1 even though, despite. Booch go ngii-bkinaage, msawaa gego aanawii-wezhget.
>I won anyway, even though he tried to cheat. MC2005.cs. 2 try to.... Gii-bmi-dogbza go gewii, pii aanawii-gjwebnaawaat niwin gimaan.
>He too went along when they tried to depose the chief. MC2005.cs. Gii-dkonaanaawaa wi mdwewechgan aanawii-dkamwidoot.
>They seized the stereo when he tried to take it across [the border]. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: aanawii.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Affix Prefix
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n201012516-47-22n
GKS Reference Number: 23686
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