aangwaamnaan

Definition: hold onto sth. carefully [to prevent loss or damage]

aangwaamnaan >vti >1sIND ndaangwaamnaan; >3sCCONJ yaangwaamnang; 1 hold onto sth. carefully [to prevent loss or damage]. Aangwaamnan wi gzhoonyaa-mshkimot wii-bwaa-bmi-naajtoowin. >Hold onto your purse carefully so you don't lose it. MC2005.cs. >Partner: aangwaamnaa >vta. >Full-vowel form: aangwaaminan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72983847143n
GKS Reference Number: 11161
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