aanii pii

Definition: where (interrogative, used to ask questions of where)

aanii pii
>av LH 1 where (interrogative, used to ask questions of where). Aaniipii-sh gaa-ni-zhaad aw Nenbozh? gii-zhi-ggwejmaan.
>"Where did that Nenabush go?" she asked him. AM1937.rs. Aanii pii gii-toowin ngidaabka'gan?
>Where did you put my key? MC2005.cs.
>Grammar note: Requires an associated verb to be in the conjunct order.
>Full-vowel form: aanii pii.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Adverb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72973360215n
GKS Reference Number: 11171
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