aanwi'aa

Definition: be unable to get sth. (an.) to work, fail to get smb. to do something, try in vain to get smb. to do something

aanwi'aa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ndaanwi’aa;
>3sCCONJ yaanwi’aat;
>2sIMP aanwi’; 1 be unable to get sth. (an.) to work, fail to get smb. to do something, try in vain to get smb. to do something. Ngii-aanwi'aa wii-maajiishkaawak ndoo-daaban; zaami-gsinaa.
>I was unable to start to my car; it's too cold. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: aanwitoon
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: aanawih.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72973467739n
GKS Reference Number: 11241
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