booni-

Definition: quit [doing sth.], stop [doing sth.]

booni-
>pv comm.
>CCONJ bwaani-; 1 quit [doing sth.], stop [doing sth.]. Ggii-booni-aakshkade na?
>Has your stomach-ache stopped? AM1937.rs. Gii-booni-zgaswaa.
>He quit smoking. MC2005.cs. Aasnaa booni-nnagjiibish wa, jibwaa-boogjibnat
>Hey, stop tickling him now, before you make him fart. MC2005.cs. Gii-gzigganeshin, mii'sh gaawii aabdek gii-booni-ggwengazhwet.
>He sprained his ankle, so he couldn't continue in the race. MC2007.cs.
>Full-vowel form: booni.

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: n72980066713n
GKS Reference Number: 13429
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