bwaanwi'aa

Definition: fail to budge smb., try in vain to do something to smb., be unable to do something to smb.

bwaanwi'aa
>vta LH
>1sIND nbwaanwi’aa;
>3sCCONJ e-bwaanwi’aat;
>2sIMP bwaanwiw; 1 fail to budge smb., try in vain to do something to smb., be unable to do something to smb.. Nbwaanwihaanaa wadi wii-nsangid bezhig mnidoo, mii sa gaa-zhi-mkwenmigooyan wii-bbaa-wiijiiwyaang, wii-wa-naadmawyaang."
>We have tried in vain to kill a monster over there, and we thought you would come along with us and help." SO1971.rs. Nbwaanwi'aa wii-bkinwak; zaam go naa ngajtoon.
>I'm unable to beat her [in a game]; she's too good. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: bwaanwitoon
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: bwaanawih.

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: n72985056500n
GKS Reference Number: 13687
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