bwaanwitoon

Definition: try in vain to do something to sth., be unable to do something to sth.

bwaanwitoon
>vti LH
>1sIND nbwaanwitoon;
>3sCCONJ e-bwaanwitoot; 1 try in vain to do something to sth., be unable to do something to sth.. Nbwaanwitoon wii-bmak wa detbisenh; zaam mshkawaakwigaaza.
>I'm unable to take the tire off; it's fastened too tightly. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: bwaanwi'aa
>vta.
>Full-vowel form: bwaanawitoon.

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: n72985057172n
GKS Reference Number: 13690
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