debwewendaan

Definition: believe in sth., believe that sth. could happen, have faith in sth.

debwewendaan
>vti comm.
>1sIND ndebwewendaan;
>3sCCONJ dyebwewendang; 1 believe in sth., believe that sth. could happen, have faith in sth.. Gaa go ndebwewend-zii gii-nbot; mii go zhiwi endnenmak wii-bi-biindget.
>I just can't believe he died; I expect him to come in any moment. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: debwewenmaa
>vta.
>Full-vowel form: debwewendan.

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: n73002752273n
GKS Reference Number: 14181
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