dewmaa

Definition: worry about smb.'s welfare, be worried about smb.'s welfare

dewmaa
>vta Wk
>1sIND ndewmaa;
>3sCCONJ dyewmaat; 1 worry about smb.'s welfare, be worried about smb.'s welfare. Aapji go dewmaan daansan, nshike oodi gchi-oodenaang daanit.
>She really worries about her daughter, with her living alone there in the big city. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: dewndaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: dewam.

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: n73004653799n
GKS Reference Number: 14244
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