dnawa

Definition: kind, sort

dnawa
>pr-an LH
>pl dnawak; 1 kind, sort. Maaba dnawa biindaakwaazh.
>Smoke this kind of tobacco. AM1937.rs. Wenesh dnawa bneshiinh?
>What sort of bird is it? AM1937.rs. E-zhoon'yaaket go eta niwin dnawan daabaanan daa-de-gshki'aan.
>Only someone who makes good money would be able to afford that kind of car. MC2005.cs. Wegnesh dnawak mshiimnaatgook gaa-gtigaanjik?
>What kinds of apple trees did you plant? MC2005.cs. Maaba genii dnawa mndaamin nbishgenmaa; gaawii wa "peaches and cream" ezhnikaanaanin.
>I like this kind of corn; not that one that's called "peaches and cream." MC2005.cs.
>Partner: dnawa
>pr-in.
>Full-vowel form: dinawa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Pronoun Animate pronoun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72989351980n
GKS Reference Number: 14477
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