gchi-aawi

Definition: be the eldest; be the oldest

gchi-aawi
>vai 1 be the eldest; be the oldest. Mii dash aw gaa-gchi-aawid gii-waabndang iw shkode.
>And the one who was the oldest saw this fire (sign of a witch). AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: gichi-aawi.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n65161001842n
GKS Reference Number: 23469
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