gchi-gwiiwzenswi

Definition: be a big boy

gchi-gwiiwzenswi
>vai
>1sIND ngichi-gwiiwzensiw;
>3sCCONJ gechi-gwiiwzenswit; 1 be a big boy. Ngii-gchi-gwiiwzensiw go naa jibwaa Gchi-mookmaanmoyaan.
>I was quite a big boy before I spoke any English. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: gichi-gwiiwizensiwi.

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: n201133011-49-18n
GKS Reference Number: 23957
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