gchi-nenmaa

Definition: cherish smb., be very fond of smb., value smb. highly

gchi-nenmaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ngichi-nenmaa;
>3sCCONJ gechi-nenmaat;
>2sIMP gchi-nenim; 1 cherish smb., be very fond of smb., value smb. highly. Aapji go gchinenmaan niwin na'aangnikweman.
>She's very fond of her daughter-in-law. MC2005.cs. Aapji go ngichinenmaa maaba nna'aangish.
>I'm very fond of my daughter-in-law. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: gchi-nendaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: gichi-inenim.

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: n73019352830n
GKS Reference Number: 15107
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