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gchi-nini
Definition:
a grown man, an adult male
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gchi-nini
>na SI
>pl gchi-ninwak; 1 a grown man, an adult male. Ningodwaaswi oniijaanisan bimaadiziwan, niiwin gwiiwizensag, gichi-aniniwag noongwa, niizh eta akwezensag.
>Six of his children are alive, four boys, grown men now, and only two girls. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: gichi-Inini|w.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Noun
Animate noun
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n201133015-6-5n
GKS Reference Number:
23969