gchi'ii

Definition: important thing, significant thing

gchi'ii
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>pl gchi’iin; 1 important thing, significant thing. Gdaa-zaagtoonaa gdi-nwewninaa; gchi'ii niinwi maanda.
>We should treasure our language; this is something important, you know. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gchi-ahii.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73019339894n
GKS Reference Number: 15064
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