gchiitam

Definition: end up staying for good, stay around for good, stay permanently

gchiitam
>vai
>1sIND ndoo-gchiitam;
>3sCCONJ e-gchitang; 1 end up staying for good, stay around for good, stay permanently. Dibii iidik dbendaagzigwenh wa nimosh; ngii-shamaa, mii dash go gchiitang.
>I don't know where that dog belongs; I fed him, so now he's staying around. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gåchiitam.

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: n73024135608n
GKS Reference Number: 15102
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