gete-'iiwan

Definition: be an old thing, be old

gete-'iiwan
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ gyete-’iiwang; 1 be an old thing, be old. Gete'iiwan wi wiiyaas; gego miij-ke.
>That meat is old; don't eat it. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: gete-'aawi
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: gete-ahiiwan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73020053283n
GKS Reference Number: 15263
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