ggiinwishkaajma

Definition: tell a lie about something, make up a false story

ggiinwishkaajma
>vai LH
>1sIND ngagiinwishkaajim;
>3sCCONJ gegiinwishkaajmat; 1 tell a lie about something, make up a false story. Aadsookewag shkinwenyshag wegwenh nwanj ge-giinwishkaajmogwenh.
>The young men tell stories to see who can tell the tallest tale. NS1975.rs. Gii-ggiinwishkaajma gii-dbaajmat gaa-ndinang wi zhoonyaa; gii-gmoodin.
>He made up a story when he told about where he got that money; he stole it. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gagiinawishkaajimA.

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: n73020956555n
GKS Reference Number: 15369
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