ggwetaanzi

Definition: be exceedingly strict

ggwetaanzi
>vai LH
>1sIND ngagwetaanis;
>3sCCONJ gegwetaanzit; 1 be exceedingly strict. Gwetaanzi wa gaa-dbaaknaat niwin shkinwen; ngo-giizis gii-naaknaan wii-gbaakwigaaznit.
>That person who tried that youth is really strict; he sentenced him to be jailed for one month. MC2005.cs. Ggwetaanzi wa; gaa go maamdaa gegoo wii-nin.
>She's really severe; it's impossible to say anything to her. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gagwetaanizi.

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: n73021182375n
GKS Reference Number: 15465
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