giigoonwi
Definition:
be a fish, turn into a fish
Body
giigoonwi
>vai comm.
>1sIND ngiigoonyiw;
>3sCCONJ gaagoonwit; 1 be a fish, turn into a fish. Otahaa! Mii giiwenh zhaazhi go aabta-giigoonywid wa!
>Goodness! He is already half-fish! SO1971.rs. Gaa-shkwaa-gganoongod, mii go zhaazhi go eta geyaabi ndib wii-giigoonywid.
>By the time he had finished speaking to him, there was only his head left to be changed to that of a fish. SO1971.rs.
>Full-vowel form: giigoonyiwi.
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:
n73022943809n
GKS Reference Number:
15529