giishknamwaa

Definition: cut smb. off from benefits, discontinue smb.'s benefits

giishknamwaa
>vta
>1sIND ngiishknamwaa;
>3sCCONJ gaashknamwaat;
>2sIMP giishknamaw; 1 cut smb. off from benefits, discontinue smb.'s benefits. Giishknamwaa wiya naadmawin pii niijaansan shkwaa-skoonwinit.
>One's assistance gets cut off once his children finish school. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: giishkonamaw.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73023681420n
GKS Reference Number: 15718
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