giiwe

Definition: go home

giiwe
>vai comm.
>1sIND ngiiwe;
>3sCCONJ gaawet; 1 go home. Noongo ggizheb ngii-wiindmaagoomi iw pii iidig sa waa-gaagiiweyaang ji-giizhiitaayaang iw sa mnik waa-nankiiyaang.
>This morning we were told when we should all go home, having finished the amount of work which we were to do. AM1937.rs. Aabdig gga-bi-giiwe da-bwaa-dbikak.
>You will have to get home before nightfall. AM1937.rs. Mii dash gwyak odi gaa-zhi-giiwewaad Neyaashii-nagmiing.
>And they went straight home to Cape Croker. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: giiwe.

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: n73023777639n
GKS Reference Number: 15779
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