giiwse

Definition: hunt

giiwse >vai LH >1sIND ngiiwse; >3sCCONJ gaawset; 1 hunt. Shkinweg bbaa-giiwsewag. >The young men are off hunting. AM1937.rs. Gaa wiikaa giiwsesii, gtimshki. >He never goes hunting; he is lazy. AM1937.rs. Wene dash aw e-giiwsed? >Who is the one hunting? AM1937.rs. >Full-vowel form: giiwise.

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: n73024171627n
GKS Reference Number: 15816
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