giiwshkwebii

Definition: be drunk

giiwshkwebii
>vai comm.
>1sIND ngiiwshkwebii;
>3sCCONJ gaawshkwebiit; 1 be drunk. Gaa wiin aakozisii giikaansinaan, gii-giiwshkwebii eta dbikong.
>Our (inc.) friend is not ill; he was just drunk last night. AM1937.rs. Gnabaj ge-wii dakwenziinyman giiwshkwebiidgenan.
>It seems that her old man is drunk too. AM1937.rs. Gagizheb aapiji gaa-nibaawaad gaawashkwebiijig gii-maajaa.
>In the morning he went on, when they were all sound asleep who had been drunk. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: giiwashkwebii.

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: n73024138716n
GKS Reference Number: 15818
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