giw

Definition: they (an.), those (an.)

giw
>pr-an SO 1 they (an.), those (an.). Mii dash egod, Aanii-sh naa giw waa-miigaanngijig?
>They said to him, "Where are those people whom we are to fight?" AM1937.rs. Gii-bootaagewag giw kwewag niw mdaamnan iw wii-bkwezhgankewaad.
>The women ground up the corn when they were going to make bread. AK1976.rs. Gii-bkadewag giw binoojiinyag gii-maajiibhiwewag giw zhaagnaashag.
>The children were hungry and the whites ran away [with their food]. AK1976.rs. Makadewiziwag dash noongom igiw.
>Now they are black. GM1940.rn.
>Full-vowel form: Agiw.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Pronoun Animate pronoun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73024536647n
GKS Reference Number: 15908
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