gjiknayezgaaza
Definition:
be made into hominy
Body
gjiknayezgaaza
>vai PI
>3sCCONJ gejkon'yezgaazat; 1 be made into hominy. (spiles for maple sugaring) Weweni dash gziibiignigaazo aw mdaamin mii dash maaba nishnaabe wii-bbaa-ndawenjged biindaagnawaan aaning niw mdaamnan aazhgo gaa-gjiknayezgaaznijin, mii go bbaa-debsed niw mdaamnan yaapiichin bmi-shkamod naangim bi-giiwed iw dbikak.
>And carefully the corn is washed and then an Indian puts some of that corn already made into hominy in his pocket when he's going to go out hunting, and that corn is enough if once in a while he takes a mouthful as he goes along until he comes home at night. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: gijikonayezogaazA.
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:
n20114115-11-35n
GKS Reference Number:
24022