gjiknayezwaa

Definition: make sth. (an.) into hominy (e.g., corn)

gjiknayezwaa
>vta PI
>1sIND ngijkonayezwaa;
>3sCCONJ jegkon'yezwaat; 1 make sth. (an.) into hominy (e.g., corn). Miinwaa niw mdaamnan gii-gjiknayezwaawaad gii-nboobiikaanaawaan iw bboon.
>And in winter they made soup of the corn after they made it into hominy. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: jigikonayezw.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n20114115-6-34n
GKS Reference Number: 24021
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