gjitoon

Definition: test sth., try sth.

gjitoon
>vti comm.
>1sIND ngojtoon;
>3sCCONJ gewjtoot; 1 test sth., try sth.. Nindaano-gii-gojitoon wii-noonihag; gaa maaminda gegoo doodooshaaboo ningii-ayaanziin imaa nikaakanaang.
>I did try to nurse her, but I had no milk at all there in my breasts. AW1941.rn. Ngii-bookgaadeshin shkwaach e-gjitoowaanh wii-skiwiyaanh.
>I broke my leg the last time I tried to ski. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: gji'aa
>vta.
>Full-vowel form: gojitoon.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73024559868n
GKS Reference Number: 15940
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