gmiwan

Definition: rain; precipitate

gmiwan
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ gemwang; 1 rain; precipitate. Gii-gmiwan dbikong.
>It rained last night. AM1937.rs. N'gwaankwad, gnabaj da-gmiwan.
>It is clouding over; maybe it is going to rain. AM1937.rs. Giishpin gmiwang waabang gaa wii nga-zhaasii.
>If it rains tomorrow I shall not go there. AM1937.rs. Giishpin gemwangin endaayang gdayaami.
>Whenever it rains we (inc.) stay home. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: gimiwan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73029027634n
GKS Reference Number: 15981
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