gwaashkwezi

Definition: be energetic, be lively, be nimble

gwaashkwezi
>vai LH
>1sIND ngwaashkwes;
>3sCCONJ gyaashkwezit; 1 be energetic, be lively, be nimble. Mii iw giigikenimigod aapiji gii-gwaashkwezid.
>He was known by him to be very lively. GM1940.rn.
>Full-vowel form: gwaashkwezi.

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: n7303176403n
GKS Reference Number: 16463
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