gwiiwzens

Definition: boy

gwiiwzens
>na comm.
>1poss ngwiiwzensim;
>pl gwiiwzensak; 1 boy. Ngii-naadmaag gwiiwzens bebaa-wiijiiwag.
>The boy I was going with helped me. AM1937.rs. Gga-miinin mshkiki neyaab ji-debnad aw ggwiiwzensim.
>I will give you medicine by means of which you will get back your young man." AM1937.rs. Mkadekehaawag giw gwiiwzensag mii dash aazhgo iw niibdegaabwihndwaa.
>The boys are fasting and now they are stood up in a row. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: gwiiwizens.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73031724966n
GKS Reference Number: 16573
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