kiwenziinywi
Definition:
be an old man, become an old man
Body
kiwenziinywi
>vai comm.
>1sIND nkiwenziinyiw;
>3sCCONJ e-kiwenziinywit; 1 be an old man, become an old man. E-ni-kiwenziinywid giiwenh gchi-oodenaang gii-zhaa wii-waabmaad mshkikiiwninwan.
>Many years later when the Indian had become an old man, he went to the city to see a doctor. FF1975.rs. Washme wiin kiwenziinywi.
>He is a still older man. AM1937.rs. Gii-kiwenziinywi, zaazhi gwa gii-nboban.
>He was an old man; he died very long ago. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: akewenziinyiwi.
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:
n71428962739n
GKS Reference Number:
17077