kwaandwaagan

Definition: stairway, [flight of] stairs

kwaandwaagan
>ni LH
>loc kwaandwaagning;
>pl kwaandwaagnan;
>dim kwaandwaagaans; 1 stairway, [flight of] stairs. Niisyahii kwaandwaagning.
>Down the stairs. AM1937.rs. Nga-biindsagboojge na maanda kwaandwaagan zhitoowaanh?
>Shall I cut grooves when I make this stairway? MC2005.cs. 2 ladder. Gesnaa shpa'ooza wa truck; kwaandwaagaans nga-nakaazan aabdek wii-boozyaanh.
>Is that truck ever high; I'll have to use a small ladder to get on. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: akwaandawaagan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n71429059484n
GKS Reference Number: 17191
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