kwe

Definition: woman

kwe
>na comm.
>1poss ndakwem;
>dim kwens;
>loc kweng;
>pl kwewak; 1 woman. Gii-waabmaan kwewan waawaatkohmaagod.
>He saw a woman waving to him. FF1975.rs. Mii dash gaa-kidwaad giw kwewag, Gaag maanpii yaa wiimbnakdoonying.
>Then those women said,"There is a porcupine here in this hollow tree." AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: akwe|w.

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: n71429059994n
GKS Reference Number: 17198
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