majwebnaa

Definition: wake smb. up [intentionally]

majwebnaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND nmajwebnaa;
>3sCCONJ emjiwebnaat;
>2sIMP majwebin; 1 wake smb. up [intentionally]. Aaniish mii sa maaba shkiniigish gii-gkenmaad go iidig pii nebaanid, mii sa shiimenyan gii-majwebnaad.
>When the young fellow knew that she was asleep, he woke up his younger brothers. SO1971.rs. Ngii-majwebnig niidgemaagan.
>My wife woke me up. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: amajwebin.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n71429343804n
GKS Reference Number: 17500
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