mnobza

Definition: drive well, fly well, run well

mnobza
>vai comm.
>1sIND nminbis;
>3sCCONJ menbizat; 1 drive well, fly well, run well. (of mechanical devices) Gaa go geyaabi gchi-mnobza-sii maaba ndoo-daabaan; gnabach zhgo ndaa-nda-meshkdoon’ge. My car isn’t running all that well anymore; I think I should be looking to trade in soon. MC2005.cs. Partner: mnobde vii. Full-vowel form: minobizA.

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: n71430249892n
GKS Reference Number: 18343
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