mnwaabdat

Definition: be handy, be useful

mnwaabdat
>vii
>3sCCONJ menwaabdak; 1 be handy, be useful. Gegoo na geyaabi daa-zhi-mnwaabdat maanda gete-zhooshkweg'igan?
>Would this old iron still be useful in any way? MC2005.cs.
>Partner: mnwaabdizi
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: minwaabadad.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73033214984n
GKS Reference Number: 18385
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