mshiiwi

Definition: die

mshiiwi
>vai
>3sCCONJ meshiiwit; 1 die. (of trees) Giisaach mshiiwit wa niip; aapji go naa mna-kajgaaba zhiwi naamayiing.
>It's too bad that elm is dying; it's was so nice nad shady under there. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: mshiiwan
>vii.
>Full-vowel form: måshiiwi.

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: n73033249375n
GKS Reference Number: 18545
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