naawkii
Definition:
be out of one's depth [in water], be unable to touch bottom
Body
naawkii
>vii Wk
>1sIND nnaawkii;
>3sCCONJ nyaawkiit; 1 be out of one's depth [in water], be unable to touch bottom.
>Full-vowel form: naawakii.
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:
n71431147293n
GKS Reference Number:
19275