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Definition: hold up an object [as a threatening gesture] against smb., threaten smb. with an object

niim'andwaa
>vta
>1sIND nniim’andwaa;
>3sCCONJ naam’andwaat;
>2sIMP niim’andaw; 1 hold up an object [as a threatening gesture] against smb., threaten smb. with an object. Mtik ngii-niim'andwaa wa nimshish, mii'sh naa gii-kogaat.
>I threatened the dog with a stick, so he went away. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: niimåhandaw.

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: n73033711765n

GKS Reference Number: 20037

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