nise

Definition: be mistaken [in measuring], err [in measuring], lose one's place [in tallying], lose track [in tallying], miscount

nise
>vai
>1sIND ndoo-nise;
>3sCCONJ e-niset;
>1sIND ndoo-nise;
>3sCCONJ e-niset; 1 be mistaken [in measuring], err [in measuring], lose one's place [in tallying], lose track [in tallying], miscount. Aanii giiyenh maanda ge-nangdek kina? Ndoo-nise.
>How much will this cost altogether again? I've lost track. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: ?onise.

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: n73024137390n
GKS Reference Number: 20303
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