nishin

Definition: be effective, be good, be suitable

nishin
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ wenzhishing; 1 be effective, be good, be suitable. Mii sa nishing.
>That's good. MC2011.cs. Mii dash iw gii-bmi-ndawaabndamwaad ji-nishing ji-gtigewaad.
>And on their way they looked for good places to farm. AK1976.rs. Gakina dash wii igo onizhishinoon miijing editegin.
>But all are good when eaten ripe. AW1941.rn.
>Partner: nishi
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: onizhishin.

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: n71432977191n
GKS Reference Number: 20308
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