Nishnaabewi
Definition:
be a North American aboriginal person, be a North American Indian
Body
Nishnaabewi
>vai comm.
>1sIND nNishnaabew;
>3sCCONJ eNshinaabewit; 1 be a North American aboriginal person, be a North American Indian. Bngiishenh gii-gaadaajmotwaan wiinwaa nishnaabewwaad wii-daapnigaazwaad, mii gchi-mookmaan gaa-kidod.
>He concealed a little in telling him that, since they were Indians, they would be seized according to what the American had said. SO1971.rs.
>Full-vowel form: [a]nishinaabewi.
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:
n71432978834n
GKS Reference Number:
20321