nshigiiwnizi

Definition: make an all-out effort, give one's all [to a task]

nshigiiwnizi
>vai
>1sIND nishgiiwnis;
>3sCCONJ neshgiiwnizit; 1 make an all-out effort, give one's all [to a task]. Gegeti aanawii-nshigiiwnizi, gaa dash go maamdaa wii-dimneget.
>He gave his all, but he just couldn't catch up. MC2005.cs. Gegeti nshigiiwnizi bkibjiget.
>He's giving his all picking berries. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: nishigiiwånizi.

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: n73033845311n
GKS Reference Number: 20707
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