nwaanza
Definition:
try [to do sth. with little perceived chance of success]
Body
nwaanza
>vai
>1sIND nda-nwaans;
>3sCCONJ e-nwaanzat; 1 try [to do sth. with little perceived chance of success]. Mjigoodenh sa ndazhtoon, nda-nwaans.
>Well, I'm trying to make a dress. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: ?anwaanzA.
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:
n73033846780n
GKS Reference Number:
20860