nwaanza

Definition: try [to do sth. with little perceived chance of success]

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
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