piitzi

Definition: be a certain age [in years], reach such an extent in one's age

piitzi
>vai comm.
>1sIND npiitis;
>3sCCONJ epiitzit; 1 be a certain age [in years], reach such an extent in one's age. Mii sa go zhaazhi nsimdana ni-piitziyan.
>You’re getting to be thirty years old. PL1997.rn. Mii sa aazhgo de-piitzid.
>'It's that he's old enough now.' PI1978.rs. Eshkam wiya ni-nendmaawzi ni-gchi-piitzit.
>A person becomes more forgetful as he gets older. MC2005.cs.
>Grammar note: Contains relative root /apiiT/.
>Full-vowel form: apiitizi.

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: n7303126493n
GKS Reference Number: 21067
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