saakwaa

Definition: come upon smb. suddenly; startle smb.

saakwaa
>vta LH
>1sIND nda-saakwaa;
>3sCCONJ esaakwaat;
>2sIMP saakaw; 1 come upon smb. suddenly; startle smb.. 2 keep sth. (an.) away.
>Full-vowel form: ?isaakw.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73031279032n
GKS Reference Number: 21111
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