wiingezi

Definition: be careful [in crafting something], be meticulous, take care [in crafting something]

wiingezi
>vai comm.
>1sIND nwiinges;
>3sCCONJ waangezit; 1 be careful [in crafting something], be meticulous, take care [in crafting something]. Gaa go ngii-gchi-wiingez-sii; ekwisin zhiwi aamaatik wi bgamshtigwaan.
>I didn't do a very careful job; there's a dent on the wall from the hammer. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: wiingezi.

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: n73033083527n
GKS Reference Number: 22079
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