yekzi

Definition: be tired

yekzi
>vai comm.
>1sIND ndayekos;
>3sCCONJ eyekzit; 1 be tired. Aaniish epiichi-yekziyin?
>How tired are you? MC2001.rs. Gdayekoz na?— Gaa, gaa wii ndayekozisii.
>Are you tired?— No, I'm not tired. AM1937.rs. Ngii-gchi-aanjsijge gbe-shkwaa-naawkwe; ngagwetaani-yekos.
>I worked hard rearranging stuff all afternoon; I'm so tired. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: ayekozi.

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: n73033181190n
GKS Reference Number: 22333
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