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Definition: be impatient waiting for smb., be anxious waiting for smb.

zhgajbii'aa
>vta LH
>1sIND nzhigjibii’aa;
>3sCCONJ zhegjibii’aat;
>2sIMP zhgajbii’; 1 be impatient waiting for smb., be anxious waiting for smb.. Gmaapii-sh giiwenh go naa zhagjibiihaan giiwenh niwi wiijkiwenyan, gaa giiwenh nnaazh dgoshisiiwan.
>After a while, he (the first fellow) became anxious waiting for his friend, as he had not returned after a long time. SO1971.rs.
>Partner: zhgajbiitoon
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: zhigajibiih.

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: n73033537434n

GKS Reference Number: 22903

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