aawan

Definition: be a certain thing

aawan
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ yaawang; 1 be a certain thing. Jiigaajiwan gii-aawan ashpadaawangaag.
>It was on a high sandy bluff by a stream. AW1941.rn. Mii iw naanogwan aawang, naanogwan gii-aawang apiich gii-nibod.
>It was five days when he died. AW1941.rn. Gakina gegoo zhooniyaa gegaa aawan.
>Almost everything was of precious metal. AW1941.rn. Waasechganaabik aawan maanda, plastic dash gewii aawan wi.
>This is glass, whereas that is plastic. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: aawi
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: aawan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72974053327n
GKS Reference Number: 11388
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