damiikwaa

Definition: be busy with sth. (an.), be preoccupied with sth. (an.)

damiikwaa
>vta
>1sIND ndoodmiikwaa;
>3sCCONJ wedmiikwaat;
>2sIMP damiikaw; 1 be busy with sth. (an.), be preoccupied with sth. (an.). Ngii-bmi-damiikwaa bkonak wa mik wii-jiibaakweyaanh.
>I was too busy skinning that beaver to cook. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: damiikaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: o[n]damiikaw.

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: n72989342517n
GKS Reference Number: 13994
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