ddanzi
Definition:
stay put somewhere for an extended time
Body
ddanzi
>vai comm.
>1sIND nda-ddanis;
>3sCCONJ e-ddanzit; 1 stay put somewhere for an extended time. Aanii-sh mii sa iidig ddanziwaad go naa ziisbaakdokewaad.
>They used to stay in a certain place and make sugar. SO1971.rs. Aanii-sh ddanziwaad go iidig zhiwi, eshkam giiwenh go maanda ni-mchaadig.
>And as they stayed there, this (land) got bigger and bigger. SO1971.rs. Gbeyiing go gii-ddanzi -- ngo-namegiizhik go washme.
>She stayed for a long time -- more than a week. MC2005.cs. Bbaa-zhaak go enji-niimding; gaa go gegoo nga-dsii bekaa zhanda ddanziyaanh.
>Go ahead and go to the dance; nothing will happen to me staying here quietly. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: dadanizi.
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:
n72994052491n
GKS Reference Number:
14111