endgwenh

Definition: [I wonder] whether, [I don't know] whether or not

endgwenh
>av LH 1 [I wonder] whether, [I don't know] whether or not. Gii-ggwejmigoon niw mshkikiiwninwan endgwen gaa-waabmaagwen niw shkinwen.
>The doctor asked her whether she had seen the young man. AM1937.rs. Endgwen da-wii-waabminang.
>I wonder whether he will see us (inc.). AM1937.rs. Endgwenh da-yaangbane wa biimnig'igan.
>I wonder whether he'd have an auger. MC2005.cs.
>Grammar note: An associated verb is very often in a dubitative mode, or has a modal preverb complex such as <nish>da-wii-</nish> or <nish>da-gii-</nish>.
>Full-vowel form: endagwenh.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Adverb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73015758300n
GKS Reference Number: 14656
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