gchi-nendaan

Definition: cherish sth., value sth. highly

gchi-nendaan
>vti comm.
>1sIND ngichi-nendaan;
>3sCCONJ gechi-nendang; 1 cherish sth., value sth. highly. Aapji go ngichi-nendaan wi naagan; nnoshenh-ba wi ngii-miinik.
>I really cherish that plate; my deceased aunt gave that to me. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: gchi-nenmaa
>vta.
>Full-vowel form: gichi-inendan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73019352764n
GKS Reference Number: 15103
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