ggwe-debwe

Definition: insist that one is right, try to have the last word [in a dispute]; be obstinate

ggwe-debwe
>vai
>1sIND ngagwe-debwe;
>3sCCONJ gegwe-debwet; 1 insist that one is right, try to have the last word [in a dispute]; be obstinate. Mii go pane ggweji-debwet wa; wiin kina gegoo gkendaan nendam.
>That guy always tries to have the last word; he thinks he knows everything. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gagwe-debwe.

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: n73020961235n
GKS Reference Number: 15389
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