giiwnizi

Definition: fool around, play

giiwnizi
>vai Wk
>1sIND ngiiwnis;
>3sCCONJ gaawnizit; 1 fool around, play. Gaye wiinawaa agiw Anishinaabeng ezhinaagozijig gaye wiinawaa animoshishing ezhinaagozijig mii go gii-bimibahidiwaad giiwaniziwaad.
>Both those who were in the shape of human beings and those who were in the shape of dogs now ran about together and played. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: giiwanizi.

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: n73024137934n
GKS Reference Number: 15809
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