gjimaanjge

Definition: sniff something, check condition of things [by sniffing]

gjimaanjge
>vai
>1sIND ngijmaanjge;
>3sCCONJ gejmaanjget; 1 sniff something, check condition of things [by sniffing]. Gjimaanjgen; bsan'kidedik gnabach.
>Sniff the air; I think there's a chimney fire. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gijimaanjige.

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: n73025582105n
GKS Reference Number: 15936
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