gkendmawaa

Definition: know something about smb.
Body

gkendmawaa
>vta
comm.
>1sIND
ngiikendmawaa;
>3sCCONJ
gekendmawaat;
>2sIMP
gkendmaw; 1 know something about smb.. Aanii-sh mii sa go gii-dbaajmod wa shkiniigish, mii sa go maanda gii-gkendmawaad kina gaa-zhichged iidig wa mdimooyenh, wgwisan gii-daawed.
>That young fellow then told his story, and they all knew what the old woman did, that she had sold her sons. SO1971.rs
. Giw dash nishnaabeg gaa-mji-zhiwebzijig gii-kamwaawaad iw sa pii beskaabiinid, gii-gkendmawaawaan maa naa iw sa niibwa go gegoo bmiwdoonid, mii-sh gii-nsaawaad niw miinwaa gii-mkamaawaad iw bemwidoonpan.
>And the Indians who did evil lay in wait for them to return, and indeed they knew that they were carrying lots of things, so they killed them and took away what they were carrying. AK1976.rs
. 2 notify smb. of something, let smb. know about something. Mii maa naa iw pii gaa-gkendmoondwaa giw nishnaabeg iw wii-zhibiihgaazwaad.
>And it was at that time that the Indians were notified that they were going to be under a treaty. AK1976.rs
. Gaawiin go gegoo ge-zhi-gkendmoonninaambaan.
>'There's no way for me to let you know ahead of time.' PI1978.rs
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>Full-vowel form:
gikendamaw.

Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Unique ID: n73028449276n
GKS Reference Number: 15951