gzhiikzhiwe

Definition: paddle fast

gzhiikzhiwe
>vai comm.
>1sIND ngizhiikzhiwe;
>3sCCONJ gezhiikzhiwet; 1 paddle fast. Apii dash iidog gaa-waabamigod iniw Naadawen, mii iw aapiji gii-bi-gizhiikozhiwenid.
>That was when she must have been seen by those Iroquois, for they came very fast by canoe. GM1940.rn. 2 swim fast. (especially of fish)
>Full-vowel form: gizhiikOzhiwe.

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: n73032440514n
GKS Reference Number: 16669
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