Jibwemtawaa

Definition: speak Chippewa to smb., speak Ojibwa to smb., speak Ojibway to smb.

Jibwemtawaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND nJibwemtawaa;
>3sCCONJ Wejbwemtawaat;
>2sIMP Jibwemtaw; 1 speak Chippewa to smb., speak Ojibwa to smb., speak Ojibway to smb.. Mii dash gaa-nendmaan, Pii go nshike waabmag nga-Jibwemtawaa, ngii-nendam.
>Then I thought, "If at any time I can see her alone, I shall speak to her in Ojibwa," I thought. AM1937.rs. Mii dash gaa-nendmaan, Mii sa noongo sa Jibwemtawag, ngii-nendam.
>So then I thought,"Now is the time I'll speak to her in Ojibwa," I thought. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: ojibwemotaw.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73028341292n
GKS Reference Number: 16852
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