kawaabmaa

Definition: guard smb., watch smb., be on the lookout for smb., watch for smb.

kawaabmaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ndakwaabmaa;
>3sCCONJ ekwaabmaat;
>2sIMP kawaabam;
>1sIND ndakwaabmaa;
>3sCCONJ ekwaabmaat;
>2sIMP kawaabam; 1 guard smb., watch smb., be on the lookout for smb., watch for smb.. Aano dash go ngii-kawaabmig aw ngashi wii-bwaa-bkobiiseyaan.
>To be sure, my mother did keep watch over me that I should not fall into the water. AM1937.rs. Kawaabam wa binoojiins wii-bwaa-depidoot wi naagaans.
>Watch that baby so he doesn't grab that cup. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: kawaabndaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: akawaabam.

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: n73017354861n
GKS Reference Number: 17053
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