kwezens
Definition:
girl
Body
kwezens
>na comm.
>1poss ndakwezensim;
>pl kwezensak; 1 girl. Mii aw kwezens ntaawgid mii aw gimaa pii iw enaad, "Mii sa noongo ji-gkinoohmoonaan iw sa ge-ni-naadziyan niigaan.
>A girl first menstruates and the chief at that time says to her, "Now I would instruct you about the way you're going to live in the future. AK1976.rs. Gii-gichi-zegizi aw sa akwezens.
>The little girl was very much frightened. AW1941.rn. Gegeti waawninaagzi kwezens; bookaan'gidoonegoojin gchi-n'gamat.
>The little girl looks so cute; her mouth is hanging [from] singing so hard. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: akwezens.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Noun
Animate noun
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n71429060384n
GKS Reference Number:
17203