maakzi

Definition: be maimed for life

maakzi
>vai
>1sIND nmaakis;
>3sCCONJ myaakzit; 1 be maimed for life. Bi-ko-gaachiinyit go maakzi wa.
>That person's been maimed since he was small. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: maakizi.

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: n73032732480n
GKS Reference Number: 17318
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