mchiwe-

Definition: instead

mchiwe-
>pv Wk
>CCONJ mechwe-; 1 instead. Gaawii maanda wii-de-baate-snoo; mchwe-bengweg'an.
>This isn't going to dry in time; iron it dry instead. MC2005.cs. 2 by hand, from scratch, without mechanical aid. Ngagwetaani-bejnawis mzinaakzigeyaanh; washme go naa ndaa-weyiiptaa mchwe-zhibiiymaanh maanda.
>I'm so slow at typing; I'd do this much faster if I were to just write it out by hand. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: måchiwe.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Affix Prefix
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n71429457095n
GKS Reference Number: 17636
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