mkandwen

Definition: seize something, snatch something, take something from somebody by force; rob somebody of something

mkandwen
>vaio comm.
>1sIND nmakndwen;
>3sCCONJ mekndwet; 1 seize something, snatch something, take something from somebody by force; rob somebody of something. Mii dash iw gaa-nji-mwinewaawaad niw Naadweswan, manj go maanda sa ggiibaadzinid sa bbaa-mkandwenid iw ziisbaakod maanpii nikekmig.
>That was why they would attack the Hurons and kill many of them, seeing how troublesome they were, going about robbbing people of sugar here on this side of the water. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: makandwen.

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: n71429747776n
GKS Reference Number: 18052
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