naa

Definition: say something to smb., tell smb. something

naa
>vta
>1sIND ndi-naa;
>3sCCONJ e-naat;
>2sIMP zhin; 1 say something to smb., tell smb. something. Ngii-naa wii-gnoonaat niwin.
>I told him to call that guy. MC2005.cs. Gaa go gegoo ngii-naa-sii.
>I didn't say anything to him. MC2005.cs. Miishen na gdi-naa?
>Are you referring to Michael? MC2005.cs. 2 refer to smb., say something about smb.. Gaawii niinii gegoo gii-ni-snoo; nishaa go gdinaabam.
>I didn't say anything about you; you're blaming me for nothing. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: iN.

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: n73033330730n
GKS Reference Number: 18969
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