naawkii

Definition: be out of one's depth [in water], be unable to touch bottom

naawkii
>vii Wk
>1sIND nnaawkii;
>3sCCONJ nyaawkiit; 1 be out of one's depth [in water], be unable to touch bottom.
>Full-vowel form: naawakii.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n71431147293n
GKS Reference Number: 19275
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