nan'kii

Definition: do something, do such things

nan'kii
>vai comm.
>1sIND ndinnakii;
>3sCCONJ ennakiit; 1 do something, do such things. Noongo ggizheb ngii-wiindmaagoomi iw pii iidig sa waa-gaagiiweyaang ji-giizhiitaayaang iw sa mnik waa-nankiiyaang.
>This morning we were told when we should all go home, having finished the amount of work which we were to do. AM1937.rs. Giw Nishnaabeg maa Walpole_Island nooj nankiiwag wii-gshkitoowaad iw zhoon'yaa waa-nji-mno-yaawaad.
>The Indians on Walpole Island do various kinds of work to earn money for their living. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: inanAkii.

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: n71431167364n
GKS Reference Number: 19398
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