ndamtaa
Definition:
be busy [doing things]
Body
ndamtaa
>vai
>1sIND ndoondmitaa;
>3sCCONJ wendmitaat;
>1sIND ndoondmitaa;
>3sCCONJ wendmitaat; 1 be busy [doing things]. Giishpin bwaa-ndamtaayaambaa ndaa-gii-zhaa.
>If I were not busy I would go there. AM1937.rs. Geshtine nga-ke-gnoonaa epiichi-ndamtaa-sik.
>I'll take the opportunity to talk to her while she's not busy. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: ondamitaa.
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:
n72989348269n
GKS Reference Number:
19680