niim'idim

Definition: there be a dance

niim'idim
>vii Wk
>3sCCONJ naam’iding; 1 there be a dance. Aapiji ominwendaan niimihiding izhaad.
>The man liked very much to go to dances. AW1941.rn. Da-gichi-niimihidim onaagoshig.
>There will be a big dance tonight. AW1941.rn. Aawnsa mbe ni-zhaadaa enji-niimiding.
>Let's get going to the dance. MC2005.cs. Bbaa-zhaak go enji-niimding; gaa go gegoo nga-dsii bekaa zhanda ddanziyaanh.
>Go ahead and go to the dance; nothing will happen to me staying here quietly. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: niimihidim.

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: n71431757246n
GKS Reference Number: 20040
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