nikaa

Definition: have something happen, malfunction

nikaa
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>3sCCONJ en’kaak; 1 have something happen, malfunction. (of machines) Gegoo gii-nikaa nboshkzhigan; gaa go gnige wii-maajiibde-snoo.
>Something went wrong with my mower; it won't start at all. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: nikaa
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: ånikaa.

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: n73033752121n
GKS Reference Number: 20216
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