nshikewzi

Definition: be alone, be single, live by oneself, remain alone

nshikewzi
>vai Wk
>1sIND nnishkewis;
>3sCCONJ neshkewzit; 1 be alone, be single, live by oneself, remain alone. Mii dash gii-maajdemod aw gwiiwzens mii dash gaa-god niw doodooman, "Gego mwiken, wii-znagad iw ji-nshikewziyan."
>And the boy started to cry so his mother said to him, "Don't cry, it'll be hard if you should be alone." AK1976.rs. 2 be an only child.
>Full-vowel form: nishikewizi.

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: n71433869634n
GKS Reference Number: 20715
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