te

Definition: be [in a certain place]

te
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ etek; 1 be [in a certain place]. Jina dash eta gii-teni maa shkodeng miinwaa gii-gweksidood.
>It was there in the fire only a little while when she turned it over. AM1937.rs. Adoopowaansing gii-ate naawisag.
>It stood in a centre of a small table. AW1941.rn. Shaweyiing taaswining te jiigda'gan.
>The broom is beside the cupboard. MC2005.cs. 2 be available, be on hand, exist. Kosmaanan aapji memaachaagin da-tenoon.
>There will be very large pumpkins. AM1937.rs. Mii go eta datgaagon gaa-teg.
>Only the backbone (keel) was there. AK1976.rs. Aaniish mnik mdaasan etegin?
>How many socks are there? LW1979.rs.
>Partner: bi
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: ate.

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: n73032111080n
GKS Reference Number: 21522
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