waanji-

Definition: most, to the greatest degree

waanji-
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>CCONJ wyaanji-; e-waanji-; 1 most, to the greatest degree. Wenesh e-waanji-zhoonyaamit?
>Who has the most money? MC2005.cs. Wenesh e-waanji-gwetaanbatoot?
>Who runs the fastest? MC2005.cs. Dbishkoo Margaret Atwood gaa-kidat zhiwi mzin'igning Survival ezhnikadek, 'Wa Nishnaabe dbaajmind mzin'igning, na'ii enaajmind, yaawit e-waanji-gdag'ind miinwaa gimaakndawind.'
>As Margaret Atwood notes in Survival, 'The Indian emerges in Canadian literature as the ultimate victim of social oppression and deprivation.' MC2007.cs.
>Full-vowel form: waanji.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Affix Prefix
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73034029135n
GKS Reference Number: 21672
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