-wi
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Ojibwe[edit]
Final[edit]
-wi
- to be a certain kind of (animate) thing or being
- to become a certain kind of (animate) thing or being
Usage notes[edit]
Final added to a noun stem to form a verb of being
Derived terms[edit]
- akiiwi
- anishinaabewi
- ikwezensiwi
- ininiiwi — he is a man
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/wi-final
Ottawa[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-wi
- to be (animate)
References[edit]
Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 319