mangadeyaa

Ojibwe

Etymology

mang- (big) + -ade- (width) + -aa (be in a state or condition)

Verb

mangadeyaa (changed conjunct form mengadeyaag, reduplicated form mamaangadeyaa, augmented form mangadeyaamagad)

  1. it is wide
    Ingii-waambandaan iwidi gichi-jiimaan gechi-mangadeyaag.
    I saw a really wide big boat over there.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mangadeyaa
Independent positive negative
singular (0s) mangadeyaa mangadeyaasinoon
obviative singular (0's) mangadeyaani mangadeyaasinini
plural (0p) mangadeyaawan mangadeyaasinoon
obviative plural (0'p) mangadeyaaniwan mangadeyaasininiwan
Conjunct positive negative
singular or plural (0) mangadeyaag mangadeyaasinog
obviative singular or plural (0') mangadeyaanig mangadeyaasininig
  • mangadezi

See also

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “mangadeyaa”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota
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