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