onji-
Ojibwe edit
Etymology edit
ond- (“from a certain place, for a certain reason”) + -i (final that occurs in preverbs)
Preverb edit
onji- (changed conjunct form wenji-)
- from a certain place
- for a certain reason
- Gaawiin minwamanji'osii gaa-onji-nanaandomod.
- He didn't feel good; that's why he went for treatment.
- because
See also edit
- aaniin dash (“why?”)
References edit
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/onji-pv-rel