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. be 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

Related terms

• mangadezi

See also

• agaasadeyaa
• ginwaa

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mangadeyaa-vii