"wii-" meaning in Ojibwe

See wii- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preverb

Forms: waa- [conjunct]
Head templates: {{head|oj|preverb|changed conjunct form|waa-|cat2=tense/mode preverbs}} wii- (changed conjunct form waa-)
  1. is going to
    Sense id: en-wii--oj-preverb-k97lYcY~ Categories (other): Ojibwe tense/mode preverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ojibwe tense/mode preverbs: 24 37 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 39 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 39 40
  2. will
    Sense id: en-wii--oj-preverb-vBb1glqd Categories (other): Ojibwe tense/mode preverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ojibwe tense/mode preverbs: 24 37 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 39 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 39 40
  3. want
    Sense id: en-wii--oj-preverb-hlaqVdOT Categories (other): Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header, Ojibwe preverbs, Ojibwe tense/mode preverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header: 21 34 44 Disambiguation of Ojibwe preverbs: 28 32 40 Disambiguation of Ojibwe tense/mode preverbs: 24 37 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 39 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 39 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: giwii-, niwii-, owii-, andawendan (english: want, need), da-, ga-, ji-
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waa-",
      "tags": [
        "conjunct"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "preverb",
        "3": "changed conjunct form",
        "4": "waa-",
        "cat2": "tense/mode preverbs"
      },
      "expansion": "wii- (changed conjunct form waa-)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ojibwe",
  "lang_code": "oj",
  "pos": "preverb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "giwii-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "niwii-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "owii-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "want, need",
      "word": "andawendan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "da-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ga-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ji-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 37 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ojibwe tense/mode preverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 39 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 39 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "is going to"
      ],
      "id": "en-wii--oj-preverb-k97lYcY~"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 37 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ojibwe tense/mode preverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 39 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 39 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "We will go goose hunting next spring",
          "text": "Niwii-noojinikawemin waa-ziigwang",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "will"
      ],
      "id": "en-wii--oj-preverb-vBb1glqd",
      "links": [
        [
          "will",
          "will"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 34 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 32 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ojibwe preverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 37 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ojibwe tense/mode preverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 39 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 39 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "want"
      ],
      "id": "en-wii--oj-preverb-hlaqVdOT",
      "links": [
        [
          "want",
          "want"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wii-"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ojibwe lemmas",
    "Ojibwe preverbs",
    "Ojibwe tense/mode preverbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waa-",
      "tags": [
        "conjunct"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "preverb",
        "3": "changed conjunct form",
        "4": "waa-",
        "cat2": "tense/mode preverbs"
      },
      "expansion": "wii- (changed conjunct form waa-)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ojibwe",
  "lang_code": "oj",
  "pos": "preverb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "giwii-"
    },
    {
      "word": "niwii-"
    },
    {
      "word": "owii-"
    },
    {
      "english": "want, need",
      "word": "andawendan"
    },
    {
      "word": "da-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ga-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ji-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "is going to"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ojibwe terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "We will go goose hunting next spring",
          "text": "Niwii-noojinikawemin waa-ziigwang",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "will"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "will",
          "will"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "want"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "want",
          "want"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wii-"
}

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