ᐌᓂᐸᓐ wenipan
(pronoun, animate/inanimate) (absent)
used to refer to someone or something that is expected, but that is absent or late
Examples
ᐌᓂᐸᓐ ᐆ ᑫ ᑕᑯᔑᐦᒃ᙮
Is he ever taking long to arrive.
Hilda Jeffries [2021]
ᐌᓂᐸᓐ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑳ ᑕᑯᔑᓂᐗᒃ᙮
He wasn't there when I arrived.
Hilda Jeffries [2021]
ᐌᓂᐸᓐ ᐅᑖᐹᓐ ᑫ ᑕᑯᐸᓕᒃ᙮
Is the train ever tardy in arriving.
Susan Cheechoo [2021]
Etymology
Anishinabe weniban.
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Some words starting with 'wenipan'
used to refer to people, animals, or others creatures that are expected, but that are absent or late