aabta

Definition: half

aabta nm comm. 1 half. Aabta bookbidoon. Break it in half with your hands. AM1937.rs. Mii dash ashkodewaaboo aabita ziiginigaadeg. Then an equal amount of whisky is poured in. AW1941.rn. Ojaanzh aabita ogiishkikwadamawaawaan agiw Ojibweg. The Ojibwa cut off half his nose. AW1941.rn. Full-vowel form: aabita.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Number
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Related Heritage Item: ETHNN.557
Related Language Item: aabskobnaa
Unique ID: n7297243342n
GKS Reference Number: 385
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