baa-yaa

Definition: go around, go about

baa-yaa
>vai PI 1 go around, go about. Aapiji dash besho baa-ayaanid iniw Naadawen jiigibiig baa-ayaanid mii iw gii-noondaagozid.
>And when those Iroquois were very close by here, when they were here near the shore, then she called out. GM1940.rn. Mii sa ji-gkendman ezhi-yaamgak iw dbikak baa-yaayan.
>'Now you'll know how it is going about at night.' PI1978.rs.
>Full-vowel form: baa-yaa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n65306650676n
GKS Reference Number: 23487
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