baabiitoon
Definition:
wait for sth.
Body
baabiitoon
>vti comm.
>1sIND nbaabiitoon;
>3sCCONJ byaabiitoot; 1 wait for sth.. Niimna dsogon gii-yaa maa wiigwaamensing, gii-baabiitood iw gegoo ji-naabndang.
>Many days he stayed there in that hut, waiting for that which he should see in a vision. AM1937.rs. Miinawaa ashkode-jiimaanens ogii-baabiitoon wii-bagamibideg.
>Then he waited for the steamer to arrive. AW1941.rn. Kawaabndan mail ; ndoo-income tax refund nbaabiitoon.
>Watch for the mail; I'm waiting for my income tax refund. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: baabii'aa
>vta.
>Full-vowel form: baabiitoon.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Verb
Inanimate transitive verb
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n72974479438n
GKS Reference Number:
11522