baashkdebii

Definition: overflow

baashkdebii
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>3sCCONJ byaashkdebiik; 1 overflow. (of a container) Bangii iidik zhiwi ebooskaak wi mchisak; mii zhiwi mbiish eni-zhijwang gii-baashkdebiik maanda sink.
>The floor must dip slightly there; that's where the water is flowing to from when this sink overflowed. MC2005.cs. Gii-baashkdebii wi gziibiigzhenaagan; zaam wiika ngii-oo-dbaabndaan.
>The bathtub overflowed; I went and checked on it too late. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: baashkidebii.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72985054630n
GKS Reference Number: 11716
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