bangiishengizi

Definition: be a few, be a little bit, be scarce, be small in number

bangiishengizi
>vai
>1sIND nbangiishengizmi;
>3sCCONJ e-bangiishengizwaat; 1 be a few, be a little bit, be scarce, be small in number. Gii-bangiishengizwak gaa-gnawaamjigejik; gegaa go naa gii-bzhishgwaakte.
>They were few that watched; it was just about empty. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: bangiishengat
>vii.
>Full-vowel form: bangiishenOgizi†.

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: n72975861080n
GKS Reference Number: 11840
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