bbiiwaa

Definition: be small, be tiny

bbiiwaa
>vii LH
>3sCCONJ bebiiwaak; 1 be small, be tiny. Miinwaa gii-nookoonaawaan* niizhna sa bkwezhgaansan bebiiwaagin gojiing endnidegin.
>They placed for him two small loaves of bread that had been baked out of doors. AM1937.rs. Zaam bbiiwaanoon nmakzinan.
>My shoes are too small. AM1937.rs. Gesnaa bbiiwaanoon maaba binoojiins makzinensan!
>Are these baby's shoes ever tiny! MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: babiiwaa.

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: n72976243833n
GKS Reference Number: 11922
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