bemaadzit

Definition: person, human being

bemaadzit
>na-pt
>pl bemaadzijik; 1 person, human being. Mii maanda gaa-nji-mkadekewaad gonda sa bemaadzijig.
>This was why these people used to fast. AM1937.rs. Zgimenyag damwaawaan bemaadzinjin.
>Mosquitoes eat human beings. AM1937.rs. Ogii-naadamaagoon gegoo gii-inanokiid aniw bemaadizijig ezhinaagozijig.
>She was helped at her work by those of human form. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: bemaadizid.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Participle verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n201132614-18-51n
GKS Reference Number: 23799
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