biignaa

Definition: take sth. (an.) apart

biignaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND nbiignaa;
>3sCCONJ baagnaat;
>2sIMP biigosh; 1 take sth. (an.) apart. Kina gii-biignaan niwin tractor-an gii-nnaawaat, mii dash miinwaa kina neyaap maamwi gii-saat.
>He took that tractor all apart when he fixed it, then he put it all back together again. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: biignaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: biigoN, biigon.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72977241437n
GKS Reference Number: 12392
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