biigshkaa

Definition: break, break down

biigshkaa
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ baagshkaak; 1 break, break down. Mjikan biigshkaa.
>The fence is broken. AM1937.rs. Bezhig jiimaan gii-biigshkaa.
>One canoe was damaged. AM1937.rs.
>Partner: biigshkaa
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: biigoshkaa.

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: n72977244454n
GKS Reference Number: 12403
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