biinzi

Definition: be pure

biinzi
>vai comm.
>1sIND nbiinis;
>3sCCONJ baanzit; 1 be pure. Wiiba maaba gii-biinzi; jibwaa-niizho-bboon'gizit gii-gkendaan wii-zhaat zaakmoo-gamgoong.
>This child was toilet-trained early; he learned to go to the washroom before he was two years old. MC2005.cs. 2 be toilet-trained, be trained [to use litter box].
>Full-vowel form: biinizi.

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: n72977281048n
GKS Reference Number: 12648
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