biiskonye

Definition: have one's clothes on, put one's clothes on, be dressed, get dressed

biiskonye
>vai comm.
>1sIND nbiiskonye;
>3sCCONJ baaskonyet; 1 have one's clothes on, put one's clothes on, be dressed, get dressed. Gga-gziiwaabde miinwaa gga-biiskon'ye.
>You will brush your teeth and you'll get dressed. IT1991.rs. Dkaayaa go gwajiing, Amanda. Wewena go biiskon'yen, giizhooknayen.
>It's cold outside, Amanda. Dress with care, dress warmly. EMc1991.rs. Aazhi gwa gii-biiskon'ye.
>He has already put on his clothes. AM1937.rs. 2 get dressed up [in a costume], wear a costume. Gdaa-biiskonyemi miinwaa nongo Tasenwang; aapji go gii-mnwendaagzimnaaba wi pii ngoding kina nawach gegoo gii-naknawengoba, enji-niim'iding gii-bbaa-zhaangoba.
>We should get dressed up again this Halloween; we had so much fun that one time we all got dressed up in various costumes and went to the dance. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: biisikonaye.

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: n72977458932n
GKS Reference Number: 12684
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