biiwaabkoons

Definition: telephone

biiwaabkoons
>ni comm.
>loc biiwaabkoonsing;
>pl biiwaabkoonsan; 1 telephone. Aabdewesin biiyaabkoons bi-giigdat nawaj wiya.
>The phone rings constantly from various people calling. MC2005.cs. Biiyaabkoons na debwewesin, maage nishaa ndinshenaadik?
>Is the phone ringing, or am I just hearing things? MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: biiwaabikoons.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72977485179n
GKS Reference Number: 12739
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