bjib'igen

Definition: strike something with a certain part of the body first

bjib'igen
>vaio
>1sIND nbajba’gen;
>3sCCONJ bejba’get; 1 strike something with a certain part of the body first. Ngii-bjigeshin, mii dash go wa ngidik gaa-oo-bjib'igeyaanh zhiwi mtakmik.
>I tripped, so it was my knee that struck the ground first. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: bajibahigen.

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: n72977548465n
GKS Reference Number: 12801
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