bjibwaa
Definition:
spear sth. (an.), stab smb.
Body
bjibwaa
>vta LH
>1sIND nbajbawaa;
>3sCCONJ bejbawaat;
>2sIMP bjibaw; 1 spear sth. (an.), stab smb.. Mii sa giiwenh gii-biindgegwaashknid wa nini, mookiitwaad giiwenh niwi ninwan, mookmaan wii-bjibhwaad.
>So the man (the intruder) jumped into the house and attacked the other man, intending to stab him with a knife. SO1971.rs. Gii-bjibwaan giigoonyan.
>He speared the fish. AM1937.rs. Nme nwii-bjibwaanaan.
>We (excl.) are going to spear fish. AM1937.rs.
>Partner: bjib'aan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: bajiba[h]w.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Verb
Animate transitive verb
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n72977547098n
GKS Reference Number:
12803