bjigeshin

Definition: stumble, trip

bjigeshin
>vai comm.
>1sIND nbajgeshin;
>3sCCONJ bejgeshing; 1 stumble, trip. Zhe-dkokiiba, gii-bjigeshing -- gii-bmi-aatwaajiiset.
>She had been stepping backwards, when she tripped -- then she fell landing face up. MC2005.cs. Ngii-bjigeshin; pane gaa-ni-dditbijiiseyaanh niisaaki.
>I tripped; away I went rolling down the hill. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: bajigeshin.

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: n72977548723n
GKS Reference Number: 12804
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