bkobiibza

Definition: drive into the water, fly into the water, plunge into the water

bkobiibza
>vai comm.
>1sIND nbokbiibis;
>3sCCONJ bekbiibzat; 1 drive into the water, fly into the water, plunge into the water. Shpiming gii-bi-njibza wa bneshiinh, gii-bkobiibzat giigoonyin kweji-debnaat.
>The bird came flying down from high up, went flying into the water, trying to catch a fish. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: bkobiibde
>vii.
>Full-vowel form: bakobiibizA.

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: n72977643362n
GKS Reference Number: 12903
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