bkwezhgan

Definition: bread

bkwezhgan
>na EO
>loc bkwezhganing;
>pl bkwezhganak; 1 bread. Mii dash gii-miinaad aw nishnaabe niw bkwezhganan.
>And the Indian gave them some bread. AK1976.rs. Mii-sh maa gii-dgoshnowaad Zhiibaawnaaning mii dash gaa-naawaad niw kwewan ji-bootaagaanaawaad niw mdaamnan naapaane ji-yaamwaad iw sa bkwezhganan ji-zhihaawaad.
>And they reached Kilarney and they told the women to pound the corn so they would have flour in order to make bread. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: bakwezhigan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Related Language Item: bkwezhgan
Unique ID: n72977664603n
GKS Reference Number: 13004
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