bmaknaa

Definition: always leave smb. behind

bmaknaa
>vta
>1sIND nbimkanaa;
>3sCCONJ bemkanaat;
>2sIMP bmakish; 1 always leave smb. behind. Mii go pane bmaknaat niwin da-kweman; mmaandaa naa geyaabi bmi-wiijiyaawgot.
>He always leaves his wife behind; it's a wonder she still stays with him. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: bimakiN.

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: n7303329798n
GKS Reference Number: 13051
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