bmena

Definition: less, diminished in intensity

bmena
>av 1 less, diminished in intensity. Bangii go bmena.
>A little less. MC2011.cs. Aasnaa bmena! Ga-paa'aawaa nebaat.
>Hey, settle down! You'll wake up the person who's sleeping. MC2005.cs. Nishindik go gnabach wi mshkiki; bmena go ndoo-piichi-dewkwe.
>I think that medicine is working; my headache is less severe. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: båmena.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Adverb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72977959008n
GKS Reference Number: 13055
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