bmib'iwe
Definition:
be on the lam, be on the run
Body
bmib'iwe
>vai comm.
>1sIND nbimbaâwe;
>3sCCONJ bembaâwet; 1 be on the lam, be on the run. Megwe-mtigwaaki gii-bmi-gkiza bemi-piichi-bmib'iwet; gii-bmi-gmoodin getgaadek wii-wiisnit.
>He hid out in the woods while he was on the lam; he would steal vegetables from gardens to eat. MC2005.cs. Mii-sh go aabdeg gaa-zhi-bmiwdoowaad gaa-ntaawgitoowaad gii-bmibhiwewag maa naa pane.
>And certainly the way they transported what they harvested they were really on the run all the time. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: bimibahiwe.
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:
n72977961339n
GKS Reference Number:
13063