bminaa

Definition: support smb., provide sustenance for smb.

bminaa
>vta LH
>1sIND nbimnaa;
>3sCCONJ bemnaat;
>2sIMP bmin; 1 support smb., provide sustenance for smb.. Weweni giga-biminigoo biinish ji-ashkwaa-ayaayan."
>You will be well cared for until you have ceased to live." AW1941.rn. Zhaazhyi ko, nshike nini gwech gii-bminaan da-kweman miinwaa niijaansan.
>In the old days, a man generally supported his wife and children by himself. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: bimin.

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: n72978047617n
GKS Reference Number: 13122
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