bnagaabzhwaa

Definition: perform a cataract operation on smb., remove smb.'s cataracts

bnagaabzhwaa
>vta
>1sIND nban’gaabzhwaa;
>3sCCONJ ben’gaabzhwaat;
>2sIMP bnagaabzhaw; 1 perform a cataract operation on smb., remove smb.'s cataracts. Wenpanat nongo wiya bnagaabzhwin; jina eta yaam aakzii-gamgoong.
>Nowadays, it's easy having one's cataracts removed; one stays at the hospital for only a short while. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: ?banagaabizhw.

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: n72978660863n
GKS Reference Number: 13201
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