bngii

Definition: a few, a little, a little bit

bngii
>na 1 a few, a little, a little bit. "Enwek-sh naa gegoo naa gdaa-zhihaanaa bngii."
>"We must do some little thing for him." SO1971.rs. Pii dash gekendmowaad gonda gchi-mookmaani-zhmaagnishag zhiwi biindig geyaabi bngii go naa gii-yaadgenag.
>That was when they realized that there were only a few American soldiers inside. SO1971.rs. Jina dash eta miinwaa wgii-yaanaawaa bngii iw mnoomin.
>Just for a short time then they gathered a little more of the rice. AM1937.rs. Bngii eta pie nga-mwaa; aapji go ndebsinii.
>I'll just eat a little bit of pie; I'm really full. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: bangii.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72978958364n
GKS Reference Number: 13245
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