bngiishenh

Definition: a little, a little bit, a pinch

bngiishenh
>av Wp 1 a little, a little bit, a pinch. Bngiishenh ge nii ndayaan mtigwaakiins maa endaayaan.
>I too have a small plot of wooded land there where I dwell. AM1937.rs. Ahaw idash akwe aapiji bangiishenh gii-wiisini.
>But the woman ate very little. AW1941.rn. Bangiishenh ogii-baakaakonaan ihiw ashkwaandem.
>He opened the door a little ways. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: bangiishenh.

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: n72978958494n
GKS Reference Number: 13247
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