bskaabba'we

Definition: turn back [to escape something]; retreat

bskaabba'we
>vai LH
>1sIND nbiskaabba’we;
>3sCCONJ beskaabba’wet; 1 turn back [to escape something]; retreat. Mii sa gii-bskaabbahwewaad, mii dash naa nwanj gchi-baapaashkzondwaa.
>So they retreated, and came under even heavier fire. SO1971.rs. Wegnesh gaa-nji-wiindmawsiwan gii-bskaabbahweyeg.
>Why didn't you tell me that you all were retreating? SO1971.rs.
>Full-vowel form: biskaabibahiwe.

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: n72983051932n
GKS Reference Number: 13595
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