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Definition: harvest sth. [with an instrument], knock sth. off [with an instrument]

bwa'aan
>vti SO
>1sIND nbaw’aan;
>3sCCONJ bew’ang; 1 harvest sth. [with an instrument], knock sth. off [with an instrument]. (typically of wild rice) Jiimaaning gii-bmishkaawag waa-dzhi-bwahmowaad iw bgoji-mnoomin.
>They went in a canoe to the place where they knocked down that wild rice. AM1937.rs. Aano dash go ngii-kawaabmigoog iw pii nakmigziwaad bekish sa bwahmowaad maanda mnoomin.
>Although they kept an eye on me as they were busy, at the same time, gathering the rice, AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: bawahan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)

Part of speech: Verb Inanimate transitive verb

Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).

Unique ID: n72985137306n

GKS Reference Number: 13679

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