dba'aabaan / +dba'aabaan

Definition: used with a number root to indicate a number of miles
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-dba'aabaan ni comm. 1 used with a number root to indicate a number of miles. Ji-gshkitoowaad ji-bmasewaad nsimdana dso-dba'aabaan ji-bi-giiwewaad. They'd be able to walk thirty miles to come home. AK1976.rs. Mdaaso-dbahaabaan dzhi-bmishkaawag odi sa endzhi-mwizwaad endso-giizhgak naangim go jaagnamwaad niw miinan. Ten miles they go by boat to where they pick berries every day until they use up the blueberries. AK1976.rs. De-pii go ko-namat wi miikaans, gnamaa naa nso-dbaabaan. That bush road runs a fair distance, maybe around three miles. MC2005.cs. Full-vowel form: dIbahaabaan.

Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Unique ID: n71431647199n
GKS Reference Number: 19890