dba'gan
Definition:
hour
Body
dba'gan
>ni LH
>pl dbaâganan; 1 hour. Gii-baabiiho dash aabta-dbahgan mii-sh gii-goyaangid iw ji-bi-mookaakhomaang mii dash gii-ni-maajaayaang.
>She waited half an hour and then said to us that we could come out of the bush, and we left. AK1976.rs. Geyaabi go iw niizho-dbahgan ji-bwaa-nbod mii gii-ndawendang iw wii-zgaswaad, ndoodoom dash gii-gnawenmaan, gii-nenmaan dash go ji-zgaswaanid.
>Still two hours before she died she wanted to have a smoke, and my mother was taking care of her, and she allowed her to have a smoke. AK1976.rs. 2 mile. Niizhwaaso-dibahigan apiich gii-ayaawag.
>They were seven miles away. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: dibahigan.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Noun
Inanimate noun
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n72992952266n
GKS Reference Number:
14016