dba'ge

Definition: pay

dba'ge
>vai comm.
>1sIND ndib’ige;
>3sCCONJ deb’iget; 1 pay. "Nihiing giiwenh Nishnaabeg baamaadziwag nbewgamgong gii-dbahgewaad Nishnaabeg ji-nbaawaad.
>"There used to be Indian hotels where Indians who were travelling could pay to sleep. NS1975.rs. Ngii-baashji-dbage; weyiip dash go aanwi gii-maamnanaabndaan wa nyaadaabkwet.
>I overpaid; fortunately the cashier noticed it right away. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: dibahige.

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: n72992967913n
GKS Reference Number: 14017
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