dbasendiza
Definition:
be humble, think lowly of oneself
Body
dbasendiza
>vai-reflex Wk
>1sIND ndabsendis;
>3sCCONJ debsendizat; 1 be humble, think lowly of oneself. Na'ii ezhi-bmaazhiiwiing noojmawemgadoon nendming niwin mzinbii'ganan gaa-mzinbii'maagaazjik gonda bangii e-de-zhoonyaakejik, gaawii nsastan-ziim wa jiiskii-nini gaa-zhi-nakiit mewnzha: wii-naadmaaget wenpash, wii-dbasendizat maanj'aat wiyan.
>The fallacy of attributing healing powers to paintings made for the petite bourgeoisie, is that it contradicts the traditional role of a shaman: to give without payment, to honour with humility. MC2007.cs.
>Full-vowel form: dabasendizA.
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:
n72992969858n
GKS Reference Number:
14061