dbasenjgaaza

Definition: be thought little of, be thought lowly of, be lowly esteemed

dbasenjgaaza
>vai Wk
>1sIND ndabasenjgaas;
>3sCCONJ debasenjgaazat; 1 be thought little of, be thought lowly of, be lowly esteemed. Aapji go naa gii-dbasenjgaazwak Nishnaabek wi pii, 1930s miinwaa 1940s, weyiip dash Daphne gii-gkendaan aabdek wii-gkidoot Nishnaabewit.
>Indians were lowly esteemed in Canada in the 1930s and 1940s, and Odjig learned quickly that she had to blend in. MC2007.cs.
>Full-vowel form: dabasenjigaazA.

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: n201012421-59-34n
GKS Reference Number: 23683
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