dbendiza

Definition: be free, be independent, be on one's own

dbendiza
>vai NE
>1sIND ndibendis;
>3sCCONJ debendizat; 1 be free, be independent, be on one's own. Nanda kina: wi gaa-mzinbii'ang, replica, miinwaa wi gaa-zhiwebkiba mkwendmaanh, nwaabndaan ga-zhi-gchi-nakiit, gaa-zhi-gchi-gshki'ewzit, miinwaa dbendizat.
>The original, the replica and that moment left a nurturing image of personal struggle, accomplishment and independence. MC2007.cs.
>Full-vowel form: dibendizA.

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: n72992972594n
GKS Reference Number: 14074
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