dbi

Definition: where, wherever (dubitative, usually expressing uncertainty or vagueness)

dbi
>av LH 1 where, wherever (dubitative, usually expressing uncertainty or vagueness). Ge go dbi njijwang ge wii go bkwebiigmi.
>Also, the place from which it flowed had muddied water. AM1937.rs. Apane mii ekidod: "Aaniish igo naa iidig gaa-izhiwebiziyaan gii-ozaamingwaamaan? Dibi naa gaye wii nimbezhigoogazhiim?"
>He kept saying, "What can be the matter with me that I overslept? And where on earth is my horse?" AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: dibi.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Adverb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72994040111n
GKS Reference Number: 14078
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