ddibew

Definition: shore, riverbank, near the water's edge

ddibew
>ni
>loc ddibew; 1 shore, riverbank, near the water's edge. Eshki-waabmag aw Gchi-mookmaan maa ddibew ziibing ngii-zeghig.
>The first time I saw a white man there by the bank of the river, he frightened me. AM1937.rs. Gii-naan dash, Ddibew gii-ni-zhaa.
>He told her, "Along the river he went from here." AM1937.rs. Name-oshkoonzh dadibew dago.
>Sturgeonweed grows near the water. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: dadibew.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73001154582n
GKS Reference Number: 14112
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