debwe

Definition: be right, speak the truth

debwe
>vai comm.
>1sIND ndebwe;
>3sCCONJ dyebwet; 1 be right, speak the truth. Debwe aw nini.
>That man is speaking the truth. AM1937.rs. Debwedog giishpin ekdogwen.
>It's probably true if he should say so. PI1978.rs. Debwe go ekdat; gegeti go mii gaa-kidat wa nyaaganzit.
>She's right in what she says; that is really what the person in charge said. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: debwe.

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: n73002555389n
GKS Reference Number: 14167
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