debwewegneshin

Definition: be heard ticking [in the distance]

debwewegneshin
>vai
>3sCCONJ dyebwewegneshing; 1 be heard ticking [in the distance]. (of clocks, watches) Gesnaa mno-bzaante; mii eta dba'giiswaan dyebwewegneshing.
>Ever nice and quiet in the room; all that can be heard is the clock ticking. MC2005.cs. 2 be audible [in the distance].
>Full-vowel form: debwewegåneshin.

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: n73002558375n
GKS Reference Number: 14177
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