dewe'gan

Definition: drum

dewe'gan
>na LH
>loc dewe’ganing;
>pl dewe’ganak; 1 drum. Niizh ngii-yaawaanaanig dewehganag, bezhig gchi-dewehgan gye gwa bezhig egaachiinyid.
>We (exc.) had two drums, one big drum and one little one. AM1937.rs. Niiwogwan gii-debwewe aw dewehigan.
>For four days there came the sound of that drum. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: dewehigan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73004560631n
GKS Reference Number: 14228
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