dewe'ge

Definition: drum

dewe'ge
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>1sIND ndewe’ge;
>3sCCONJ dyewe’get; 1 drum. Bezhig onik odanokaazon dewehiged nagamod.
>He was using one arm to beat the drum as he sang. AW1941.rn. Ngwetaani-mnataan ko dewegeyaat.
>I like the sound so much when they drum. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: dewehige.

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: n73004560972n
GKS Reference Number: 14231
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