dkonge

Definition: bite [things], bite (as a habit, e.g., of a dog)

dkonge
>vai comm.
>1sIND ndaknge;
>3sCCONJ deknget; 1 bite [things], bite (as a habit, e.g., of a dog). Gyak maaba nimosh, wedi dash bezhig dkonge.
>This dog is well-behaved, but that one bites. AM1937.rs. Dkonge wa nimookaanjiinh; da-nbechgaaza aabdek.
>That dog bites; he'll have to be put to sleep. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: dakonge.

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: n73013751032n
GKS Reference Number: 14405
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