dkwaabiigat

Definition: be short

dkwaabiigat
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ dekwaabiigak; 1 be short. (of stringlike objects) Zaami-dkwaabiigat maanda extension cord; gaawii debkwaabiigse-snoo oodi daabaaning.
>This extension cord is too short; it doesn't reach the car. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: dkwaabiigzi
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: dakwaabiigad.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73013755237n
GKS Reference Number: 14429
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