ebngishmak

Definition: west, in the west

ebngishmak
>av comm. 1 west, in the west. Widi giiwednong gye go ebngishmog gii-bi-njibaawag giw Naadweswag gaa-bi-mwinewaajig niw Jibwen maanpii nikekmig.
>From the North and from the West came those Iroquois to attack the Ojibwe here in this part of the country. AM1937.rs. Iwidi gaa-izhaayaan ebangishimog mii sa iwidi ayaawaad agiw bemaadizijig midewininiwag.
>It is there at the place to which I went, westward, that those people are, those Midew-men. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: ebangishimAg.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Adverb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73015357904n
GKS Reference Number: 14608
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