gdag'aa

Definition: abuse smb., be mean to smb., make smb. suffer [by one's actions]

gdag'aa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ngodgi’aa;
>3sCCONJ gedgi’aat;
>2sIMP gdagi’; 1 abuse smb., be mean to smb., make smb. suffer [by one's actions]. Mii dash miinwaa gii-maawnjidoowaad gaa-bskaabiiwaad mii dash gaa-kidwaad, "Gaawiin nii-bgidnanziimin maanpii endnizyaang," aaning dash giw nishnaabeg, "Gaawiin niinwind maa nwii-yaasiimin gga-gdaghigoom," mii dash gii-bi-maajaawaad.
>And then they assembled again when they returned and they said, "We will not give up this place where we live," but some of the Indians, "Not us, we won't stay here, you'll be abused," and they left. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: godagih.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73019359140n
GKS Reference Number: 15131
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