ggiibaazmaa

Definition: lie to smb., mislead smb.

ggiibaazmaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ngagiibaazmaa;
>3sCCONJ gegiibaazmaat;
>2sIMP ggiibaazam; 1 con smb. [out of something], trick smb., cheat smb. [out of something]. Gii-giishkwebnaawaan niwin nishnaaben, mii dash gii-ggiibaazmaawaat ki.
>They got the Indians drunk, then they cheated them out of the land. MC2005.cs. Ngii-ggiibaazmik; mii gaa-nji-miijyaanh wi.
>He tricked me, that's why I ate it. MC2007.cs. 2 lie to smb., mislead smb..
>Full-vowel form: gagiibaazam.

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: n73020883110n
GKS Reference Number: 15348
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