giizhgaate

Definition: be bright moonlight

giizhgaate
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>3sCCONJ e-giizhgaatek; 1 be bright moonlight. Giizhgaatenig giiwenh ganwaabmaan niwi giisoon.
>"One night, when the moon was full, he was out looking at it. FF1975.rs. Enwek sa naa giizhgaate; daa-de-gindaasa go wiya.
>Is it ever bright out; one could practically read. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: giizhigaate.

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: n73023780468n
GKS Reference Number: 15838
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