gnibshkaa

Definition: fall out of the canoe; capsize

gnibshkaa
>vai Wk
>1sIND ngonbishkaa;
>3sCCONJ gwenbishkaat; 1 fall out of the canoe; capsize. Aaniish gaa-zhiwebziyan? gkina gnimbiiwaakoz. —Ngii-gnibshkaa.
>What has happened to you? You are all drenched. I fell out of the boat. AM1937.rs. Aapiji gii-mamaangaadigowebide gaye gegaa gii-gonabishkaawag igiw bemishkaajig.
>It raised very great waves and those who were going along by canoe nearly upset. GM1940.rn.
>Full-vowel form: gonIbishkaa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73029113121n
GKS Reference Number: 16043
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