meko-bmaset

Definition: bear-walker; witch

meko-bmaset
>na-pt PI
>pl meko-bmasejik; 1 bear-walker; witch. Mewnzha gaa-zhiwebziyaan gii-waabmaangid aw meko-bmased.
>A long time ago it happened to me that we saw this bear-walker (witch). AK1976.rs. Mii-sh gii-waabmaawaad giw mdimooyenyag gii-nsidwinwaawaad mii-sh gii-noondaagziwaad, "Meko-bmased, gga-nsaamin."
>And when they saw him the old women recognized what he was so they yelled, "A witch, we'll kill him." AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: meko-bmOsed.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Participle verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n20114919-17-36n
GKS Reference Number: 24222
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