mgokmigwaa

Definition: bury smb. in a mound

mgokmigwaa
>vta Wp
>1sIND nmagkamgawaa;
>3sCCONJ megkamgawaat;
>2sIMP mgokmigaw; 1 bury smb. in a mound. Mii go giw Naadweswag gii-miigaazwaad mii maa gii-ni-mgwakmigwaawaad niw Naadweswan.
>Those Hurons when they fought, it was there that they buried the Hurons in grave mounds. AM1937.rs.
>Partner: mgokmig'aan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: ?magokamigaw.

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: n71429644257n
GKS Reference Number: 17828
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