miigaanaa
Definition:
fight smb. [physically], fight with smb. [physically]
Body
miigaanaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND nmiigaanaa;
>3sCCONJ maagaanaat;
>2sIMP miigaash; 1 fight smb. [physically], fight with smb. [physically]. Mii dash aazhi go gii-bi-dgoshninid niw waa-miigaan'gojin.
>Now they arrived who were going to fight him. AM1937.rs. Gonda dash maagaanaajig gaa wii gii-waabmaasiiwaan.
>Those (men) who were fighting him could not see him. AM1937.rs. Gii-bmiwdoonaawaan go niw mtigwaabiin miinwaa bkwakoon miinwaa maskid, gii-aabmiitwaawaan dash gii-miigaanaawaad.
>They carried bows and arrows and muskets, and they fired back at them when they fought. AK1976.rs.
>Partner: miigaadaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: miigaaN.
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:
n71429653200n
GKS Reference Number:
17868