niibaa-nam'aam

Definition: be Christmas; be Christmas Eve

niibaa-nam'aam
>vai-imp
>3sCCONJ naabaa-nam’aang; 1 be Christmas; be Christmas Eve. Ndebwe sa go, ngii-waabamaa gii-jiimaad niwi gii-niibaa-namhaang, mii-sh go miinwaa gii-nimkodaading naami-segaachgan shkwaandeming egoodeg.
>I’m telling the truth, I saw him kissing her on Christmas Eve, and then at New Year’s Eve, under the mistletoe. PL1997.rs.
>Full-vowel form: niibaa-anamåhaam.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: All Others/Unsure
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73033711572n
GKS Reference Number: 19986
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