shi aabta

Definition: and a half

shi aabta expr 1 and a half. Naan'zid-shi-aabta ndakooz. I'm five foot six. MC2001.rs. Niiwaabiik-shi-aabta mnezin wii-oo-gnawaamjiget. She needs four and a half dollars to go and watch. MC2005.cs. Ngodnaagaans-shi-aabta ziizbaakot ndawendaagot. A cup and a half of sugar is called for. MC2005.cs. Grammar note: This compounding element requires a number term as root, to specify the base number to which 'half' is added. Full-vowel form: ashi aabita.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Expression/Interjection
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72972558954n
GKS Reference Number: 293
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