shpiming

Definition: above, on high, up high

shpiming
>av comm. 1 above, on high, up high. Gii-gzikewag giw zhiishiibag shpiming ekoozwaad giw mtigoog.
>The ducks flew up in the air as high as the tops of the trees. AM1937.rs. Bneshiinh shpiming yaa.
>There is a bird up above. AM1937.rs. Shpiming gii-bi-njibza wa bneshiinh, gii-bkobiibzat giigoonyin kweji-debnaat.
>The bird came flying down from high up, went flying into the water, trying to catch a fish. MC2005.cs. Mtakmik daangshin wa kik; washme shpiming goosh.
>That pail is touching the ground; hang it up higher. MC2005.cs. 2 upstairs. Naamsak ngii-aadaakwaa nimshens wii-bwaa-wiin'kamgizit shpiming.
>I locked the puppy in the basement so it wouldn't make a mess upstairs. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: ishpiming.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Adverb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73031513187n
GKS Reference Number: 21397
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