zoogpo

Definition: snow (referring to the event of snowing, not the snow itself)

zoogpo
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ zwagpok; 1 snow (referring to the event of snowing, not the snow itself). Apane giiwenh ogii-wiindamaagoon gegoo waa-izhiwebiziwaad maanda gaye waa-izhiwebak: gonimaa wii-gisinaag, wii-zoogipog, gonimaa gaye wii-gimiwang.
>According to the story he was always told by him how they would fare and also what would happen like this: whether it would be cold, whether it would snow, or whether it would rain. GM1940.rn. Gii-zoogopo iidog niibaa-dibig.
>It probably snowed during the night. GM1940.rn.
>Full-vowel form: zoogipo.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73036023127n
GKS Reference Number: 23437
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