baakkamgise

Definition: be shaken open, shake open

baakkamgise
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ byaakkamgisek; 1 be shaken open, shake open. (of ground) Aanii-sh mii sa maanda zhi-wepdawaawaad giwi Nimkiig, maanda zhi-baakkamgiseg wi, mii giiwenh gii-bmwaad niwi mnidoon.
>Then those Thunderers struck at him (the monster) in such a way that this place opened up, and he shot that monster. SO1971.rs. Weweni na go ko baagkamgise ki pii nnangsek?
>Does the ground actually shake open when there's an earthquake? MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: baakakamigise.

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: n72974655699n
GKS Reference Number: 11603
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