bbashkwaanaajiinh

Definition: bat (flying animal)

bbashkwaanaajiinh
>na NE
>loc bbashkwaanaajiing;
>pl bbashkwaanaajiinyik; 1 bat (flying animal). Zhmaagnishag gii-yaawaad bbaam'bizwidig-sh go zhiwi bbashkwaanaajiinh.
>Wherever there were soldiers, there was probably a bat flying around. SO1971.rs. Nahaag-sh gonda gii-aawwag, wadi gii-bbaam'bizwaad bbashkwaanaajiinyag.
>These (i.e., the two braves) became bats, so that they could fly around over there. SO1971.rs.
>Full-vowel form: babashkwaanaajiiny.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72976161175n
GKS Reference Number: 11913
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