bebezhik

Definition: one by one, one at a time

bebezhik
>av comm. 1 one by one, one at a time. Bebezhig-sh gonda wedaaseg gii-zhi-ggwejmaawag.
>One by one those braves were questioned. SO1971.rs. Mii dash maaba gimaa bebezhig shamaad iw dehens maajiimgad go iw.
>Then this chief gives them to eat, one by one, a little heart while it's beating. AK1976.rs. Bebezhik ngii-ndamgoomi gii-miin'goowaang mzin'igan.
>We were called one by one and given a paper. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: bebezhig.

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: n72976544009n
GKS Reference Number: 11989
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