biiwaabkoons

Definition: wire

biiwaabkoons
>ni comm.
>pl biiwaabkoonsan; 1 wire. Ndatoon dash go iw biiwaabkoons mgaawebnagwaa wii-bwaa-zhaabkozhwewaad giw gnoozheg gye zhigmegog.
>Then I put wire netting there to keep the pike and dogfish from swimming through. AM1937.rs. Nwaabndaan go gmaapiich iw mmaazkaag iw biiwaabkoons.
>In time I see the wire moving. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: biiwaabikoons.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72977485316n
GKS Reference Number: 12740
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