bngan

Definition: be quiet outside, be still outside

bngan
>vii Wk
>3sCCONJ e-bngang; 1 be quiet outside, be still outside. Gegeti bngan; gaa go waawaach bneshiinh wiya debtaagzi-sii.
>Is it ever still; there isn't even any bird calling. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: bangan.

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: n72978957432n
GKS Reference Number: 13243
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