dba'giiswaan

Definition: hour

dba'giiswaan
>ni Wk 1 hour. Niiwo-dbagiiswaan eta gii-nakii nongo.
>He just worked for hour hours today. MC2005.cs. Nshwaaso-dbahgiiswaan gii-nakii nini.
>The man worked for eight hours. MC2001.rs. Aabta-dbahgiiswaan gii-jaagde waaskonenjgaans.
>The candle burned for half an hour. MC2001.rs. Eni-niizho-dbahgiiswaan gii-maajaa kwe.
>The woman left after two hours. MC2001.rs.
>Full-vowel form: dibahigiiziswaan.

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: n72992952142n
GKS Reference Number: 14023
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