dbishkaa

Definition: have a birthday, be one's birthday

dbishkaa
>vai LH
>1sIND ndibshkaa;
>3sCCONJ debshkaat; 1 have a birthday, be one's birthday. Aaniish pii e-dbishkaayin?
>What day is your birthday? MC2001.rs. Niizhtana-shi-zhaangsognagzid May ndibshkaa.
>My birthday is the 29th of May. MC2001.rs. Cakeoonsan nbiidwaa; dbishkaa nongo, nda-zhi-noondam.
>I'm bringing a little cake for her; I hear it's her birthday today. MC2005.cs. Aaniish gaa-dsobboon'gizit gbapaa shkwaach gii-dbishkaat?
>How old was your dad on his last birthday? MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: dibishkaa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72994042630n
GKS Reference Number: 14089
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