debkwaabiigse

Definition: reach somewhere

debkwaabiigse
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>3sCCONJ dyebkwaabiigsek; 1 reach somewhere. (of stringlike objects) Zaami-dkwaabiigat maanda extension cord; gaawii debkwaabiigse-snoo oodi daabaaning.
>This extension cord is too short; it doesn't reach the car. MC2005.cs. Da-debkwaabiigse na oodi daabaaning wi extension cord?
>Will that extension cord reach the car? MC2005.cs.
>Partner: debkwaabiigse
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: debakwaabiigise.

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: n73013755399n
GKS Reference Number: 14144
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