debmaa

Definition: say something of smb. that's so true, tell smb. something that's so true of him

debmaa
>vta
>1sIND ndebmaa;
>3sCCONJ dyebmaat;
>2sIMP debim; 1 say something of smb. that's so true, tell smb. something that's so true of him. Gegeti gdebmaa; daa-ke-naanaagdawendam go naa gegoo jibwaa-kidat.
>You're so right in what you say to him; he should think before he says something. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: debim.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73001355662n
GKS Reference Number: 14145
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