debwewe

Definition: sound [in the distance]

debwewe
>vai comm.
>1sIND ndebwewe;
>3sCCONJ dyebwewet; 1 sound [in the distance]. Niiwogwan gii-debwewe aw dewehigan.
>For four days there came the sound of that drum. AW1941.rn. Wenesh doo-daabaanan dyebwewenit?
>Whose car is that sounding in the distance? MC2005.cs. 2 be audible.
>Partner: debwewe
>vii.
>Full-vowel form: debwewe.

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: n73002557612n
GKS Reference Number: 14175
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