dkwaabiigzi

Definition: be short

dkwaabiigzi
>vai comm.
>1sIND ndakwaabiigis;
>3sCCONJ dekwaabiigzit; 1 be short. (of stringlike objects) Enwek sa naa dkwaabiigzi; washme da-gnoozi ngii-nendam.
>Is he ever short; I thought he'd be taller. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: dkwaabiigat
>vii.
>Full-vowel form: dakwaabiigizi.

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: n73013952857n
GKS Reference Number: 14437
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