gdimaagat

Definition: be poor

gdimaagat
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>3sCCONJ gedmaagak; 1 be poor. (of circumstances) Aapji go gii-gdimaagat wi pii, 1930; getgejik eta enwek naa weweni gaa-de-wiisnijik.
>It was so poor back then, 1930; only the farmers were able to eat at least near properly. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gidimaagad.

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: n73019556187n
GKS Reference Number: 15191
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