giishkaabkaa

Definition: be a cliff, be a sheer rock edge

giishkaabkaa
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>3sCCONJ e-giishkaabkaak; 1 be a cliff, be a sheer rock edge. Miinawaa iwidi zaagahiganiing ogii-waabamaawaan imaa giishkaabikaag ihiw noongom ezhinikaadeg Wilisville.
>The also saw the lake over there where the rock is cut through: that is now called Wilisville. GM1940.rn.
>Full-vowel form: giishkaabikaa.

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: n73023678745n
GKS Reference Number: 15681
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