niisiigiigaasin

Definition: be torn by the wind, get torn by the wind

niisiigiigaasin
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>3sCCONJ naasiigiigaasing; 1 be torn by the wind, get torn by the wind. (of cloth) Aapji go niisiigiigaasin wi gete-ke'win; mmaandaa msho shka'ii goodoo-sgwaa.
>That old flag is really torn up; it's a wonder they haven't hung up a new one yet. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: niisiigiigaashi
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: niisiigiigaasin.

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: n73033713377n
GKS Reference Number: 20109
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