njigaabwi

Definition: stand in a position or direction relative to somewhere else; stand back from a certain place

njigaabwi
>vai comm.
>1sIND ndoonjigaabaw;
>3sCCONJ wenjgaabwit; 1 stand in a position or direction relative to somewhere else; stand back from a certain place. Gego gnagen waasa wiya da-njigaabwisii!
>Let no one dare stand too far away. SO1971.rs. Pii dash waabmad aw waa-wiikwebnad mii ji-gnoonad gye go da-njigaabwiyan wendaanmak.
>When you see the person on whom you want to put the spell, you will speak to him and you must stand on the side from which the wind is blowing. AM1937.rs. 2 stand up for a certain reason. 3 be on a certain side in a contest, be on a certain side in a dispute.
>Grammar note: Contains relative root /onD/.
>Full-vowel form: onjigaabawi.

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: n71433045047n
GKS Reference Number: 20362
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