semaa

Definition: tobacco

semaa
>na comm.
>1poss ndasemaam;
>3poss dasemaaman; 1 tobacco. Baatiino semaa.
>There is lots of tobacco. AM1937.rs. Nmishoomis ngii-miinig semaan.
>My grandfather gave me some tobacco. AM1937.rs. Semaan gii-miinaawag giw kiwenziinyag gaa-bi-zhaajig.
>The old men who had come were given tobacco. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: asemaa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n730313995n
GKS Reference Number: 21136
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