shamaa
Definition:
feed smb., feed smb. something
Body
shamaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ndashmaa;
>3sCCONJ eshmaat;
>2sIMP sham; 1 feed smb., feed smb. something. Weweni gaa-shamyan.
>Thank you for giving me food. AM1937.rs. Mii dash maaba gimaa bebezhig shamaad iw dehens maajiimgad go iw.
>Then this chief gives them to eat, one by one, a little heart while it's beating. AK1976.rs. Miinawaa gaa-giizhiitaawaad mii iw gii-ashamindwaa gii-gagizhebaa-wiisiniwaad.
>When they had done all this, they were given breakfast. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: asham.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Verb
Animate transitive verb
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n73031378315n
GKS Reference Number:
21182