shpijiishin

Definition: be heaped up, lie in such a way as to form a high heap, a large mound, e.g., such as the carcass of a moose or elephant might appear as it blocks one's path

shpijiishin
>vai comm.
>1sIND ndishpjiishin;
>3sCCONJ eshpjiishing; 1 be heaped up, lie in such a way as to form a high heap, a large mound, e.g., such as the carcass of a moose or elephant might appear as it blocks one's path.
>Partner: shpijiisin
>vii.
>Full-vowel form: ishpijiishin.

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: n73031512622n
GKS Reference Number: 21395
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