zhigaabwi

Definition: stand facing a certain direction, stand in a certain position

zhigaabwi
>vai comm.
>1sIND ndizhgaabaw;
>3sCCONJ ezhgaabwit; 1 stand facing a certain direction, stand in a certain position. Mii sa maanda gchi-niibna gii-zhigaabwiwaad zhmaagnishag; ninwag sa go naa.
>That large group of soldiers was standing in position like this [narrator points to the picture]. These are just men; SO1971.rs. 2 stand at the ready.
>Grammar note: Contains relative root /iN/.
>Full-vowel form: izhigaabawi.

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: n73033585388n
GKS Reference Number: 22954
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