bootaagaanaa

Definition: mill sth. (an.), grind sth. (an.) into meal or flour, such as corn

bootaagaanaa
>vta PI
>1sIND nbootaagaanaa;
>3sCCONJ bwaataagaanaat;
>2sIMP bootaagaash; 1 mill sth. (an.), grind sth. (an.) into meal or flour, such as corn. Mii-sh maa gii-dgoshnowaad Zhiibaawnaaning mii dash gaa-naawaad niw kwewan ji-bootaagaanaawaad niw mdaamnan naapaane ji-yaamwaad iw sa bkwezhganan ji-zhihaawaad.
>And they reached Kilarney and they told the women to pound the corn so they would have flour in order to make bread. AK1976.rs.
>Partner: bootaagaadaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: bootaagaaN.

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: n201012619-17-22n
GKS Reference Number: 23693
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