gnabaasin

Definition: capsize because of winds

gnabaasin
>vii PI
>3sCCONJ gwenabaasing; 1 capsize because of winds. Mii dash gchi-gtaamgok mii-sh gii-gnabaasninig iw jiimaanwaa mii dash gii-gbwanaabaagwewaad, mii dash gaa-nji-wiijheyaawaad maaba gwiiwzens niw ookmisan.
>And there was a great storm and it capsized their boat and they drowned, and that's why this boy was staying with his grandmother. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: gonabaasin.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n20114117-58-34n
GKS Reference Number: 24031
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