bezhig

Eastern Ojibwa

Numeral

bezhig

  1. one

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001), Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 874

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *pe·šekwi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beːˈʒɪk/

Numeral

bezhig (reduplicated form bebezhig)

  1. one
  2. a certain one
    Gii-adaaweyaan makizinan bakaan bezhig gii-izhinaagwad.
    When I bought shoes, one looked different.

Derived terms

See also

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “bezhig”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota

Ottawa

Numeral

bezhig

  1. one

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001), Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 875

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