bezhig

Eastern Ojibwa edit

Numeral edit

bezhig

one

References edit

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

Ojibwe edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Algonquian *pe·šekwi.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /beːˈʒɪk/

Numeral edit

bezhig (reduplicated form bebezhig)

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

Derived terms edit

ashi-bezhig

Related terms edit

bezhigw-

See also edit

ingod- (“one”, initial)
ningo- (“one”, preverb)

References edit

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/bezhig-adv-num

Ottawa edit

Numeral edit

bezhig

one

References edit

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

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