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Eastern Ojibwa
Numeral
bezhig
- 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)
- one
- a certain one
Gii-adaaweyaan makizinan bakaan bezhig gii-izhinaagwad.- When I bought shoes, one looked different.
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References
Ottawa
Numeral
bezhig
- one
References
Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 875