gaawiin
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Eastern Ojibwa[edit]
Adverb[edit]
gaawiin
References[edit]
Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 104
Ojibwe[edit]
Adverb[edit]
gaawiin
Usage notes[edit]
When followed by a verb, the verb must also have a negative suffix (-sii in the example above).
Derived terms[edit]
- gaawiin awiya (“nobody”)
- gaawiin baapish (“not at all, by no means”)
- gaawiin ganage (“not in the least”)
- gaawiin gegoo (“nothing”)
- gaawiin geyaabi (“no longer”)
- gaawiin ingodinoo (“no matter”)
- gaawiin mashi (“not yet”)
- gaawiin ningoji (“nowhere”)
- gaawiin wiikaa (“never”)
See also[edit]
- gaawesaa (“no way!”)
References[edit]
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gaawiin-adv-neg