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de-mnik
Definition:
a substantial amount, a fair amount
Body
de-mnik
>av Wk 1 a substantial amount, a fair amount. De-mnik go ko zhoon'yaa gshkitoon gaawyekaajganan daawet.
>She usually earns a fair bit of money when she sells quillboxes. MC2005.cs. De-mnik go miinan gii-bkibdoonan -- ngo-kokbinaagaans-shi-aapta.
>He picked a fair amount of blueberries -- a basket and a half. MC2005.cs. 2 enough, a sufficient amount. Mii na go de-mnik?
>Is that enough? MC2001.rs. De-mnik go.
>A fair amount. MC2011.cs.
>Full-vowel form: de-minik.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Adverb
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n65303457850n
GKS Reference Number:
23474