dso-

Definition: a certain number of, so many of

dso-
>pn 1 a certain number of, so many of. Nshwaasmidna dso-bboon gii-bmaadzi.
>He lived eighty years. AM1937.rs. Ji-gshkitoowaad ji-bmasewaad nsimdana dso-dba'aabaan ji-bi-giiwewaad.
>They'd be able to walk thirty miles to come home. AK1976.rs. Niishtana ashi niswi daso-biboon gaa-ako-nibonid owiidigemaaganan; mii dash gaye wii gii-nibod.
>His wife died twenty-three years before he did. AW1941.rn. Niizhwaak dso-bboon gaa-ko-zhiwebak maanda.
>'It was two hundred years ago that this happened.' PI1978.rs.
>Grammar note: This prenoun is attached to nouns of measure, such as <nish>bboon</nish>, 'year,' and <nish>dba'aaban</nish>, 'mile.' It is used with quantities greater than ten, as well as general quantities, such as <nish>niibwa</nish>, 'many.' See the examples for some illustrations.
>Full-vowel form: daso-.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Affix Prefix
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n201132819-26-23n
GKS Reference Number: 23897
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