gaa swii go

Definition: but...not

gaa swii go
>expr Wk 1 but...not. Ndi-zhaa go, gaa swii go gbeyiing nwii-yaa-sii.
>I'm going, but I'm not going to stay a long time. MC2011.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gaa swii go.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Expression/Interjection
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n20114910-46-50n
GKS Reference Number: 24176
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