gaawaanh

Definition: barely, hardly, scarcely

gaawaanh
>av comm. 1 barely, hardly, scarcely. Pii dash go naawkweg gaawaanh beshaabiigmoni iw makdewshkiinzhgwaan.
>But when it is noon, his pupil is only a very narrow line. AM1937.rs. Gaawaanh go gshkibtoo, enaakshkoozat.
>He's barely able to run, he's so loaded down. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: agaawaanh.

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: n73017374047n
GKS Reference Number: 14906
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