gaawii ngoji

Definition: nowhere, not anywhere, no place

gaawii ngoji
>av Wk 1 nowhere, not anywhere, no place. Gaawii maamdaa da-zhaayin ngoji; bgamat.
>You won't be able to go anywhere; the storm has come. MC2005.cs. Gesnaa gii-deb'aa gii-wiikmat; gaawii ngoji waa-zhaat Niib'aa-namaang wa.
>It was so appropriate that you invited him; he has nowhere to go for Christmas. MC2005.cs. Gdaa-gii-dwin'ge zhiwi jiigshkwaant; gaawii ngoji zhiwi wii-dkokiing.
>Could you clear things away near the door; there's no place to step there. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gaawii ningoji.

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: n20114915-8-23n
GKS Reference Number: 24197
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