gego

Definition: don't

gego
>av 1 don't. Gego gnagen waasa wiya da-njigaabwisii!
>Let no one dare stand too far away. SO1971.rs. Gii-naan dash shiimenyan, Gego wiin zegziken.
>Then he said to his young brother, "Do not be afraid. AM1937.rs. Gegwa zhichgeken iw.
>Don't do that. AM1937.rs. Gego shamaaken bezhgoognzhii.
>Do not feed the horse. AM1937.rs. "Gego gegoo inendange.
>"Do not give thought to it. AW1941.rn. Gego bbaanendn-ge naagnan; niin baamaapii nga-gziinaagne.
>Don't worry about the dishes; I'll wash them later. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gegO.

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: n20114119-3-40n
GKS Reference Number: 24033
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