geshtine

Definition: now [while there's an opportunity], while one is at it

geshtine
>av 1 now [while there's an opportunity], while one is at it. Geshtine nga-ke-gnoonaa epiichi-ndamtaa-sik.
>I'll take the opportunity to talk to her while she's not busy. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: geshtine.

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: n73020047296n
GKS Reference Number: 15251
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