ggwetaani-

Definition: exceedingly, extremely, awfully, so, terribly

ggwetaani-
>pv LH
>CCONJ gegwetaani-; 1 exceedingly, extremely, awfully, so, terribly. Ngagwetaani-aagwaadis! Shkwaandeming iidik gaa-oo-n'gadmaanh ngidaabka'ganan.
>I'm so crazy! I evidently went and left my keys in the door. MC2005.cs. Aasnaa baakaabiignan waasechgan; ggwetaani-mno-giizhgat oodi kojiing.
>Hey, open the [drapes of] the window; it's gorgeous outside. MC2005.cs. Gdaa-nsikwew; ggwetaani-bkondbe.
>You should comb your hair; it's so messy. MC2005.cs. Ngagwetaani-booz'igon wi iodine.
>That iodine really stings me. MC2005.cs. Ngii-gchi-aanjsijge gbe-shkwaa-naawkwe; ngagwetaani-yekos.
>I worked hard rearranging stuff all afternoon; I'm so tired. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gagwetaani.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Affix Prefix
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73021178131n
GKS Reference Number: 15444
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