gii-

Definition: [past tense]

gii-
>pv comm.
>CCONJ gaa-; 1 [past tense]. Aanii-sh mii sa gii-maajaad giiwenh bezhig nini, gii-zhaad wadi ziisbaakdokaaning.
>So this man set off alone, and went over there to the sugar camp. SO1971.rs. Mii sa giiwenh gii-bi-biindgenid ninwan.
>Then some men came into the house. SO1971.rs. "Aanii-sh go naa gaa-bi-nji-zhaayan."
>"Why did you come?" SO1971.rs. Wegnesh gaa-nji-wiindmawsiwan gii-bskaabbahweyeg.
>Why didn't you tell me that you all were retreating? SO1971.rs.
>Full-vowel form: gii.

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: n73021378515n
GKS Reference Number: 15484
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