giisaach

Definition: too bad, unfortunate

giisaach
>ij 1 too bad, unfortunate. Gesnaa giisaach.
>How unfortunate. MC2011.cs. Giisaach mshiiwit wa niip; aapji go naa mna-kajgaaba zhiwi naamayiing.
>It's too bad that elm is dying; it's was so nice nad shady under there. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: giisaaj.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Expression/Interjection
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73102085904n
GKS Reference Number: 15663
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