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Definition: so the story goes, so [someone] says, supposedly, supposed to

giiwenh
>av LH 1 so the story goes, so [someone] says, supposedly, supposed to. Mii-sh giiwenh ko zhaazhi gaa-zhiwebak.
>This is what generally happened long ago. SO1971.rs. "Aa, zoongan go," kido sa giiwenh.
>"Oh, it's quite firm," he said. SO1971.rs. Geyaabi dash go giiwenh nmadbi oodi gidaaki wa Nesendawaa.
>And so that Nesendawaa supposedly still sits up on that hill. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: giiwenh.

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: n73023778934n

GKS Reference Number: 15789

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