giizhaa

Definition: already, beforehand

giizhaa
>av 1 already, beforehand. Mii gii-maajtaawaad gii-waabndankaajganewaad, nwanj go gego, waabwaanan miijim giiwenh niibna zhiwi gii-te, mbijiizganan miinwaa wiiyaas giizhaa men'deg.
>Then they started to examine everything; all kinds of things, blankets and all kinds of food, were right there; loaves of bread and meat already cooked. SO1971.rs. Giizhaa baatookdek bkwezhgan biidoon.
>Bring bread that's sliced already. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: giizhaa.

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: n201133118-25-51n
GKS Reference Number: 24005
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