giizis

Definition: a month's time

giizis
>ni-time 1 a month's time. Ngodwaas-giizis gaawii gii-nakii-sii.
>He didn't work for six months. MC2011.cs. Niizh-giizis gii-oo-wiijgendwaan niwin wiidgikoonyin.
>She went and stayed with her sister for two months. MC2005.cs. Gwetaanzi wa gaa-dbaaknaat niwin shkinwen; ngo-giizis gii-naaknaan wii-gbaakwigaaznit.
>That person who tried that youth is really strict; he sentenced him to be jailed for one month. MC2005.cs.
>Grammar note: Not pluralized in this function.
>Full-vowel form: giizis.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n20114822-18-28n
GKS Reference Number: 24153
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