gmaa

Definition: of considerable size, of considerable number

gmaa
>av 1 of considerable size, of considerable number. Maajjiwan nbiish; aa wiiba giiwenh go naa, mii aazhi zaaghigan gmaa go nikogamaag.
>The water had started to flow, and, in a short while, it had grown into a fair-sized lake. SO1971.rs. Mii sa gii-maawnjihaad iidig gmaa go naa gii-dshidgenag zhiwi wesiinyag go naa bemaadgaajig.
>So it was that he brought together there a number of the animals that were swimming around. SO1971.rs.
>Full-vowel form: gomaa.

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: n20114117-10-52n
GKS Reference Number: 24028
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