gmaapii

Definition: eventually, later on, after a while, in the end, by and by, in time

gmaapii
>av comm. 1 eventually, later on, after a while, in the end, by and by, in time. Nwaabndaan go gmaapiich iw mmaazkaag iw biiwaabkoons.
>In time I see the wire moving. AM1937.rs. Gye go gii-wiidgendwag dash gmaapiich.
>Then after awhile they were married. AM1937.rs. Geget ogii-nisaawaan gomaapii.
>In the end they killed him. AW1941.rn. 2 at last, finally. Mii dash gii-zaagdooded gmaapii.
>Finally he crawled out. AM1937.rs. Gii-bi-gdoode dash gmaapii.
>At last he came crawling out. AM1937.rs. Gmaapii dash gii-noondwaan niizh kwewan bi-debtaagzinid bi-gaagiigdonid.
>At last he heard two women who came within hearing as they talked. AM1937.rs. Gomaapii ningii-aanishiitam wii-noonaawasoyaan.
>Finally I gave up trying to give the breast. AW1941.rn. 3 in a little while, in a short time, shortly. Gomaapii gii-madwewe.
>Soon there came a sound. AW1941.rn. Aapiji gomaapii gii-ginwaanowe.
>Soon it had a very long tail. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: gomaapii.

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: n73029027387n
GKS Reference Number: 15979
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