gnage

Definition: in the least, at all, by any means, not even
Body

gnage
>av
1 in the least, at all, by any means, not even. Gego gnagen waasa wiya da-njigaabwisii!
>Let no one dare stand too far away. SO1971.rs
. Miinwaa dash go gaa gnage ngii-nji-waabmaasii.
>I did not see her again at all for a long time. AM1937.rs
. Gaa dash gnage gii-gshkibnaasiin, miinwaa gii-bi-niisaandwed.
>But he could not pull it [a tree] loose at all, so he climbed down again. AM1937.rs
. "Gego ganage inaabikego!"
>Don't by any means look! AW1941.rn
. Gaa wii ganage okanensan atesinoon imaa akikong gii-giziibiigahiganiked.
>There were not even bits of bone left there in the kettle where she had made soap. AW1941.rn
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>Grammar note:
Requires a negative, either <nish>gaa</nish> or <nish>gego</nish>.
>Full-vowel form:
ganage.

Part of speech: Adverb
Unique ID: n20114118-8-45n
GKS Reference Number: 24032