goonens

Definition: snowflake

goonens
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>loc goonensing;
>pl goonensak; 1 snowflake. 2 little bit of snow. Aapji go naa bangii goonens gii-mgishin; gaa go daa-de-dbaadjigaade-snoo.
>A very little bit of snow fell; it wouldn't even be worth mentioning. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: agoonens.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73030426467n
GKS Reference Number: 16188
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