iidik

Definition: apparently, evidently; might be, must be, I guess...

iidik
>av LH 1 apparently, evidently; might be, must be, I guess.... Ngagwetaani-aagwaadis! Shkwaandeming iidik gaa-oo-n'gadmaanh ngidaabka'ganan.
>I'm so crazy! I evidently went and left my keys in the door. MC2005.cs. Kaaknaang aaspiza; gaa-bookpigeshing iidik.
>He's bandaged around the chest; he must have broken a rib. MC2005.cs. Oonh, maanda; ngii-baashzaabndaan iidik ntam gii-naabyaanh.
>Oh, here it is; I evidently overlooked it when I looked the first time. MC2005.cs. Jiimaan biidwewebde; wiya iidik degshing.
>A boat's coming [making noise]; somebody must be coming. MC2005.cs. 2 supposedly. 3 I wonder.... Gwetaani-aakpogot sa naa maanda mshkiki; mii na iidik wi jiibkenh nji?
>Does this medicine ever taste fierce; I wonder if it's on account of that root? MC2005.cs. Mdwewechgan ngoji nnoondaan; aapiish iidik endnwewek?
>I hear a radio someplace; I wonder where it's coming from. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: iidig.

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: n73028042485n
GKS Reference Number: 16762
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