jibwaa

Definition: before, at a time preceding (some other event or state)

jibwaa
>cj 1 before, at a time preceding (some other event or state). Naangodnong niizh nde-bjibwaag jibwaa kina gnjibhiwewaad.
>Sometimes I manage to spear two of them before they all get away. AM1937.rs. Gii-gbaakwaawaan giw nishnaabeg wedi giiwnaadzid, gii-zhitoonaawaa mtig-wiigwaamens, miinwaa mshkwegnoon gii-dkobnaawaan jibwaa go naa waya gegoo naapnanaad.
>The Indians locked that one up when he went crazy, they made a little wooden house, and they tied him up with leather, before he did any harm to anyone. AK1976.rs.
>Grammar note: Requires an associated verb to be in the conjunct order.
>Full-vowel form: jibwaa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Conjunction
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n2011439-57-22n
GKS Reference Number: 24077
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