jina

Definition: for a little while, for a short time

jina
>av comm. 1 for a little while, for a short time. Jina dash eta miinwaa wgii-yaanaawaa bngii iw mnoomin.
>Just for a short time then they gathered a little more of the rice. AM1937.rs. Maanoo miinwaa jina gii-yaa.
>He did stay a little longer. AM1937.rs. Jina eta ngii-nokii.
>I worked only a short time. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: ajina.

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: n73028443493n
GKS Reference Number: 16998
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