kawesh

Definition: for a while, for now, for the time being

kawesh
>av 1 for a while, for now, for the time being. Nga-oo-wiidbimaa kewesh, biinish daansan gii-bi-dgoshnanit.
>I'll go sit with her for a while until her daughter arrives. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: akawesh.

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: n7303276005n
GKS Reference Number: 17078
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