kewesh

Definition: for now; at present

kewesh
>av Wk 1 for now; at present. Mii eta mnik kewesh; mii go megwaach wiiba da-ndamgoowaang wii-oo-boozyaang mbaasigning miinwaa.
>That's all for now; very soon we'll be asked to board the plane again. MC2010.cs. Nga-oo-wiidbimaa kewesh, biinish daansan gii-bi-dgoshnanit.
>I'll go sit with her for a while until her daughter arrives. MC2005.cs. Mii eta wi kewesh.
>That's all for now. MC2007.cs.
>Full-vowel form: åkewesh?.

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: n20114313-23-29n
GKS Reference Number: 24088
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