maa

Definition: here (emphatic)

maa
>av comm. 1 here (emphatic). Zaam gzhide mii maa biinjiiyhiing.
>"It is too hot in here." AM1937.rs. Mii-sh go iw gii-nendmaan gaawiin geyaabi maa ndaa-yaasii, mii go noongo ji-maajaayaan."
>So I thought I should not be here any more, so I'm leaving today." AK1976.rs. Gga-kawaabndaan maanda jiimaan maa yaaswaan."
>You'll look after this boat when I'm not here." AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: omaa.

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: n71429063142n
GKS Reference Number: 17209
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