megwaa

Definition: at the moment, at the same time, at this moment, at this time, currently, now, right now, in the midst of

megwaa
>av comm. 1 at the moment, at the same time, at this moment, at this time, currently, now, right now, in the midst of. Wiisni megwaa.
>He's eating right now. MC2011.cs. Megwaa sa ggiziibiigsagnige!
>You're in the midst of washing woodwork! AM1937.rs. Mii dash gii-nkwetwid, Enh, megwaa ngiziibiignaanan.
>Then she answered me, "Yes I'm just now washing it". AM1937.rs. 2 while, when (over a period of time), as.... Megwaa-sh go maaba Niibaakhom gchi-miigaazwaad, mii-sh gii-gkendmowaad.
>While Nibakom (and his men) were fighting hard, they realized something. SO1971.rs. Megwaa gii-gwiiwzenswiyaan pane go ngii-gndamoojge.
>When I was boy I was always fishing. AM1937.rs. Mii dash megwaa bimosed gii-baashkizond.
>Then as he walked along he was shot. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: megwaa.

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: n71429559918n
GKS Reference Number: 17751
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