megyaak

Definition: in the woods

megyaak
>av LH 1 in the woods. Gii-zhiwnaan widi megyaak; gii-zhinoohmawaan zaagkiinig iw mshkiki.
>He took him into the woods; and showed him where that herb grew. AM1937.rs. Waawaashkeshi ngii-waabmaa widi megyaak; giishpin yaamaambaa baashkzigan ndaa-gii-baashkzwaa.
>I saw a deer over in the woods. If I had had a gun I should have shot him. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: meg[wa]yaak.

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: n71429560872n
GKS Reference Number: 17759
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