ndaawaach

Definition: just, may as well, might as well

ndaawaach
>av 1 just, may as well, might as well. Taxi ndaawaach nga-ndamaa; gaawii nnaash mbus bgambiz-sii.
>I'll just call a taxi; that bus hasn't gotten around to here. MC2005.cs. 2 instead. Gga-bbaa-bbangwage sa ndawaach. Kaa dash memkaach gga-bbaa-moozhginaasiig. Bbangwagan meshkod da-nsignaawaa.
>You will powder them with the bug killer instead. You do not need to gather them up. The bug-killer powder will kill them instead. PL1997.rn.
>Full-vowel form: indaawaaj.

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: n73003283100n
GKS Reference Number: 19645
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