noonde-

Definition: before a goal is reached, in the attempt of something, before something was to happen, prematurely, unexpectedly

noonde-
>pv LH 1 before a goal is reached, in the attempt of something, before something was to happen, prematurely, unexpectedly. Gaa wii gegoo noonde-nboyan, gga-bmaajhin miinwaa, mookseyan."
>It doesn't matter if you die in the attempt, for I will restore you to life again, when you surface." SO1971.rs. Toronto ndi-zhaanaaba, ngii-aanwewis dash; ngii-noonde-biigdaabaane.
>I was going to Toronto, but I failed; my car broke down. MC2005.cs. Ngii-noonde-dbikshinmi aanawii-bbaa-nda-wiingshkokeyaang.
>Night fell on us prematurely when we tried to go picking sweetgrass. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: noonde.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Affix Prefix
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n71433764214n
GKS Reference Number: 20603
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