nshike

Definition: alone, by oneself, not with others

nshike
>av LH 1 alone, by oneself, not with others. Niinwi-sh eta wadi nshike ngii-miigaazmi.
>We were fighting there all alone. SO1971.rs. Niin nshike nii-yaa maampii.
>I want to be here alone. AM1937.rs. Aabnaamdamaaza nshike bmaset oodenaang niibaadbik.
>He looks back when he walks alone in the city at night. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: nishike.

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: n71433869202n
GKS Reference Number: 20710
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