ntam

Definition: first

ntam
>av comm. 1 first. Mii dash gaa-zhinaagdagbanen gchi-gindaaswin, gii-gchi-miigaadwangbanen ntam.
>This is an interpretation of what it must have been like, the first time we were involved in a great war. SO1971.rs. Ntam ge-bi-yaad nga-miinaa semaan.
>I shall give some tobacco to the one who comes here first. AM1937.rs. Ngii-aanji-maajtaa aabdek, zaam gaawii ntam gii-mbis-zinoo nbakwezhganim.
>I had to start over again because my bread didn't rise the first time. MC2005.cs. 2 [someone's] turn. Ngagwetaannaak euchre; giin ntam maanenim.
>She trounced me in euchre; you take her on now. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: nitam.

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: n71435060710n
GKS Reference Number: 20840
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