aasnaa

Definition: hey! (indicating affirmation)

aasnaa
>ij 1 hey! (indicating affirmation). Aasnaa maanoo.
>Ah, please? MC2011.cs. Aasnaa miinwaa bi-nbwaachwekan; zaam go naa waawiikaa gwaabmigoo.
>Hey, come and visit again sometime; we see you too infrequently. MC2005.cs. 2 hey, look out! (indicating disapproval or cautionary concern). Aasnaa bmena! Ga-paa'aawaa nebaat.
>Hey, settle down! You'll wake up the person who's sleeping. MC2005.cs. Aasnaa aangwaamzin! Ga-mdagoojin!
>Hey, be careful! You'll fall! MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: aasnaa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Expression/Interjection
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72973860384n
GKS Reference Number: 11326
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