bwaa-

Definition: lest, not, so that not

bwaa-
>pv LH
>CCONJ e-bwaa-; 1 lest, not, so that not. Aano dash go ngii-kawaabmig aw ngashi wii-bwaa-bkobiiseyaan.
>To be sure, my mother did keep watch over me that I should not fall into the water. AM1937.rs. Gye go wii-bwaa-zaagjisenid niw gaagon gii-gbankahge bezhig maaba iw wmanjgoodenh.
>To keep the porcupine from running out, one of them stopped up the hole with her skirt. AM1937.rs. Gii-bskaabnaashkawaan bzhikwan wii-bwaa-zaagdaawnidnit.
>He chased the cows back so they wouldn't go out. MC2005.cs. Kawaabndan wi wiiyaas, wii-bwaa-jaagdek.
>Watch that meat so it doesn't get burned. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: bwaa.

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: n72983846609n
GKS Reference Number: 13683
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