daa-

Definition: can, could, ought, should, would

daa-
>pv comm.
>CCONJ ji-; 1 can, could, ought, should, would. Ndaa-zhaa na go genii?
>Can I go too? MC2005.cs. Gdaa-oo-nbwaach'aa wa; pane ngigwejmik ezhayaayin.
>You should go visit her; she always asks how you're doing. MC2005.cs. Ndaa-gii-zhaanaaba go de-piichtaayaambaa.
>I would have gone had I had time. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: daa.

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: n72985246616n
GKS Reference Number: 13802
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