gbey'ii

Definition: for a long time

gbey'ii
>av comm. 1 for a long time. Ngii-baabii dash gbeyhii.
>And I waited a long time. AM1937.rs. Gbeyhii gii-bbaa-nendi.
>He was out a long time. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: gabeyIhii.

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: n73017937506n
GKS Reference Number: 15004
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