gbey'iing

Definition: for a long time

gbey'iing
>av comm. 1 for a long time. Gaawii gbeyiing.
>Not long. MC2011.cs. Zaam gbeyhiing ngii-nbaa.
>I slept too long. AM1937.rs. Gbeyhiing gii-bbaa-nokii naangim go biimskwaabkagewnini gii-aawid.
>He went around working for a long time until he became an engineer on a tug. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: gabeyIhiing.

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: n73017937637n
GKS Reference Number: 15005
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