gegaa

Definition: almost

gegaa
>av comm. 1 almost. Gegaa dash go kina e-ni-nsaad mii iw gii-gnjibhiwenid.
>When he had killed nearly all of them they fled. AM1937.rs. Gegaa ngii-bshigbidoon.
>I almost dropped it. MC2005.cs. Geget ngii-beshwaabmaa wa moos; ndaa-gii-de-daangnaa go gegaa.
>I had such a close-up view of that moose; I could have almost touched him. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gegaa.

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: n73019736588n
GKS Reference Number: 15227
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