giimooji-

Definition: covertly, secretly, sneakily, stealthily, on the sly

giimooji-
>pv comm.
>CCONJ gaamooji-; 1 covertly, secretly, sneakily, stealthily, on the sly. Gii-giimooji-niibwiwak.
>They married secretly (i.e., they eloped). MC2010.cs. Oo-gimooji-zhoonyaataage ko; gkendaan go niwin mindmoonweman wii-nchii'igot giishpin gkenmigot.
>He usually goes and gambles (or plays the slots) on the sly; he knows his old lady will give him heck if she knows about him [gambling]. MC2010.cs. Ngii-gimooji-Nishnaabemtaadmi ko gii-yaayaang Spanish [at the residential school there].
>We used to speak to each other secretly in our Native language when we were at Spanish. MC2010.cs.
>Full-vowel form: giimooji.

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: n73023045489n
GKS Reference Number: 15624
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