gnesh

Definition: long [in duration], for a long time

gnesh
>av NE 1 long [in duration], for a long time. Ginwezh gii-makadeke.
>He had fasted a long time. AW1941.rn. Mii iw ginwezh gimiwang.
>It rains for a long time. AW1941.rn. Gnezh ko giigdawak dzhindmawaat gegoo.
>They usually talk for a long time in discussing something. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: ginezh.

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: n73029111507n
GKS Reference Number: 16034
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