mewnzha

Definition: long ago, long since, a long time ago, a long time since

mewnzha
>av comm. 1 long ago, long since, a long time ago, a long time since. Mewnzha bbaa-miinkeyaang, mii sa ekdod aw kiwenzii, "Ge go wii niin ndanendaan odi gidaaki."
>A long time ago when we were going about looking for berries, this is what this old man said, "As for me, I think there's some up there on the hill." AK1976.rs. Mewnzha pii iw weshki-yaamgak iw treaty mii odi gaa-dzhi-yaamgak odi Baawtigoong.
>A long time ago when the treaty was new the place where it was to be was at Sault Ste. Marie. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: mewinzha.

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: n71429643097n
GKS Reference Number: 17813
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