waya

Definition: any, anyone (singular and plural)

waya
>pr-an LH 1 any, anyone (singular and plural). Gii-dgoshnowaad giiwenh oodi, gaa dash giiwenh go waya gii-waabmaasiiwaad.
>Well, they arrived there but they didn't see anyone. FF1975.rs. Gaa waya ekwaabid nwaabmaasii.
>I did not see anyone keeping watch. AM1937.rs. Gii-biinaad niw jiiskiiwninwan mii dash gaa-kidod aw, "Gaawiin waya maa kwe besho da-yaasii."
>He brought the shaking tent shaman, and this one said, "No woman is to be nearby." AK1976.rs. 2 someone, some people, something (an.) (singular and plural). Waya gii-yaa.
>There was someone there. AM1937.rs. Gii-mkaanan waya dagwinan.
>He found someone's clothes. AM1937.rs. Waya kaad.
>Somebody's leg. AM1937.rs.
>Grammar note: This is the general animate indefinite pronoun, which combines with negatives to make negative indefinites; while its form is invariant, unlike the English indefinite pronouns, it can refer to both singulars and plurals
>Full-vowel form: awaya.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Pronoun Animate pronoun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73032711921n
GKS Reference Number: 21810
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