kawe

Definition: first of all (in a time sequence); before other things, beforehand

kawe
>av 1 first of all (in a time sequence); before other things, beforehand. Mii dash iw, "Wiisnin kawe mii-sh ji-wi-nbaayan, nwii-wi-waabmaa aw gdoodoom jibwaa-maajaad."
>And then, "Eat beforehand and then you can go and sleep, I'll go there and see your mother before she goes away." AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: akawe.

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: n201021220-33-45n
GKS Reference Number: 23538
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