gmaa mnik

Definition: for a considerable distance

gmaa mnik
>expr SI 1 a moderate amount. Gmaa go naa mnik gdaa-biidoon bkwezhgan baasaawngaak.
>You should bring a moderate amount of flour. MC2010.cs. 2 for a considerable distance. Giga-ani-wiijiiwininim gomaa minik.
>I'll go with you fellows some distance. GM1940.rn. Gomaa minik ogijayahiing gii-aazhibikokaa.
>There were rocks there, rising to a considerable height. AW1941.rn. 3 for a considerable time. Gomaa minik gii-danizi imaa minising.
>For quite some time he lived there on the island. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: gomaa minik.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Expression/Interjection
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n201133119-33-8n
GKS Reference Number: 24013
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