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Definition: it's no big deal, it's nothing to be concerned about; don't worry about it; that's okay

gaa go naa gegoo
>expr Wk 1 it's no big deal, it's nothing to be concerned about; don't worry about it; that's okay. A: Wops! Ngii-pchi-biigsidoon gdoo-naagan. B: Oonh, gaa go naa gegoo wi.
>A: Oops! I accidentally broke your dish. B: Oh, that’s nothing. MC2011.cs. Gaa go naa gegoo giishpin bi-de-zhaa-swan. Booch gegnaa waswaabang meeting gga-waabmin.
>It’s no big deal if you don’t have time to come. I’ll see you at the meeting the day after tomorrow anyway. MC2011.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gaa go naa gegoo.

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: n201141114-41-37n

GKS Reference Number: 24347

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