gaawiin

gaawiin

1. not

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 104

gaawiin

1. no, not

   Gaawiin abisii.

   He's not home.

When followed by a verb, the verb must also have a negative suffix (-sii in the example above).

• gaawiin awiya (“nobody”)
• gaawiin baapish (“not at all, by no means”)
• gaawiin ganage (“not in the least”)
• gaawiin gegoo (“nothing”)
• gaawiin geyaabi (“no longer”)
• gaawiin ingodinoo (“no matter”)
• gaawiin mashi (“not yet”)
• gaawiin ningoji (“nowhere”)
• gaawiin wiikaa (“never”)

• gaawesaa (“no way!”)

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gaawiin-adv-neg