gego
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Ojibwe
[edit]Adverb
[edit]gego
Usage notes
[edit]Gego introduces prohibitive (negative) imperative commands or requests. The verb which follows also contains a prohibitive suffix.
Derived terms
[edit]- gego bina (“just don't”)
- gego ganage (“don't in any way”)
- gego gwech (“not much”)
- gego mashi (“don't ... yet”)
- gego memwech (“you don't have to”)
- gego wiikaa (“don't ever”)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gego-adv-neg
Swahili
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *ìgègò (“molar”).