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gaawiin gegoo pron indf

nothing; anything



Gaawiin gegoo inaabadizisii; onzaam nibaashki.

He's not good for anything because he sleeps all the time.
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Gaawiin gegoo gii-apisijigesii. Mii go bizaan gaa-izhi-asaad imaa mitaabik ini obakwezhiganiman.

He didn't put anything under it. He just set his bread on the bare metal.
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Wekwaasewag. Gaawiin gegoo ge-miijiwaad.

They are at their end. There is nothing for them to eat.
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Related Words

WITH GEGOO
anooj gegoo pron indf a variety of things; various things
gaawiin gegoo pron indf nothing; anything
gakina gegoo pron indf everything, all of them (a set of things)
gegoo pron indf something, anything

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