mewinzha

Ojibwe

Adverb

mewinzha

1. long ago, a long time ago

   Mewinzha gii-kopibatoowag igiw abinoonjiiyag endawaabamadwaa.

   The children you are looking for ran up from the lake long ago.

See also

• gayat (“long ago, previously”)
• iko (“used to”)

References

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