giniw

(Aquila chrysaëtos)


namebin

sucker, sucker fish (fish of the family Catostomidae)


migizi

From Proto-Algonquian *mekesiwa. Cognate with Cree mikisiw (“bald eagle”), Montagnais mitshishu (“bald eagle”).

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus#Translingual


makwa

oj-noun

makwa (Canadian syllabics spelling ᒪᐦᑾ, plural makwag)

syllabics spelling ᒪᐦᑾ (Canadian)
makwag (plural)


ziinzibaakwad

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ziinzibaakwad inan (plural ziinzibaakwadoon, diminutive ziinzibaakwadoons, locative ziinzibaakwadong, stem ziinzibaakwadw-)

ziinzibaakwadoon (plural)
ziinzibaakwadoons (diminutive)
ziinzibaakwadong (locative)
ziinzibaakwadw- (stem)


iskigamizige

iskigamizige (changed conjunct form eskigamiziged)

eskigamiziged (conjunct)
nindiskigamizige (first-person singular)
nindiskigamizigesii (first-person negative singular)
nindiskigamizigesiin (first-person negative singular)
gidiskigamizige (second-person singular)
gidiskigamizigesii (negative second-person singular)
gidiskigamizigesiin (negative second-person singular)
iskigamizige (singular third-person)
iskigamizigesii (negative singular third-person)
iskigamizigesiin (negative singular third-person)
iskigamizigewan (obviative third-person)
iskigamizigesiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
iskigamizigem (indefinite)
iskigamizigesiim (indefinite negative)
nindiskigamizigemin (exclusive first-person plural)
nindiskigamizigesiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gidiskigamizigemin (first-person inclusive plural)
gidiskigamizigesiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gidiskigamizigem (plural second-person)
gidiskigamizigesiim (negative plural second-person)
iskigamizigewag (plural third-person)
iskigamizigesiiwag (negative plural third-person)
iskigamizigeyaan (first-person singular)
iskigamizigesiwaan (first-person negative singular)
iskigamizigeyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
iskigamizigesiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
iskigamiziged (singular third-person)
iskigamizigesig (negative singular third-person)
iskigamizigenid (obviative third-person)
iskigamizigesinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
iskigamizigeng (indefinite)
iskigamizigesing (indefinite negative)
iskigamizigeyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
iskigamizigesiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
iskigamizigeyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
iskigamizigesiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
iskigamizigeyeg (plural second-person)
iskigamizigesiweg (negative plural second-person)
iskigamizigewaad (plural third-person)
iskigamizigesiwaad (negative plural third-person)

iskigamiz- (“boil down”) + -ge (“acts on”)


nika

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nika anim (plural nikag, diminutive nikens, stem nik-)

nikag (plural)
nikens (diminutive)
nik- (stem)

From Proto-Algonquian *nexka. Cognate with Atikamekw niska, Plains Cree ᓂᐢᑲ, Southern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk), Northern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk), Cheyenne héna'e, Montagnais nishk.

Mii zhigwa bimiinowaad igi nikag.

Branta canadensis
Branta canadensis#Translingual


zhiishiigwe

ninzhiishiigwe (first-person singular)
ninzhiishiigwesii (first-person negative singular)
ninzhiishiigwesiin (first-person negative singular)
gizhiishiigwe (second-person singular)
gizhiishiigwesii (negative second-person singular)
gizhiishiigwesiin (negative second-person singular)
zhiishiigwe (singular third-person)
zhiishiigwesii (negative singular third-person)
zhiishiigwesiin (negative singular third-person)
zhiishiigwewan (obviative third-person)
zhiishiigwesiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
zhiishiigwem (indefinite)
zhiishiigwesiim (indefinite negative)
ninzhiishiigwemin (exclusive first-person plural)
ninzhiishiigwesiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gizhiishiigwemin (first-person inclusive plural)
gizhiishiigwesiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gizhiishiigwem (plural second-person)
gizhiishiigwesiim (negative plural second-person)
zhiishiigwewag (plural third-person)
zhiishiigwesiiwag (negative plural third-person)
zhiishiigweyaan (first-person singular)
zhiishiigwesiwaan (first-person negative singular)
zhiishiigweyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
zhiishiigwesiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
zhiishiigwed (singular third-person)
zhiishiigwesig (negative singular third-person)
zhiishiigwenid (obviative third-person)
zhiishiigwesinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
zhiishiigweng (indefinite)
zhiishiigwesing (indefinite negative)
zhiishiigweyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
zhiishiigwesiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
zhiishiigweyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
zhiishiigwesiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
zhiishiigweyeg (plural second-person)
zhiishiigwesiweg (negative plural second-person)
zhiishiigwewaad (plural third-person)
zhiishiigwesiwaa (negative plural third-person)

* ᔒᐦᔒᐝ (zhiishii)
* -gw- transitivity indicator
* -e animacy indicator


zhiishiib

From Proto-Algonquian *ši·ʔši·pa, cognate to Plains Cree sîsîp.

ᔥᐦᔮᐦᔒᑉ initial change reduplication with syncope


zhiishiibens

* ᔒᐦᔒᑉ (zhiishiib)
* -ens (diminutive suffix)

ᔥᐦᔮᐦᔒᐯᓐᐦᔅ initial change reduplication with syncope


zhiishiibiins

ᔥᐦᔮᐦᔒᐲᓐᐦᔅ initial change reduplication with syncope

ᔒᐦᔒᐲᓐᐦᔅ

Fully pointed (mixed-finals and Eastern A-finals)


ᒪᔥᑯᑌᐱᔑᑭ

oj-noun

ᒪᔥᑯᑌᐱᔑᑭ (Latin spelling mashkodebizhiki, plural ᒪᔥᑯᑌᐱᔑᑭᐗᒃ, plural Canadian syllabics spelling mashkodebizhikiwag)

mashkodebizhiki (romanization)
ᒪᔥᑯᑌᐱᔑᑭᐗᒃ (plural)
syllabics spelling mashkodebizhikiwag (Canadian plural)


bebezhigooganzhii

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bebezhigooganzhii anim (Syllabics ᐯᐯᔑᑰᑲᓐᔒ, plural bebezhigooganzhiig, diminutive bebezhigooganzhiins, stem bebezhigooganzhiiw-)

ᐯᐯᔑᑰᑲᓐᔒ (Syllabics)
bebezhigooganzhiig (plural)
bebezhigooganzhiins (diminutive)
bebezhigooganzhiiw- (stem)

bebezhigw- (one each) + -ganzhy- (fingernail, hoof) -e (incorporating final) — meaning "the animal that has one nail (hoof) on each of its feet" (as opposed to other animals, which have more than one)

Opimeyaya'ii miikanaang bimibatoo a'aw bebezhigooganzhii.

The horse is running along on the side of the road.


ᑭᓀᐱᒃ

oj-noun

ᑭᓀᐱᒃ (Latin spelling ginebig, plural ᑭᓀᐱᑰᒃ, plural Canadian syllabics spelling ginebigoog)

ginebig (romanization)
ᑭᓀᐱᑰᒃ (plural)
syllabics spelling ginebigoog (Canadian plural)


ᐙᑯᔥ

ᐙᑯᔥ (Latin spelling waagosh, plural ᐙᑯᔕᒃ, plural Canadian syllabics spelling waagoshag)

waagosh (romanization)
ᐙᑯᔕᒃ (plural)
syllabics spelling waagoshag (Canadian plural)


ᐯᐯᔑᑰᑲᓐᔒ

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ᐯᐯᔑᑰᑲᓐᔒ (Latin spelling bebezhigooganzhii)


adik

adik anim (plural adikwag, diminutive adikoons, pejorative adikosh, locative adikong, stem adikw-)

adikwag (plural)
adikoons (diminutive)
adikosh (pejorative)
adikong (locative)
adikw- (stem)

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *atehkwa. Cognate with Algonquin adik (“cattle”)


ajidamoo

→ English: chipmunk


animosh

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animosh (Syllabics: ᐊᓂᒧᔥ, plural animoshag, diminutive animoons)

ᐊᓂᒧᔥ (Syllabics)
animoshag (plural)
animoons (diminutive)

Ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *aθemwa (“dog”).


zhigaag

zhigaag (plural zhigaagwag, diminutive zhigaagoons)

zhigaagwag (plural)
zhigaagoons (diminutive)

From Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa, from *šek- (“to urinate”) (Ojibwe zhiishiigi- (“to urinate”))


mooz

mooz anim (plural moozoog, diminutive moozoons, stem moozw-)

moozoog (plural)
moozoons (diminutive)
moozw- (stem)

From Proto-Algonquian *mo·swa (“it strips”).

Mooz omawinadaan waasakonenjiganens.


opichi

opichi anim (plural opichiwag, diminutive opichiins)

opichiwag (plural)
opichiins (diminutive)


maʼiingan

maʼiingan anim (plural maʼiinganag, diminutive maʼiingaans, pejorative maʼiinganish)

maʼiinganag (plural)
maʼiingaans (diminutive)
maʼiinganish (pejorative)

From the preverb mayagi- (“strange, foreign, exotic”). Literally "the strange one". Cognate with Algonquin mahingan.

Ngii waabmaa maʼiingan nongom.


nigig

nigig anim (plural nigigwag, pejorative nigigosh, diminutive nigigoons)

nigigwag (plural)
nigigosh (pejorative)
nigigoons (diminutive)

From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa (“otter”).


amik

From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”). Cognate with Algonquin amik (“beaver”), Ottawa mik (“beaver”), Potawatomi mek (“beaver”), Cree ᐊᒥᐢᐠ (amisk, “beaver”), Naskapi ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Southern East Cree ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Northern East Cree ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Montagnais amishkᵘ (“beaver”), Mohegan-Pequot tumôhq (“beaver”), Munsee amóxkw (“beaver”), Unami tëmakwe (“beaver”), Miami amehkwa (“beaver”), Fox amehkwa (“beaver”), Abenaki tmakwa (“beaver”), Cheyenne hóma'e (“beaver”).


aninaatig

Acer saccharum
Acer saccharum#Translingual

sugar maple tree, hard maple, birds-eye maple (Acer saccharum)


aniib

From Proto-Algonquian *ani·pyi. Cognate with Abenaki anibi (“elm”), Menominee anēp (“elm”), Penobscot ánipi (“elm”).


asiginaak

red-winged blackbird
red-winged blackbird

red-winged blackbird (agelaius phoeniceus)


ayaabe

From Proto-Algonquian *aya·pe·wa (“buck, male ungulate”).


gijigijigaaneshiinh

/ˌɡɪ.d͡ʒɪˌɡɪ.d͡ʒɪˈɡɑː.nẽːˌʃĩː/


gaagaagiishib

Cognate with Northern East Cree ᑳᐦᑳᐦᒌᔑᑉ (kaahkaahciiship), Southern East Cree ᑳᐦᑳᒌᔑᑉ (kaahkaaciiship), Atikamekw kakakecip, Montagnais kakatshiship.

cog

Phalacrocorax auritus
Phalacrocorax auritus#Translingual

double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)


wiigwaas

From Proto-Algonquian *wiᐧkweᐧhsi (“birch”). Cognate with Cree waskway/ᐊᐧᐢᑲᐧᕀ (ayskayy, “birch”), Penobscot wìkʷesk (“birch”), Menominee wīkīh (“birch”), Montagnais ushkuai (“birch”).
* /wiigwaas-/ (stem form)

American white birch
American white birch

Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera#Translingual

American white birch (Betula papyrifera)


waawaashkeshi

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waawaashkeshi anim (plural waawaashkeshiwag, diminutive waawaashkeshiins, pejorative waawaashkeshiwish)

waawaashkeshiwag (plural)
waawaashkeshiins (diminutive)
waawaashkeshiwish (pejorative)

Odocoileus virginianus
Odocoileus virginianus#Translingual

deer, white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus


gwiingwaʼaage

gwiingwaʼaage anim (plural gwiingwaʼaageg, diminutive gwiingwaʼaagens)

gwiingwaʼaageg (plural)
gwiingwaʼaagens (diminutive)


ojiig

ojiig anim (plural ojiigag, diminutive ojiigens, pejorative ojiigish)

ojiigag (plural)
ojiigens (diminutive)
ojiigish (pejorative)

Pekania pennanti
Pekania pennanti#Translingual

Martes pennanti
Martes pennanti#Translingual

fisher, marten (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti)


omashkooz

omashkooz anim (plural omashkoozoog, diminutive omashkoozoons)

omashkoozoog (plural)
omashkoozoons (diminutive)

Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus#Translingual


manidoo-waabooz

manidoo-waabooz anim (plural manidoo-waaboozoog, diminutive manidoo-waaboozoons)

manidoo-waaboozoog (plural)
manidoo-waaboozoons (diminutive)

Compound of manidoo (“spirit”) + waabooz (“rabbit”)


waabizheshi

waabizheshi anim (plural waabizheshiwag, diminutive waabizheshiins, pejorative waabizheshiwish)

waabizheshiwag (plural)
waabizheshiins (diminutive)
waabizheshiwish (pejorative)

Martes americana
Martes americana#Translingual

American marten, American pine marten (Martes americana)


waabooz

waabooz anim (plural waaboozoog, diminutive waaboozoons, pejorative waaboozosh)

waaboozoog (plural)
waaboozoons (diminutive)
waaboozosh (pejorative)

Lepus americanus
Lepus americanus#Translingual


wazhashk

wazhashk anim (plural wazhashkwag, diminutive wazhashkoons)

wazhashkwag (plural)
wazhashkoons (diminutive)

From Proto-Algonquian *waʔšaškwa (“muskrat”). Cognate with Fox ashashkwa, Southern East Cree ᐧᐊᒋᔥᒄ (yacishkw), Algonquian, Penobscot móhsskʷehso, Montagnais utshashkᵘ, Atikamekw otcockw, Unami tëmàskwës.

Ondatra zibethicus
Ondatra zibethicus#Translingual


wanagek

Cognate with Cree wayakêsk/ᐊᐧᔭᑫᐢᐠ (ayyakesk, “bark”), Menominee wanākǣh (“bark”), Mohegan-Pequot wuyacásq.


mashkosiw

mashkosiw inan (plural mashkosiwan, diminutive mashkosiins, locative mashkosiing, locative distributive mashkosiikaang)

mashkosiwan (plural)
mashkosiins (diminutive)
mashkosiing (locative)
mashkosiikaang (distributive locative)

Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot maskihcuwash (“grass”), Plains Cree maskosiy, Unami skikw, Munsee míixaskw, Potawatomi mishkos, Malecite-Passamaquoddy pskihq, Malecite-Passamaquoddy msigu, Penobscot mskìhko, Abenaki mskiko.


asasawemin

Prunus virginiana
Prunus virginiana#Translingual


mashkiigimin

* /mashkiig-: muskeg, marsh, swamp
* /-min: berry
From Proto-Algonquian *maškyeᐧkwimin.
Cognate with Cree ᒪᐢᑫᑯᒥᐣ (maskekomin, “muskeg berry”).


iskigamizan

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iskigamizan (changed conjunct form eskigamizang, stem iskigamiz-)

eskigamizang (conjunct)
iskigamiz- (stem)

isk- (“lower liquid level”) + -gam- (“liquid, body of water”) + -iz (“act on by heat”) + -an (vti class marker)


ziinzibaakwadwaatig

* /ziinzibaakwad: maple, sugar maple
* /-aatig: tree, stick, something stick-like, handle


wiigwaasaatig

* /wiigwaas: Birch
* /-aatig: tree, stick, something stick-like, handle
From Proto-Algonquian *wiᐧkweᐧhsaᐧhtekwa (“birch”). Cognate with Menominee wīkīhsāhtek.


giigoonh

giigoonh (Syllabics ᑮᑰᓒ, plural giigoonyag, diminutive giigoonyens)

ᑮᑰᓒ (Syllabics)
giigoonyag (plural)
giigoonyens (diminutive)

Bezhig eta go giigoonh binda'ogo.


biskitenaagan

biskitenaagan inan (plural biskitenaaganan, diminutive biskitenaagaans, locative biskitenaaganing)

biskitenaaganan (plural)
biskitenaagaans (diminutive)
biskitenaaganing (locative)


aasaakamig

aasaakamig inan (plural aasaakamigoon, stem aasaakamigw--)

aasaakamigoon (plural)
aasaakamigw-- (stem)

Agawaateyaabikaang izhi-agoke aasaakamig.


ininaatig

ininaatig anim (plural ininaatigoog, diminutive ininaatigoons, locative ininaatigong, pejorative ininaatigosh, stem ininaatigw-)

ininaatigoog (plural)
ininaatigoons (diminutive)
ininaatigong (locative)
ininaatigosh (pejorative)
ininaatigw- (stem)

inin- (ordinary) + -aatigw (deciduous tree, stick)

Bagone'waad iniw ininaatigoon a'aw inini oginjida'aan negwaakwaajigan.

When he drills a hole in the maple tree, that man pounds in a tap.


awesiinh

awesiinh anim (plural awesiinyag, diminutive awesiins or awesiinyens, stem awesiinhy-)

awesiinyag (plural)
awesiins (diminutive)
awesiinyens (diminutive)
awesiinhy- (stem)

Ogii-paataanizhikawaan iniw awesiinyan.


ginebig

ginebig anim (Syllabics: ᑭᓀᐱᒃ, plural ginebigoog, diminutive ginebigoons, pejorative ginebigosh, stem ginebigw-)

ᑭᓀᐱᒃ (Syllabics)
ginebigoog (plural)
ginebigoons (diminutive)
ginebigosh (pejorative)
ginebigw- (stem)


waagosh

waagosh anim (Syllabics ᐙᑯᔥ, plural waagoshag, diminutive waagoshens, pejorative waagoshish)

ᐙᑯᔥ (Syllabics)
waagoshag (plural)
waagoshens (diminutive)
waagoshish (pejorative)


negwaakwaan

negwaakwaan inan (plural negwaakwaanan, diminutive negwaakwaanens, locative negwaakwaaning)

negwaakwaanan (plural)
negwaakwaanens (diminutive)
negwaakwaaning (locative)

Miish imaa gii-ozhitood iniwen negwaakwaanan.

tap, spile, spigot (for getting sap from a tree)


ozhigaʼige

ozhigaʼige (changed conjunct form wezhiga’iged)

wezhiga’iged (conjunct)
nindoozhigaʼige (first-person singular)
nindoozhigaʼigesii (first-person negative singular)
nindoozhigaʼigesiin (first-person negative singular)
gidoozhigaʼige (second-person singular)
gidoozhigaʼigesii (negative second-person singular)
gidoozhigaʼigesiin (negative second-person singular)
ozhigaʼige (singular third-person)
ozhigaʼigesii (negative singular third-person)
ozhigaʼigesiin (negative singular third-person)
ozhigaʼigewan (obviative third-person)
ozhigaʼigesiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
ozhigaʼigem (indefinite)
ozhigaʼigesiim (indefinite negative)
nindoozhigaʼigemin (exclusive first-person plural)
nindoozhigaʼigesiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gidoozhigaʼigemin (first-person inclusive plural)
gidoozhigaʼigesiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gidoozhigaʼigem (plural second-person)
gidoozhigaʼigesiim (negative plural second-person)
ozhigaʼigewag (plural third-person)
ozhigaʼigesiiwag (negative plural third-person)
ozhigaʼigeyaan (first-person singular)
ozhigaʼigesiwaan (first-person negative singular)
ozhigaʼigeyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
ozhigaʼigesiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
ozhigaʼiged (singular third-person)
ozhigaʼigesig (negative singular third-person)
ozhigaʼigenid (obviative third-person)
ozhigaʼigesinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
ozhigaʼigeng (indefinite)
ozhigaʼigesing (indefinite negative)
ozhigaʼigeyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
ozhigaʼigesiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
ozhigaʼigeyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
ozhigaʼigesiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
ozhigaʼigeyeg (plural second-person)
ozhigaʼigesiweg (negative plural second-person)
ozhigaʼigewaad (plural third-person)
ozhigaʼigesiwaad (negative plural third-person)

Nimaamaa ko ningii-pabaa-wiijiiwaa gii-ozhiga'iged.

I used to go around with my mother when she went tapping trees.


ziinzibaakwadwaaboo

ziinzibaakwadwaaboo inan (locative ziinzibaakwadwaaboong, stem ziinzibaakwadwaaboow-)

ziinzibaakwadwaaboong (locative)
ziinzibaakwadwaaboow- (stem)

ziinzibaakwadw- (“maple sugar”) + -aaboo (“useful or consumable liquid”)

suffix

Mewinzha giiwenh gaawiin ogii-siigwebinanziinaawaa ziinzibaakwadwaaboo.

It's said that long ago they never spilled any sap.


naadoobii

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naadoobii (changed conjunct form nayaadoobiid)

nayaadoobiid (conjunct)
ninaadoobii (first-person singular)
ninaadoobiisii (first-person negative singular)
ninaadoobiisiin (first-person negative singular)
ginaadoobii (second-person singular)
ginaadoobiisii (negative second-person singular)
ginaadoobiisiin (negative second-person singular)
naadoobii (singular third-person)
naadoobiisii (negative singular third-person)
naadoobiisiin (negative singular third-person)
naadoobiiwan (obviative third-person)
naadoobiisiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
naadoobiim (indefinite)
naadoobiisiim (indefinite negative)
ninaadoobiimin (exclusive first-person plural)
ninaadoobiisiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
ginaadoobiimin (first-person inclusive plural)
ginaadoobiisiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
ginaadoobiim (plural second-person)
ginaadoobiisiim (negative plural second-person)
naadoobiiwag (plural third-person)
naadoobiisiiwag (negative plural third-person)
naadoobiiyaan (first-person singular)
naadoobiisiwaan (first-person negative singular)
naadoobiiyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
naadoobiisiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
naadoobiid (singular third-person)
naadoobiisig (negative singular third-person)
naadoobiinid (obviative third-person)
naadoobiisinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
naadoobiing (indefinite)
naadoobiising (indefinite negative)
naadoobiiyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
naadoobiisiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
naadoobiiyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
naadoobiisiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
naadoobiiyeg (plural second-person)
naadoobiisiweg (negative plural second-person)
naadoobiiwaad (plural third-person)
naadoobiisiwaad (negative plural third-person)

naad- (“fetch, approach”, initial) + -ooby- (“liquid”, medial) + -e (incorporating final)

Atoobaaning ngii-siiginaamin i'iw ozhiga'iganaaboo gii-naadoobiiyaan ani-onaagoshig.

We poured the sugar water into the tank when we gathered the sap in the evening.


zhingobaandag

zhingobaandag anim (plural zhingobaandagoog, diminutive zhingobaandagoons, locative zhingobaandagong, stem zhingobaandagw-)

zhingobaandagoog (plural)
zhingobaandagoons (diminutive)
zhingobaandagong (locative)
zhingobaandagw- (stem)

zhingoby- (“fir, bough of an evergreen”) + -aandagw (“tree (fir), bough”)

suffix

Miish i’iw enanokiiyaan niin, mii ezhi-niibawiyaan jiigishkode ganawaabandamaan gegoo iwidi ziigigamidesinog, ezhi-dakonag zhingobaandag.

What I did was stand by the fire watching things so they didn't boil over, holding a fir bough.


zhingob

head

zhingob anim (plural zhingobiig, diminutive zhingobiins, locative zhingobiing, stem zhingoby-)

zhingobiig (plural)
zhingobiins (diminutive)
zhingobiing (locative)
zhingoby- (stem)


esiban

esiban anim (plural esibanag, diminutive esibanens, pejorative esibanish)

esibanag (plural)
esibanens (diminutive)
esibanish (pejorative)

Nimaamaa ko ogii-nookizwaan iniw esibanan.

Procyon lotor
Procyon lotor#Translingual


giizhik

giizhik anim (plural giizhikag, diminutive giizhikens, locative giizhiking)

giizhikag (plural)
giizhikens (diminutive)
giizhiking (locative)

Eastern white cedar, Northern white cedar, arborvitae, (Thuja occidentalis)


giizhikaandag

giizhikaandag anim (plural giizhikaandagoog, diminutive giizhikaandagoons, locative giizhikaandagong, stem giizhikaandagw-)

giizhikaandagoog (plural)
giizhikaandagoons (diminutive)
giizhikaandagong (locative)
giizhikaandagw- (stem)

giizhik- (“cedar”) + -aandagw (“tree (fir), bough”)


misakakojiish

oj-noun

misakakojiish anim (plural misakakojiishag)

From Proto-Algonquian *meʔθakwaθkwa (“badger”). Cognate with Miami mahsakahkwa (“badger”), Menominee mæqnakwah.


bizhiw

head

bizhiw anim (plural bizhiwag, diminutive bizhiwens/bizhiins/biziins, pejorative bizhiwish)

bizhiwag (plural)
bizhiwens (diminutive)
bizhiins (diminutive)
biziins (diminutive)
bizhiwish (pejorative)

From Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa (“bobcat, cat”).


gozigwaakominagaawanzh

a serviceberry [juneberry, saskatoon; Amelanchier spp.] bush


diindiisi

head

diindiisi anim (plural diindiisiwag, diminutive diindiisiins, stem diindiisiw-)

diindiisiwag (plural)
diindiisiins (diminutive)
diindiisiw- (stem)

From Proto-Algonquian *ti·nti·wa. Cognate with Miami teenteekhsa, Fox tîtîwa, Penobscot tìtəyαs, Mi'kmaq tities, Unami tiyas.


agongos

oj-noun

agongos anim (plural agongosag, diminutive agongosens)

agongosag (plural)
agongosens (diminutive)


omiimii

omiimii anim (plural omiimiig, diminutive omiimiins)

omiimiig (plural)
omiimiins (diminutive)

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian [Term?]. Cognate to Eastern Ojibwa/Ottawa miimii, Potawatomi mimi, Plains Cree omîmîw

Ectopistes migratorius
Ectopistes migratorius#Translingual

(originally) a passenger pigeon (†Ectopistes migratorius)