eta

Bezhig eta ogii-ni-maajiinaan ini akikoon awe naadaabowed.

The person going after water only took one pail.


dash

Bijiinag ninga-ozhi'aa a'aw bakwezhigan. Mii dash onadinag.

I'll make the bread later and then knead it.


mii

Miish imaa azhigwa debikak, mii imaa gii-nibaayaang.

When it got dark, we slept there (on them).


aaniin

Aaniin epogwak.


anamaʼe-giizhik

anamaʼe- (“church, Christian”) + giizhik (“day”, number adverb)

prefix

ingo-anamiʼe-giizhik

niizho-anamiʼe-giizhik


omaa

Aandi awe diba'igiiziswaan. Omaa ningii-asaaban.


bijiinaago

Bijiinaago gii-maajitaa.


apane

Apane indizhaa oodenaang maa'ishkamaan.


gaawiin

Gaawiin abisii.


-sh

Gii-michaa-sh i’iw wiigiwaam.


minik

Aaniish wiin minik epiitangindang.

a certain amount, a certain number, so much, so many


gaagigekamig

forever and ever, eternally, perpetually, to the end of time


aapiji

Aapiji gigizhebaawe.

right, eminently, entirely, exactly, exceedingly, extremely, much, perfectly, quite, really, truly, very


aaniish

how?; why?; in what way?; what?; which?; where?


gego

Gego imaa izhaaken.


bakaan

Bakaan izhinaagwad iw jiimaan.

That boat looks different (from before).


gaye

Akina gegoo gii-onapidood, waabooyaanan miinawaa ge-bi-miijiyaang, mangaanibaajigan gaye gii-ayaamagad i'iw apii.

She tied everything on: blankets, things to eat, and even a shovel that time.


apii

Apii medwesing gii-nawadinidiwag igiweg gagwejiiwaazoowininiwag.

When the bell rang, the wrestlers grappled with each other.


aasamaabik

* /aasam-: facing
* /-aabik: stone, mineral


dasogon

From
* /daso/: so much, so many
* /-gon/: day
Cognate with Unami txukwëne (“so many days, a certain number of days”).


naagaj

Naagaj ina gidaa-bi-izhaa. Akawe niwii-manise.

Can you come later? I'm going to cut some wood first.


aaniindi

Aaniindi ezhaayin.


aaniin apii

Aaniin apii ge-ashanding.


aanind

Anaamakamig aanind daawag awesiinyensag.

Some little animals live under the ground.*


giishpin

Giishpin biigoseg 'iw odaabanish, mii go imaa izhi-nagadan.

If that old car breaks down, just leave it there.


ajina

Ajina ningii-mawadisaa nishiime.

I visited my younger sister for a little while.


imaa

Naniizaanad imaa metaabiigising biiwaabik.

It's dangerous there where there's a bare cable.


azhigwa

Azhigwa ngiikiibingwash.


mewinzha

Mewinzha gii-kopibatoowag igiw abinoonjiiyag endawaabamadwaa.

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


miish

Miish eta go inzhishenh gaa-ayaad miinawaa wiiwan, miinawaa niizh ikwewag iko imaa gii-ayaawag, oshkiniigikweg.

Then there was only my uncle and his wife, and there were two women, young women.


miinawaa

Baanimaa iidog wii-izhaawag oodenaang indaanis miinawaa onaabeman.

Later my daughter and her husband are going to town.


waabanong

Waabanong zaagijiwe 'a giizis.


agaawaa

Agaawaa nin gii-kashkinaa ningozis gii-piibiiyensiwid.

I could barely lift my son when he was a little baby.


megwayaak

Megwayaak ingii-pabaa-ayizhaa.


geyaabi

Geyaabi jiibaakwe nimaamaa.


moozhag

Moozhag ingiiwashkwengwash.


gigizheb

Bijiinag gigizheb inga-ozhi'aa a'aw bakwezhigan.


zhigwa

Mii zhigwa gegaa naawakweg ji-nawajiiying.


zhebaa

Gii-wiisagise omisadaang zhebaa.

He had a sharp pain in his stomach this morning.


gakina

Mii go gakina ezhi-minokamiiwaad igiweg baaga'adowewaad.
All those lacrosse players are sure-footed.


ingoji

Eshkan indawaaj aabajitoodaa. Ingoji apagidoon 'i waagaakwad.

Let's use an ice chisel instead. Toss the axe somewhere.


ningoji

Gaawiin ningoji niwii-izhaasii noongom gaa-giizhigak.


gegaa

Gegaa ingii-bichi-nisidawinawaa awe ikwe.

I almost mistook that woman for someone else.


iwidi

Adaawewigamigong iwidi apatwaadan.


anaamayiʼii

Biskitenaaganan imaa niibowa atewan, miinawaa ingiw akikoog anaamayiʼii ingii-ningwaʼwaanaanig.

There were lots of sap buckets there and we had buried the kettles there underneath.


niibiwa

Niibiwa na giin gidayaan waasigani-bimide.


niibowa

head

niibowa (reduplicated form neniibowa or naaniibowa)

form neniibowa (reduplication)
naaniibowa (reduplication)

Niibowa miinan gii-ayaawan noongom gii-niibing.

There were a lot of blueberries this summer.


daswi

daso-

preverb meaning so many, a certain number


neniibowa

Neniibowa ogii-ashaamaan iniw akiwenziiyan.


anaamayaʼii

Anaamayaʼii ogii-atoon owiiwakwaan.


wiikaa

Wiikaa ko nimbi-ganoonig nishiimenh.


gaawiin wiikaa

Gaawiin wiikaa anooj igo gidayinaasii gichi-anishinaabe.


ganabaj

Ganabaj aanjigondaagane awe wenji-maanitaagozid.

I think his voice is changing and that's why he doesn't sound right.


igaye

Awibaamagad, gichi-anwaatin igaye.

It's peaceful and the lake is nice and calm.


ganage

Giishpin ganage bebangii diba'amawid endaso-giizis, maagizhaa ingoding indaa-gii-izhi-diba'amaag.

Even if she only pays me a little bit each month, maybe some day I'll get paid off.


gaawiin ganabaj

Gaawiin ganabaj odaa-gashkitoosiin ji-bawishkang manoomin.

I don’t think he’s able to do the dancing on the rice.


maagizhaa

Maagizhaa awiya gidaa-wiidookawaa.


wawiinge

Wawiinge go.
You're absolutely right. [signalling complete ageement]


aandi

Aandi ezhaad.


bangii

Bangii ogii-minikwen 'iw doodooshaaboo.


endaso-giizhig

Ingoding igo azhigwa, apane endaso-giizhig igo waabamaad iniw mitigoon.

The time came that she was looking at the trees every day.


ningoding

ningod- (one) + -ing (a final used in adverbs)


aabiding

Aabiding iidog gii-pabimose 'aw mindimooyenh imaa miikanaang.

Once upon a time there was an old lady walking along on the road.


endaso-giizhik

Giizis endaso-giizhik biidaasige.


ingoding

ingod- (one) + -ing (a final used in adverbs)

The time came that she was looking at the trees every day..


wewiib

Nindigoo wewiib ji-giiweyaan.


giizhaa

Giizhaa ningii-kiizhizaan waa'-miijiyaan dagoshinaan onaagoshik.

I already made my meal for when I get home this evening.


neniibiwa

Neniibiwa ogwaaba'aanaawaan miinan.

They each scoop up a lot of blueberries.


agaamindesiing

Agaamindesiing mii iwidi gii-ayaawaad a’aw inzhishenh iniw wiiwan miinawaa bezhig ikwezens.

On the other side of the fire were my uncle, his wife, and one little girl.

on the other side of the lodge (across the fire)


waakwaandesiing

Waakwaandesiing dananjigedaa.

inside at the rear of the lodge (across from the doorway)


agaamindesi

Agaamindesi nibaa nindaanis.

My daughter is sleeping across from me in the lodge.


agaamishkode

agaam- (across, on the other side) + -shkode- (fire)

Agaamishkode danawazo nimishoomis.

My grandfather is warming himself up there across the fire.

on the other side of the fire, across the fire


bebezhig

Ogii-taangishimaan bebezhig gii-asaad iniw wezaawiminagizinid.

He put the oranges one-by-one so they touched each other [in a line].


baanimaa

Baanimaa iidog wii-izhaawag oodenaang indaanis miinawaa onaabeman.

Later my daughter and her husband are going to town.


gegapii

Gegapii go ani-bakade.


baamaa

Baamaa waabang giga-bi-naazikawin.

Wait until tomorrow and I'll come and get you then.


weweni

Weweni go bimibizoniken.


gwayak

Izhi-gwayak inikwenin.


gego ganage

Gego ganage baashkibidooken imaa miniiwininjiyin.

Don't you dare pop that blister on your hand.


gego bina

Gego bina izhichigeken iwe.


gego mashi

Gego mashi bawa'angen manoomin baamaa binaabigwaniig.


gego memwech

Biindigen. Gego memwech madweyaakwa'igeken.


gego wiikaa

Gego wiikaa anooj-igo doodawaaken asemaa.


maanoo

Maanoo giga-wiiji'igonaan.


gaawiin ganage

Gaawiin ganage ogikendanziin baapichigaazod.

He doesn't even know he's being laughed at.


gaawiin geyaabi

Gaawiin geyaabi imaa ayaasiiwag.


gaawiin mashi

Gaawiin mashi gii-kiziibiiginaaganesiin indaanis.


gaawiin ningoji

Gaawiin ningoji niwii-izhaasii noongom gaa-giizhigak.


dibi iidog

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/dibi-iidog-adv-dub


agwajiing

Aaniin ezhiwebak agwajiing?


aanawi

Aanawi go aana-waawiindamowaad, mii go gaawiin nisidotanziiwan.

Even though he told him many a time, he still didn't understand.


biindig

Giizhoote imaa biindig.


aaniin dash

aaniin (“how? why?”) + dash (“and, but, then”)


idash

Gaawiin gii-saabi-ayaasii a'aw gidayinaan. Noongom idash wewebaanoweni.

Our dog seemed under the weather but today he's wagging his tail.


jiigishkode

Jiigishkode nindagoonaa a'aw akik ozhitooyaan naboob.

I hang the kettle close to the fire when I make soup.


niibinong

Niibinong ningii-gitigaanaanaanig opiniig.


wayiiba

Wayiiba go niwii-chiibaakwe.


noongom

bijiinag

after a while, eventually, finally, recently, just now

Aaniish enamanji'od noongom.


bebakaan

Bebakaan igi mitigoog izhinaagoziwag.