bagizo

bagizo (changed conjunct form begizod, reduplicated form babagizo)

begizod (conjunct)
form babagizo (reduplication)
nimbagiz (first-person singular)
nimbagizosii (first-person negative singular)
nimbagizosiin (first-person negative singular)
gibagiz (second-person singular)
gibagizosii (negative second-person singular)
gibagizosiin (negative second-person singular)
bagizo (singular third-person)
bagizosii (negative singular third-person)
bagizosiin (negative singular third-person)
bagizowan (obviative third-person)
bagizosiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
bagizom (indefinite)
bagizosiim (indefinite negative)
nimbagizomin (exclusive first-person plural)
nimbagizosiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gibagizomin (first-person inclusive plural)
gibagizosiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gibagizom (plural second-person)
gibagizosiim (negative plural second-person)
bagizowag (plural third-person)
bagizosiiwag (negative plural third-person)
bagizoyaan (first-person singular)
bagizosiwaan (first-person negative singular)
bagizoyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
bagizosiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
bagizod (singular third-person)
bagizosig (negative singular third-person)
bagizonid (obviative third-person)
bagizosinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
bagizong (indefinite)
bagizosing (indefinite negative)
bagizoyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
bagizosiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
bagizoyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
bagizosiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
bagizoyeg (plural second-person)
bagizosiweg (negative plural second-person)
bagizowaad (plural third-person)
bagizosiwaa (negative plural third-person)


naadoobiiwaad

third-person plural conjunct of naadoobii


ziiginamowaad

third-person plural conjunct of ziiginan


bagiwayaanish

head

bagiwayaanish inan (plural bagiwayaanishan, diminutive bagiwayaanishens, locative bagiwayaanishing)

bagiwayaanishan (plural)
bagiwayaanishens (diminutive)
bagiwayaanishing (locative)

Azhigwa naadoobiiwaad ingiw ikwewag imaa ziiginamowaad, ayi’ii bagiwayaanish imaa ziikoobiiginamowaad i’iw ziinzibaakwadwaaboo.

The women carried the sap and poured it into them, straining the sap through a cloth.


ziikoobiiginamowaad

third-person plural conjunct of ziikoobiiginan


mooshkinebii

mooshkinebii (changed conjunct form mwaashkinebiid)

mwaashkinebiid (conjunct)
nimooshkinebii (first-person singular)
nimooshkinebiisii (first-person negative singular)
nimooshkinebiisiin (first-person negative singular)
gimooshkinebii (second-person singular)
gimooshkinebiisii (negative second-person singular)
gimooshkinebiisiin (negative second-person singular)
mooshkinebii (singular third-person)
mooshkinebiisii (negative singular third-person)
mooshkinebiisiin (negative singular third-person)
mooshkinebiiwan (obviative third-person)
mooshkinebiisiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
mooshkinebiim (indefinite)
mooshkinebiisiim (indefinite negative)
nimooshkinebiimin (exclusive first-person plural)
nimooshkinebiisiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gimooshkinebiimin (first-person inclusive plural)
gimooshkinebiisiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gimooshkinebiim (plural second-person)
gimooshkinebiisiim (negative plural second-person)
mooshkinebiiwag (plural third-person)
mooshkinebiisiiwag (negative plural third-person)
mooshkinebiiyaan (first-person singular)
mooshkinebiisiwaan (first-person negative singular)
mooshkinebiiyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
mooshkinebiisiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
mooshkinebiid (singular third-person)
mooshkinebiisig (negative singular third-person)
mooshkinebiinid (obviative third-person)
mooshkinebiisinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
mooshkinebiing (indefinite)
mooshkinebiising (indefinite negative)
mooshkinebiiyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
mooshkinebiisiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
mooshkinebiiyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
mooshkinebiisiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
mooshkinebiiyeg (plural second-person)
mooshkinebiisiweg (negative plural second-person)
mooshkinebiiwaad (plural third-person)
mooshkinebiisiwaad (negative plural third-person)

mooshkine (“be full (of solids)”) + -bii (“relative to water or liquid”)


mooshkinebii

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mooshkinebii (changed conjunct form mwaashkinebiig, augmented form mooshkinebiimagad)

mwaashkinebiig (conjunct)
mooshkinebiimagad (augmented)
mooshkinebii (inanimate singular)
mooshkinebiisinoon (inanimate negative singular)
mooshkinebiini (inanimate obviative singular)
mooshkinebiisinini (inanimate negative obviative singular)
mooshkinebiiwan (inanimate plural)
mooshkinebiisinoon (inanimate negative plural)
mooshkinebiiniwan (inanimate obviative plural)
mooshkinebiisininiwan (inanimate negative obviative plural)
mooshkinebiig (inanimate)
mooshkinebiisinog (inanimate negative)
mooshkinebiinig (inanimate obviative)
mooshkinebiisininig (inanimate negative obviative)

Gegaa go mooshkinebii.


naadoobii

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.


ziiginan

ziiginan (stem ziigin-, changed conjunct form zaaginang, reduplicated form zaaziiginan)

ziigin- (stem)
zaaginang (conjunct)
form zaaziiginan (reduplication)

ziig- (“pour, spill, flow”, initial) + -in (“act on by hand”, final) + -an (“vti class marker”, suffix)

ziiginigaade

be poured out, they pour it out, inanimate object

ziiginigaazo

be poured out, they pour it out, animate object

Geyaabi daga ziiginan.


babagiwayaan

babagiwayaan inan (plural babagiwayaanan, diminutive babagiwayaanens, locative babagiwayaaning)

babagiwayaanan (plural)
babagiwayaanens (diminutive)
babagiwayaaning (locative)

Nimazinigwaadaan i'iw babagiwayaan.


ziikoobiiginan

ziikoobiiginan (stem ziikoobiigin-, changed conjunct form zaakoobiiginang)

ziikoobiigin- (stem)
zaakoobiiginang (conjunct)

ziikoobiiginigaade

be strained, they strain it, inanimate subject

ziikoobiiginigaazo

be strained, they strain it, animate subject

Nimaamaa ogii-aabajitoon babagiwayaanish gii-siikoobiiginamaang iwe ozhiga'iganaaboo.

My mother used an old rag when we strained that sap.


gawishimo

gawishimo (changed conjunct form gewishimod, reduplicated form gagawishimo)

gewishimod (conjunct)
form gagawishimo (reduplication)
ningawishim (first-person singular)
ningawishimosii (first-person negative singular)
ningawishimosiin (first-person negative singular)
gigawishim (second-person singular)
gigawishimosii (negative second-person singular)
gigawishimosiin (negative second-person singular)
gawishimo (singular third-person)
gawishimosii (negative singular third-person)
gawishimosiin (negative singular third-person)
gawishimowan (obviative third-person)
gawishimosiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
gawishimom (indefinite)
gawishimosiim (indefinite negative)
ningawishimomin (exclusive first-person plural)
ningawishimosiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gigawishimomin (first-person inclusive plural)
gigawishimosiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gigawishimom (plural second-person)
gigawishimosiim (negative plural second-person)
gawishimowag (plural third-person)
gawishimosiiwag (negative plural third-person)
gawishimoyaan (first-person singular)
gawishimosiwaan (first-person negative singular)
gawishimoyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
gawishimosiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
gawishimod (singular third-person)
gawishimosig (negative singular third-person)
gawishimonid (obviative third-person)
gawishimosinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
gawishimong (indefinite)
gawishimosing (indefinite negative)
gawishimoyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
gawishimosiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gawishimoyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
gawishimosiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gawishimoyeg (plural second-person)
gawishimosiweg (negative plural second-person)
gawishimowaad (plural third-person)
gawishimosiwaa (negative plural third-person)

gaw- (“prostrate”, initial) + -shimo (“fall, lie, dance”, final)

gawishimo’

make someone go to sleep, put down to sleep

Gichi-noonde-nibaayaan gaa-izhi-gawishimoyaan wii-nibaayaan.

I was so sleepy I lay down to go to sleep.


namadabi

namadabi (changed conjunct form nemadabid, reduplicated form nanaamadabi)

nemadabid (conjunct)
form nanaamadabi (reduplication)
ninamadab (first-person singular)
ninamadabisii (first-person negative singular)
ninamadabisiin (first-person negative singular)
ginamadab (second-person singular)
ginamadabisii (negative second-person singular)
ginamadabisiin (negative second-person singular)
namadabi (singular third-person)
namadabisii (negative singular third-person)
namadabisiin (negative singular third-person)
namadabiwan (obviative third-person)
namadabisiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
namadabim (indefinite)
namadabisiim (indefinite negative)
ninamadabimin (exclusive first-person plural)
ninamadabisiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
ginamadabimin (first-person inclusive plural)
ginamadabisiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
ginamadabim (plural second-person)
ginamadabisiim (negative plural second-person)
namadabiwag (plural third-person)
namadabisiiwag (negative plural third-person)
namadabiyaan (first-person singular)
namadabisiwaan (first-person negative singular)
namadabiyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
namadabisiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
namadabid (singular third-person)
namadabisig (negative singular third-person)
namadabinid (obviative third-person)
namadabisinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
namadabing (indefinite)
namadabising (indefinite negative)
namadabiyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
namadabisiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
namadabiyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
namadabisiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
namadabiyeg (plural second-person)
namadabisiweg (negative plural second-person)
namadabiwaad (plural third-person)
namadabisiwaad (negative plural third-person)

namad- (“upright”, initial) + -abi (“sit, stay”, final)

Awashishkode namadabi a'aw akiwenzii.

The old man sits far away from the fire.


niibawi

niibawi (changed conjunct form naabawid, reduplicated form naaniibawi)

naabawid (conjunct)
form naaniibawi (reduplication)
niniibaw (first-person singular)
niniibawisii (first-person negative singular)
niniibawisiin (first-person negative singular)
giniibaw (second-person singular)
giniibawisii (negative second-person singular)
giniibawisiin (negative second-person singular)
niibawi (singular third-person)
niibawisii (negative singular third-person)
niibawisiin (negative singular third-person)
niibawiwan (obviative third-person)
niibawisiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
niibawim (indefinite)
niibawisiim (indefinite negative)
niniibawimin (exclusive first-person plural)
niniibawisiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
giniibawimin (first-person inclusive plural)
giniibawisiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
giniibawim (plural second-person)
giniibawisiim (negative plural second-person)
niibawiwag (plural third-person)
niibawisiiwag (negative plural third-person)
niibawiyaan (first-person singular)
niibawisiwaan (first-person negative singular)
niibawiyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
niibawisiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
niibawid (singular third-person)
niibawisig (negative singular third-person)
niibawinid (obviative third-person)
niibawisinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
niibawing (indefinite)
niibawising (indefinite negative)
niibawiyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
niibawisiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
niibawiyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
niibawisiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
niibawiyeg (plural second-person)
niibawisiweg (negative plural second-person)
niibawiwaad (plural third-person)
niibawisiwaad (negative plural third-person)

Onzaam jiigaya'ii imaa gii-niibawi gaa-onji-nawadidenig ogiboodiyegwaazon.

He was standing too close -- that's why his pants caught on fire.


onakinaawaad

third-person plural to obviative object conjunct of onakizh


onakizh

onakizh (changed conjunct form wenakinaad, stem onakiN-)

oN- (“arrange, form”) + -akiN (“stand, erect (an animate object)”)


gwekitaa

gwekitaa (changed conjunct form gwayekitaad)

gwayekitaad (conjunct)
ningwekitaa (first-person singular)
ningwekitaasii (first-person negative singular)
ningwekitaasiin (first-person negative singular)
gigwekitaa (second-person singular)
gigwekitaasii (negative second-person singular)
gigwekitaasiin (negative second-person singular)
gwekitaa (singular third-person)
gwekitaasii (negative singular third-person)
gwekitaasiin (negative singular third-person)
gwekitaawan (obviative third-person)
gwekitaasiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
gwekitaam (indefinite)
gwekitaasiim (indefinite negative)
ningwekitaamin (exclusive first-person plural)
ningwekitaasiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gigwekitaamin (first-person inclusive plural)
gigwekitaasiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gigwekitaam (plural second-person)
gigwekitaasiim (negative plural second-person)
gwekitaawag (plural third-person)
gwekitaasiiwag (negative plural third-person)
gwekitaayaan (first-person singular)
gwekitaasiwaan (first-person negative singular)
gwekitaayan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
gwekitaasiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
gwekitaad (singular third-person)
gwekitaasig (negative singular third-person)
gwekitaanid (obviative third-person)
gwekitaasinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
gwekitaang (indefinite)
gwekitaasing (indefinite negative)
gwekitaayaang (exclusive first-person plural)
gwekitaasiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gwekitaayang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
gwekitaasiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gwekitaayeg (plural second-person)
gwekitaasiweg (negative plural second-person)
gwekitaawaad (plural third-person)
gwekitaasiwaa (negative plural third-person)

gwek- (“turn, change direction”) + -taa (“act, do something, work”)

Gii-kwekitaa aana-gii-anami'aad a'awe nimishoone.

My uncle changed his faith and beliefs from Christianity.

change one's way of doing things, or one's beliefs


bangishin

bangishin (changed conjunct form bengishing, reduplicated form bapangishin)

bengishing (conjunct)
form bapangishin (reduplication)
nimbangishin (first-person singular)
nimbangishinzii (first-person negative singular)
nimbangishinziin (first-person negative singular)
gibangishin (second-person singular)
gibangishinzii (negative second-person singular)
gibangishinziin (negative second-person singular)
bangishin (singular third-person)
bangishinzii (negative singular third-person)
bangishinziin (negative singular third-person)
bangishinoon (obviative third-person)
bangishinziiwan (negative obviative third-person)
bangishinim (indefinite)
bangishinziim (indefinite negative)
nimbangishinimin (exclusive first-person plural)
nimbangishinziimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gibangishinimin (first-person inclusive plural)
gibangishinziimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gibangishinim (plural second-person)
gibangishinziim (negative plural second-person)
bangishinoog (plural third-person)
bangishinziiwag (negative plural third-person)
bangishinaan (first-person singular)
bangishinziwaan (first-person negative singular)
bangishinan (second-person singular)
bangishinziwan (negative second-person singular)
bangishing (singular third-person)
bangishinzig (negative singular third-person)
bangishininid (obviative third-person)
bangishinzinig (negative obviative third-person)
bangishining (indefinite)
bangishinzing (indefinite negative)
bangishinaang (exclusive first-person plural)
bangishinziwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
bangishinang (first-person inclusive plural)
bangishinziwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
bangishineg (plural second-person)
bangishinziweg (negative plural second-person)
bangishinowaad (plural third-person)
bangishinzigwaa (negative plural third-person)

bang- (“drop”) + -shin (“fall, lie, tread, contact, hit”)

Gii-pangishin babaamaandawed aw abinoonjiinh.

The child fell off while climbing around.


miizh

miizh (changed conjunct form maanaad, reduplicated form maamiizh, stem miiN-)

maanaad (conjunct)
form maamiizh (reduplication)
miiN- (stem)

Nindaana-andamawaa a'aw ikwe opiniin ji-miizhid.


biindig

Giizhoote imaa biindig.


iskigamizigewag

third-person plural independent of iskigamizige


agwajiing

Aaniin ezhiwebak agwajiing?


iskigamizigewaad

third-person plural conjunct of iskigamizige


biindige

biindige (changed conjunct form baandiged, reduplicated form baabiindige)

baandiged (conjunct)
form baabiindige (reduplication)
nimbiindige (first-person singular)
nimbiindigesii (first-person negative singular)
nimbiindigesiin (first-person negative singular)
gibiindige (second-person singular)
gibiindigesii (negative second-person singular)
gibiindigesiin (negative second-person singular)
biindige (singular third-person)
biindigesii (negative singular third-person)
biindigesiin (negative singular third-person)
biindigewan (obviative third-person)
biindigesiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
biindigem (indefinite)
biindigesiim (indefinite negative)
nimbiindigemin (exclusive first-person plural)
nimbiindigesiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gibiindigemin (first-person inclusive plural)
gibiindigesiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gibiindigem (plural second-person)
gibiindigesiim (negative plural second-person)
biindigewag (plural third-person)
biindigesiiwag (negative plural third-person)
biindigeyaan (first-person singular)
biindigesiwaan (first-person negative singular)
biindigeyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
biindigesiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
biindiged (singular third-person)
biindigesig (negative singular third-person)
biindigenid (obviative third-person)
biindigesinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
biindigeng (indefinite)
biindigesing (indefinite negative)
biindigeyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
biindigesiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
biindigeyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
biindigesiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
biindigeyeg (plural second-person)
biindigesiweg (negative plural second-person)
biindigewaad (plural third-person)
biindigesiwaa (negative plural third-person)

biind- (“in, into, inside”) + -ige (“act in relation to a dwelling”)

Agwajiing ningii-izhaa, gaa-izhi-giikajizidewajiyaan, gaa-izhi-biindigeyaan gii-kiizikamaan nimakizinan.

I went outside, and my feet got cold, so I went inside and took off my shoes.


idash

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

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


aaniin dash

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


aanawi

Aanawi go aana-waawiindamowaad, mii go gaawiin nisidotanziiwan.

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


agwaji

egwajid (conjunct)
nindagwaj (first-person singular)
nindagwajisii (first-person negative singular)
nindagwajisiin (first-person negative singular)
gidagwaj (second-person singular)
gidagwajisii (negative second-person singular)
gidagwajisiin (negative second-person singular)
agwaji (singular third-person)
agwajisii (negative singular third-person)
agwajisiin (negative singular third-person)
agwajiwan (obviative third-person)
agwajisiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
agwajim (indefinite)
agwajisiim (indefinite negative)
nindagwajimin (exclusive first-person plural)
nindagwajisiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gidagwajimin (first-person inclusive plural)
gidagwajisiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gidagwajim (plural second-person)
gidagwajisiim (negative plural second-person)
agwajiwag (plural third-person)
agwajisiiwag (negative plural third-person)
agwajiyaan (first-person singular)
agwajisiwaan (first-person negative singular)
agwajiyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
agwajisiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
agwajid (singular third-person)
agwajisig (negative singular third-person)
agwajinid (obviative third-person)
agwajisinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
agwajing (indefinite)
agwajising (indefinite negative)
agwajiyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
agwajisiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
agwajiyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
agwajisiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
agwajiyeg (plural second-person)
agwajisiweg (negative plural second-person)
agwajiwaad (plural third-person)
agwajisiwaad (negative plural third-person)

agw- (“stick, adhere, attach”) + -aji (“be cold, frozen”)

agwadin

be frozen onto something, inanimate subject


enanokiiyaan

first-person singular changed conjunct of inanokii


niibawiyaan

first-person singular conjunct of niibawi


jiigishkode

Jiigishkode nindagoonaa a'aw akik ozhitooyaan naboob.

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


ganawaabandamaan

first-person singular conjunct of ganawaabandan


dakonag

first-person singular to third-person singular object conjunct of dakon


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.


enanokiid

third-person singular changed conjunct of inanokii


inanokii

head

inanokii (changed conjunct form enanokiid, reduplicated form ayinanokii)

enanokiid (conjunct)
form ayinanokii (reduplication)
nindinanokii (first-person singular)
nindinanokiisii (first-person negative singular)
nindinanokiisiin (first-person negative singular)
gidinanokii (second-person singular)
gidinanokiisii (negative second-person singular)
gidinanokiisiin (negative second-person singular)
inanokii (singular third-person)
inanokiisii (negative singular third-person)
inanokiisiin (negative singular third-person)
inanokiiwan (obviative third-person)
inanokiisiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
inanokiim (indefinite)
inanokiisiim (indefinite negative)
nindinanokiimin (exclusive first-person plural)
nindinanokiisiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gidinanokiimin (first-person inclusive plural)
gidinanokiisiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gidinanokiim (plural second-person)
gidinanokiisiim (negative plural second-person)
inanokiiwag (plural third-person)
inanokiisiiwag (negative plural third-person)
inanokiiyaan (first-person singular)
inanokiisiwaan (first-person negative singular)
inanokiiyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
inanokiisiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
inanokiid (singular third-person)
inanokiisig (negative singular third-person)
inanokiinid (obviative third-person)
inanokiisinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
inanokiing (indefinite)
inanokiising (indefinite negative)
inanokiiyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
inanokiisiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
inanokiiyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
inanokiisiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
inanokiiyeg (plural second-person)
inanokiisiweg (negative plural second-person)
inanokiiwaad (plural third-person)
inanokiisiwaad (negative plural third-person)

iN- (“thus, in a certain manner/direction”) + -anokii (“work”)

inanokiiwin

a certain job, kind of work, or occupation

Aaniish enanokiiyin.

do a certain kind of work, have a certain job


ganawaabandan

ganawaabandan (stem ganawaaband-, changed conjunct form genawaabandang, reduplicated form gaganawaabandan)

ganawaaband- (stem)
genawaabandang (conjunct)
form gaganawaabandan (reduplication)

ganaw- (“care, attend”) + -aaband (“look at”) + -an (vti class marker)

Endaso-dibik iko ninganawaabandaan nimazinaatesijigan.


-amaan

first-person singular
first-person singular#English

A suffix denoting the first-person singular conjunct form of a Type 2 animate intransitive verb (vai2)

A suffix denoting the first-person singular conjunct form of a transitive inanimate verb (vti)


anooj gegoo

anooj (“all kinds, various”) + gegoo (“something, anything”)


ziigigamide

ziigigamide (changed conjunct form zaagigamideg, augmented form ziigigamidemagad)

zaagigamideg (conjunct)
ziigigamidemagad (augmented)
ziigigamide (inanimate singular)
ziigigamidesinoon (inanimate negative singular)
ziigigamideni (inanimate obviative singular)
ziigigamidesinini (inanimate negative obviative singular)
ziigigamidewan (inanimate plural)
ziigigamidesinoon (inanimate negative plural)
ziigigamideniwan (inanimate obviative plural)
ziigigamidesininiwan (inanimate negative obviative plural)
ziigigamideg (inanimate)
ziigigamidesinog (inanimate negative)
ziigigamidenig (inanimate obviative)
ziigigamidesininig (inanimate negative obviative)

ziig- (“pour, spill, flow”) + -gam- (“liquid”) + -de (“reflexive”)

Nimaamaa ogii-aabajitoon mashkawaji-bimide gii-ombigamiziged ji-ziigigamidesinok iwe odoombigamizigan.

My mother used lard when she sugared off so her syrup wouldn't boil over.


zhingob

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

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


gondaabiiginag

first-person singular to third-person singular proximate object conjunct of gondaabiigin


awi-

Aazhawaya'ii iwidi awi-atoon 'i apabiwin..

go somewhere to do something, go over there to


gondaabiigin

gondaabiigin (changed conjunct form gwendaabiiginaad)


maagobidoon

verb transitive inanimate class 2 (vti2)

maagobidoon (stem maagobid-, changed conjunct form mayaagobidood)

maagobid- (stem)
mayaagobidood (conjunct)

maagw- (“press, squeeze”) + -bid (“pull, put hands on”) + -oon (vti2 class marker)


zinigonan

zinigonan (stem zinigon-, changed conjunct form zenigonang, reduplicated form zazinigonan)

zinigon- (stem)
zenigonang (conjunct)
form zazinigonan (reduplication)

zinigw- (“rub”) + -in (“act on by hand”) + -an (vti class marker)

zinigonigaade

be rubbed, they rub it, inanimate subject

zinigonigaazo

be rubbed, they rub it/her/him, animate subject


giziibiiginan

giziibiiginan (stem giziibiigin-, changed conjunct form geziibiiginang)

giziibiigin- (stem)
geziibiiginang (conjunct)

giziibiig- (“wash”) + -in (“act on by hand”) + -an (vti class marker)

giziibiiginigaade

be washed, they wash it, inanimate subject

giziibiiginigaazo

be washed, they wash it/her/him, animate subject


wii-

Niwii-noojinikawemin waa-ziigwang


niwii-

Niwii-noojinikawemin waa-ziigwang


ninoojinikawemin

first-person plural exclusive independent of noojinikawe


noojinikawe

ninoojinikawe (first-person singular)
ninoojinikawesii (first-person negative singular)
ninoojinikawesiin (first-person negative singular)
ginoojinikawe (second-person singular)
ginoojinikawesii (negative second-person singular)
ginoojinikawesiin (negative second-person singular)
noojinikawe (singular third-person)
noojinikawesii (negative singular third-person)
noojinikawesiin (negative singular third-person)
noojinikawewan (obviative third-person)
noojinikawesiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
noojinikawem (indefinite)
noojinikawesiim (indefinite negative)
ninoojinikawemin (exclusive first-person plural)
ninoojinikawesiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
ginoojinikawemin (first-person inclusive plural)
ginoojinikawesiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
ginoojinikawem (plural second-person)
ginoojinikawesiim (negative plural second-person)
noojinikawewag (plural third-person)
noojinikawesiiwag (negative plural third-person)
noojinikaweyaan (first-person singular)
noojinikawesiwaan (first-person negative singular)
noojinikaweyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
noojinikawesiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
noojinikawed (singular third-person)
noojinikawesig (negative singular third-person)
noojinikawenid (obviative third-person)
noojinikawesinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
noojinikaweng (indefinite)
noojinikawesing (indefinite negative)
noojinikaweyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
noojinikawesiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
noojinikaweyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
noojinikawesiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
noojinikaweyeg (plural second-person)
noojinikawesiweg (negative plural second-person)
noojinikawewaad (plural third-person)
noojinikawesiwaad (negative plural third-person)

Niwii-noojinikawemin waa-ziigwang


odoozhibii’aan

third-person singular to singular object independent of ozhibii’an


ozhibii’an

ozhibii’an (stem ozhibii’-, changed conjunct form wezhibii’ang)

ozhibii’- (stem)
wezhibii’ang (conjunct)

oN- (“arrange, form”) + -bii’ (“act on by writing or drawing”) + -an (vti class marker)

ozhibii’igaade

be written, they write it, inanimate subject

ozhibii’igaazo

be written down, as on a list, they write it/her/him down, animate subject

ozhibii’igan

mail, piece of writing, something written down

Indaga go maajinizha'an iwe maajiibii'igan gaa-ozhibii’amaan bijiinaago.

Go send off that letter I wrote yesterday.


omazinibiiʼaan

third-person singular to singular object independent of mazinibii’an


mazinibii’an

mazinibii’an (stem mazinibii’-, changed conjunct form mezinibii’ang)

mazinibii’- (stem)
mezinibii’ang (conjunct)

mazin- (“image, fancy, figured”) + -bii’ (“act on by writing or drawing”) + -an (vti class marker)

Ogii-mazinibii’aan indengwaan ’a gwiiwizhenzhish.

mazinibii’igaade

be drawn, they draw it, inanimate subject

mazinibii’igaazo

be drawn, they draw it/her/him, animate subject

mazinibiiʼ

draw, paint a picture of, animate object


nimishoomis

nimishoomis (plural nimishoomisag, preterit nimishoomisiban)


-mishoomis

Endaso Iskigamizige-giizisong, nimishoomis ozhiitaa ji-noojinikawed.

Every year in the month of April, my grandfather gets ready to go goose hunting.


noojinikawed

third-person singular conjunct of noojinikawe


ako-

Mii 'i zhigwa aabito-diba'igan gaa-ako-bimwewebizod.

It's been half an hour now since we heard him go by.


gashkibimoseyaan

first-person singular conjunct of gashkibimose


gashkibimose

ningashkibimose (first-person singular)
ningashkibimosesii (first-person negative singular)
ningashkibimosesiin (first-person negative singular)
gigashkibimose (second-person singular)
gigashkibimosesii (negative second-person singular)
gigashkibimosesiin (negative second-person singular)
gashkibimose (singular third-person)
gashkibimosesii (negative singular third-person)
gashkibimosesiin (negative singular third-person)
gashkibimosewan (obviative third-person)
gashkibimosesiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
gashkibimosem (indefinite)
gashkibimosesiim (indefinite negative)
ningashkibimosemin (exclusive first-person plural)
ningashkibimosesiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gigashkibimosemin (first-person inclusive plural)
gigashkibimosesiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gigashkibimosem (plural second-person)
gigashkibimosesiim (negative plural second-person)
gashkibimosewag (plural third-person)
gashkibimosesiiwag (negative plural third-person)
gashkibimoseyaan (first-person singular)
gashkibimosesiwaan (first-person negative singular)
gashkibimoseyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
gashkibimosesiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
gashkibimosed (singular third-person)
gashkibimosesig (negative singular third-person)
gashkibimosenid (obviative third-person)
gashkibimosesinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
gashkibimoseng (indefinite)
gashkibimosesing (indefinite negative)
gashkibimoseyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
gashkibimosesiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gashkibimoseyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
gashkibimosesiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gashkibimoseyeg (plural second-person)
gashkibimosesiweg (negative plural second-person)
gashkibimosewaad (plural third-person)
gashkibimosesiwaa (negative plural third-person)

gashk- (“able”) + bimose (“walk (along)”)

prefix

Gaa-ako-gashkibimoseyaan, ingii-andawendan wiiji’ag nimishomis gaye wiiji’agwaa nindinawemaaganag.

Ever since I was able to walk, I have wanted to go with him and go with my cousins and uncles.


andawendan

head

andawendan (stem andawend-, changed conjunct form endawendang)

andawend- (stem)
endawendang (conjunct)
nandawendan (alternative)

andaw- (“seek, look for”) + -end (“act on, perceive by thought, feel in the mind”) + -an (vti class marker)

Ogii-kwiinawendaan 'iw gaa-andawendang gaa-onji-mindawed.

What he wanted wasn't there so he got kind of mad and said the hell with it.


nindandawendaan

first-person singular to singular object independent of andawendan


wiijiʼ

wiijiʼ (changed conjunct form waajiʼaad)

wiid- (“with, accompany”) + -ʼ (“cause to be or the act”)

Nimaamaa ko ngii-wiijiʼaa gii-paasang waawaashkeshiwi-wiiyaas.

I used to help my mother when she dried deer meat.


wiijiʼag

first-person singular to third person singular proximate object conjunct of wiijiʼ


wiijiʼagwaa

first-person singular to third person plural object conjunct of wiijiʼ


-agwaa

third person plural
third person plural#English

A suffix denoting the first-person singular to third person plural conjunct form of a transitive animate verb (vta)


nindinawemaaganag

first-person singular possessed plural form of inawemaagan


inawemaagan

inawem (“be related to”) + -aagan (“nominalizing final”)

suffix

Ayaangodino ko bi-dagoshin indinawemaagan.


inawem

head

inawem (changed conjunct form enawemaad)


dibaadodamawid

third-person singular to first person singular object conjunct of dibaadodamaw


dibaadodamaw

dibaadod- (“tell”) + -amaw (“do something for someone”)

suffix

Mii dash gaa-ziigwang, nimishomis dibaadodamawid “wii-noojinikaweyang biboong.”

But last spring, my grandfather told me, “we will go goose hunting next year.”


dibaadodan

head

dibaadodan (stem dibaadod-, changed conjunct form debaadodang, reduplicated form dadibaadodan)

dibaadod- (stem)
debaadodang (conjunct)
form dadibaadodan (reduplication)

dib- (“even, judge, measure”) + -aadod (“tell of”) + -an (vti class marker)

Ogii-kinoosidoon 'i aadizookaan gaa-tibaadodang.

dibaadojigaazo

she/he is told, reported, they tell, report it/her/him


noojinikaweyang

first-person plural inclusive conjunct of noojinikawe


-yang

first-person plural
first-person plural#English

A suffix denoting the first-person plural inclusive conjunct form of an animate intransitive verb (vai)

A suffix denoting the first-person plural inclusive conjunct of an i-theme transitive inanimate verb (vti3)


niibinong

Niibinong ningii-gitigaanaanaanig opiniig.


mawinzwaadamang

first-person plural inclusive conjunct of mawinzwaadan


mawinzwaadan

mawinzwaadan (stem mawinzwaad-, changed conjunct form mewinzwaadang)

mawinzwaad- (stem)
mewinzwaadang (conjunct)

mawinzo (“pick berries”) + -aad (“act on”) + -an (vti class marker)

suffix

Omawinzwaadaan iw ode'imini-gitigaan.


-amang

A suffix denoting the first-person plural inclusive conjunct form of a Type 2 in transitive animate verb (vai2)

A suffix denoting the first-person plural inclusive conjunct form of a transitive inanimate verb (vti)


mawinzo

head

mawinzo (changed conjunct form mewinzod, reduplicated form mamawinzo)

mewinzod (conjunct)
form mamawinzo (reduplication)
nimawinz (first-person singular)
nimawinzosii (first-person negative singular)
nimawinzosiin (first-person negative singular)
gimawinz (second-person singular)
gimawinzosii (negative second-person singular)
gimawinzosiin (negative second-person singular)
mawinzo (singular third-person)
mawinzosii (negative singular third-person)
mawinzosiin (negative singular third-person)
mawinzowan (obviative third-person)
mawinzosiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
mawinzom (indefinite)
mawinzosiim (indefinite negative)
nimawinzomin (exclusive first-person plural)
nimawinzosiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gimawinzomin (first-person inclusive plural)
gimawinzosiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gimawinzom (plural second-person)
gimawinzosiim (negative plural second-person)
mawinzowag (plural third-person)
mawinzosiiwag (negative plural third-person)
mawinzoyaan (first-person singular)
mawinzosiwaan (first-person negative singular)
mawinzoyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
mawinzosiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
mawinzod (singular third-person)
mawinzosig (negative singular third-person)
mawinzonid (obviative third-person)
mawinzosinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
mawinzong (indefinite)
mawinzosing (indefinite negative)
mawinzoyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
mawinzosiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
mawinzoyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
mawinzosiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
mawinzoyeg (plural second-person)
mawinzosiweg (negative plural second-person)
mawinzowaad (plural third-person)
mawinzosiwaad (negative plural third-person)

Oshkiniigikweg iwidi mawinzowag noopiming.

The young women are picking berries over there in the woods.


nooji’adikwewaad

third-person plural conjunct of nooji’adikwe


nooji’adikwe

ninooji’adikwe (first-person singular)
ninooji’adikwesii (first-person negative singular)
ninooji’adikwesiin (first-person negative singular)
ginooji’adikwe (second-person singular)
ginooji’adikwesii (negative second-person singular)
ginooji’adikwesiin (negative second-person singular)
nooji’adikwe (singular third-person)
nooji’adikwesii (negative singular third-person)
nooji’adikwesiin (negative singular third-person)
nooji’adikwewan (obviative third-person)
nooji’adikwesiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
nooji’adikwem (indefinite)
nooji’adikwesiim (indefinite negative)
ninooji’adikwemin (exclusive first-person plural)
ninooji’adikwesiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
ginooji’adikwemin (first-person inclusive plural)
ginooji’adikwesiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
ginooji’adikwem (plural second-person)
ginooji’adikwesiim (negative plural second-person)
nooji’adikwewag (plural third-person)
nooji’adikwesiiwag (negative plural third-person)
nooji’adikweyaan (first-person singular)
nooji’adikwesiwaan (first-person negative singular)
nooji’adikweyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
nooji’adikwesiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
nooji’adikwed (singular third-person)
nooji’adikwesig (negative singular third-person)
nooji’adikwenid (obviative third-person)
nooji’adikwesinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
nooji’adikweng (indefinite)
nooji’adikwesing (indefinite negative)
nooji’adikweyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
nooji’adikwesiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
nooji’adikweyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
nooji’adikwesiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
nooji’adikweyeg (plural second-person)
nooji’adikwesiweg (negative plural second-person)
nooji’adikwewaad (plural third-person)
nooji’adikwesiwaad (negative plural third-person)

Apii gii-dagwaagin, nimishomis gaye nindinawemaaganag gii-maajaawaad ji-nooji’adikwewaad.

When fall came he left to go caribou hunting with my cousins and uncles.


nooji’

nooji’ (changed conjunct form nwaajiʼaad)

nood- (“pursue, hunt”) + -ʼ (“cause to be or to act”)

Niibaa-dibik ingii-nooji’aag gichi-mooseg gii-mindookak.

I hunted for night crawlers late at night when there was dew.


gikinoo’amawid

third-person singular to first-person singular object conjunct of gikinoo’amaw


gikinoo’amaw

gikinoo’amaw (changed conjunct form gekinoo’amawaad)

Apenimon gigitiziimag ji-gikinoo’amawikwaa ge-izhi-bimiwidooyan gibimaadiziwin.

Rely on your parents to teach you how to carry on your life in the future.


babaamaagimoseyaan

first-person singular conjunct of babaamaagimose


babaamaagimose

nimbabaamaagimose (first-person singular)
nimbabaamaagimosesii (first-person negative singular)
nimbabaamaagimosesiin (first-person negative singular)
gibabaamaagimose (second-person singular)
gibabaamaagimosesii (negative second-person singular)
gibabaamaagimosesiin (negative second-person singular)
babaamaagimose (singular third-person)
babaamaagimosesii (negative singular third-person)
babaamaagimosesiin (negative singular third-person)
babaamaagimosewan (obviative third-person)
babaamaagimosesiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
babaamaagimosem (indefinite)
babaamaagimosesiim (indefinite negative)
nimbabaamaagimosemin (exclusive first-person plural)
nimbabaamaagimosesiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gibabaamaagimosemin (first-person inclusive plural)
gibabaamaagimosesiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gibabaamaagimosem (plural second-person)
gibabaamaagimosesiim (negative plural second-person)
babaamaagimosewag (plural third-person)
babaamaagimosesiiwag (negative plural third-person)
babaamaagimoseyaan (first-person singular)
babaamaagimosesiwaan (first-person negative singular)
babaamaagimoseyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
babaamaagimosesiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
babaamaagimosed (singular third-person)
babaamaagimosesig (negative singular third-person)
babaamaagimosenid (obviative third-person)
babaamaagimosesinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
babaamaagimoseng (indefinite)
babaamaagimosesing (indefinite negative)
babaamaagimoseyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
babaamaagimosesiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
babaamaagimoseyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
babaamaagimosesiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
babaamaagimoseyeg (plural second-person)
babaamaagimosesiweg (negative plural second-person)
babaamaagimosewaad (plural third-person)
babaamaagimosesiwaa (negative plural third-person)

babaam- (“around, about”) + -aagimose (“go snowshoeing”)

Biboong, gii-gikinoo'amawid ji-babaamaagimoseyaan.

In the winter he taught me to walk on snowshoes.


waasamoobimide-zhooshkodaabaanan

obviative form of waasamoobimide-zhooshkodaabaan


waasamoobimide-zhooshkodaabaan

Jibwaa ziigwan, nimishomis waasamoobimide-zhooshkodaabaanan o’ozhiitaa’aan.

Just before spring, my grandfather got the snowmobile ready.


waasamoo-bimide

waasamoo-bimide inan (locative waasamoo-bimideng, stem waasamoo-bimidew-)

waasamoo-bimideng (locative)
waasamoo-bimidew- (stem)

Ingii-piidoon ingo-minikwaajigan iwe waasamoo-bimide.


zhooshkodaabaan

oj-noun

zhooshkodaabaan inan (plural zhooshkodaabaanag, locative zhooshkodaabaaning, diminutive zhooshkodaabaanens)

zhooshkodaabaanag (plural)
zhooshkodaabaaning (locative)
zhooshkodaabaanens (diminutive)

Equivalent to zhooshkw- (“smooth, slippery”) + -idaabaan (“vehicle, sled”).

af

Nanaa'in a'aw zhooshkodaabaan.


nindizhaamin

first-person plural exclusive independent of izhaa


biiwaabik

head

biiwaabik inan (plural biiwaabikoon, diminutive biiwaabikoons, locative biiwaabikong, stem biiwaabikw-)

biiwaabikoon (plural)
biiwaabikoons (diminutive)
biiwaabikong (locative)
biiwaabikw- (stem)

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *pi·wa·peθkwi (“metal”). Equivalent to biiw- (“scatter, disperse”) + -aabikw (“metal, mineral”). Cognate to Plains Cree pîwâpisk.

affix

Nawaj gozigwan iwe ashkikomaan apiich idash iwe biiwaabik.


oodena

head

oodena inan (plural oodenawan, diminutive oodenawens, locative oodenaang, stem oodenaw-)

oodenawan (plural)
oodenawens (diminutive)
oodenaang (locative)
oodenaw- (stem)

Aaniin ezhi-wiindemagak iwe oodena gaa-bi-gibikamang.

What's the name of that town we passed on the way here?


nandoogabeshiyang

first-person plural inclusive conjunct of nandoogabeshi


nandoogabeshi

ninandoogabeshi (first-person singular)
ninandoogabeshisii (first-person negative singular)
ninandoogabeshisiin (first-person negative singular)
ginandoogabeshi (second-person singular)
ginandoogabeshisii (negative second-person singular)
ginandoogabeshisiin (negative second-person singular)
nandoogabeshi (singular third-person)
nandoogabeshisii (negative singular third-person)
nandoogabeshisiin (negative singular third-person)
nandoogabeshiwan (obviative third-person)
nandoogabeshisiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
nandoogabeshim (indefinite)
nandoogabeshisiim (indefinite negative)
ninandoogabeshimin (exclusive first-person plural)
ninandoogabeshisiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
ginandoogabeshimin (first-person inclusive plural)
ginandoogabeshisiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
ginandoogabeshim (plural second-person)
ginandoogabeshisiim (negative plural second-person)
nandoogabeshiwag (plural third-person)
nandoogabeshisiiwag (negative plural third-person)
nandoogabeshiyaan (first-person singular)
nandoogabeshisiwaan (first-person negative singular)
nandoogabeshiyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
nandoogabeshisiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
nandoogabeshid (singular third-person)
nandoogabeshisig (negative singular third-person)
nandoogabeshinid (obviative third-person)
nandoogabeshisinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
nandoogabeshing (indefinite)
nandoogabeshising (indefinite negative)
nandoogabeshiyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
nandoogabeshisiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
nandoogabeshiyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
nandoogabeshisiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
nandoogabeshiyeg (plural second-person)
nandoogabeshisiweg (negative plural second-person)
nandoogabeshiwaad (plural third-person)
nandoogabeshisiwaad (negative plural third-person)

Ningii-izhaamin Biiwaabiko Onik Oodenang ji-nandoogabeshiyang.

We went out to Iron Arm to look for a place to camp.


gabeshi

gabeshi (changed conjunct form gebeshid, reduplicated form gagabeshi)

gebeshid (conjunct)
form gagabeshi (reduplication)
ningabesh (first-person singular)
ningabeshisii (first-person negative singular)
ningabeshisiin (first-person negative singular)
gigabesh (second-person singular)
gigabeshisii (negative second-person singular)
gigabeshisiin (negative second-person singular)
gabeshi (singular third-person)
gabeshisii (negative singular third-person)
gabeshisiin (negative singular third-person)
gabeshiwan (obviative third-person)
gabeshisiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
gabeshim (indefinite)
gabeshisiim (indefinite negative)
ningabeshimin (exclusive first-person plural)
ningabeshisiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gigabeshimin (first-person inclusive plural)
gigabeshisiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gigabeshim (plural second-person)
gigabeshisiim (negative plural second-person)
gabeshiwag (plural third-person)
gabeshisiiwag (negative plural third-person)
gabeshiyaan (first-person singular)
gabeshisiwaan (first-person negative singular)
gabeshiyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
gabeshisiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
gabeshid (singular third-person)
gabeshisig (negative singular third-person)
gabeshinid (obviative third-person)
gabeshisinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
gabeshing (indefinite)
gabeshising (indefinite negative)
gabeshiyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
gabeshisiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gabeshiyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
gabeshisiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gabeshiyeg (plural second-person)
gabeshisiweg (negative plural second-person)
gabeshiwaad (plural third-person)
gabeshisiwaa (negative plural third-person)

gabe- (“all the way, to the end”) + -shi (“spend time, last”)

Giinetawind giga-'o-gabeshimin iwidi iskigamiziganing.


anamiʼegiizhigad

Alternative spelling of anamaʼe-giizhigad


ishkwaa-anamiʼegiizhigad

Alternative spelling of ishkwaa-anamaʼe-giizhigad


onji-

ond- (“from a certain place, for a certain reason”) + -i (final that occurs in preverbs)

Gaawiin minwamanji'osii gaa-onji-nanaandomod.

He didn't feel good; that's why he went for treatment.


gibaakwaʼamowaad

third-person plural conjunct of gibaakwaʼan


gibaakwaʼan

gibaakwaʼan (stem gibaakwaʼ-, changed conjunct form gebaakwaʼang)

gibaakwaʼ- (stem)
gebaakwaʼang (conjunct)

gib- (“blocked, plugged”) + -aakw- (“stick-like, wooden, organic solid”) + -a’ (“act on using a tool or medium”) + -an (vti class marker)

gibaakwaʼigaazo

be shut, dammed, blocked, "they" shut, dam, block it/her/him

gibaakwaʼ

shut, block, jail, imprison, animate object

Gibaakwa'an ishkwaandem iwidi ataasoowigamigong.

shut (as or as with something stick-like or wooden)

block, dam (as or as with something stick-like or wooden)


gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig

gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig inan (plural gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigoon, diminutive gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigoons, locative gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigong, stem gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigw-)

gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigoon (plural)
gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigoons (diminutive)
gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigong (locative)
gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigw- (stem)

gikinoo’amaadi- (“they teach each other”) + -wigamigw (“building, lodge”)

suffix

Apii gii-onji-gibaakwa’awaad gikinoo’maadiiwigamig ji-noojinikawewaad, gii-azhegiiweyang gabeshiwin mii dash akandoowinkeyang.

When school closed for Goose Break, we went back to the camp and finished making the hunting-blind.


gikinoo’amaadi-

gikinoo’amaw (“teach, let know”) + -idi (reciprocal final)


azhegiiweyang

first-person plural inclusive conjunct of azhegiiwe


azhegiiwe

head

azhegiiwe (changed conjunct form ezhegiiwed)

ezhegiiwed (conjunct)
nindazhegiiwe (first-person singular)
nindazhegiiwesii (first-person negative singular)
nindazhegiiwesiin (first-person negative singular)
gidazhegiiwe (second-person singular)
gidazhegiiwesii (negative second-person singular)
gidazhegiiwesiin (negative second-person singular)
azhegiiwe (singular third-person)
azhegiiwesii (negative singular third-person)
azhegiiwesiin (negative singular third-person)
azhegiiwewan (obviative third-person)
azhegiiwesiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
azhegiiwem (indefinite)
azhegiiwesiim (indefinite negative)
nindazhegiiwemin (exclusive first-person plural)
nindazhegiiwesiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gidazhegiiwemin (first-person inclusive plural)
gidazhegiiwesiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gidazhegiiwem (plural second-person)
gidazhegiiwesiim (negative plural second-person)
azhegiiwewag (plural third-person)
azhegiiwesiiwag (negative plural third-person)
azhegiiweyaan (first-person singular)
azhegiiwesiwaan (first-person negative singular)
azhegiiweyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
azhegiiwesiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
azhegiiwed (singular third-person)
azhegiiwesig (negative singular third-person)
azhegiiwenid (obviative third-person)
azhegiiwesinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
azhegiiweng (indefinite)
azhegiiwesing (indefinite negative)
azhegiiweyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
azhegiiwesiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
azhegiiweyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
azhegiiwesiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
azhegiiweyeg (plural second-person)
azhegiiwesiweg (negative plural second-person)
azhegiiwewaad (plural third-person)
azhegiiwesiwaad (negative plural third-person)

azhe- (“go back”) + giiwe (“go home, return”)

prefix

Ojaanimendam iwidi wii-azhegiiwed gaa-pi-onji-bazigwiid. Amanj gaa-izhiwebadogwen iwidi.

He wants to go back where he came from because something happened over there.


azhe-

neyaab

as before, back to a previous place or condition


gabeshiwin

head

gabeshiwin inan (plural gabeshiwinan, diminutive gabeshiwinens, locative gabeshiwining)

gabeshiwinan (plural)
gabeshiwinens (diminutive)
gabeshiwining (locative)

gabeshi (“camp, set up camp”) + -win (noun forming final)

suffix

Biichaa 'i gabeshiwin endazhindaman.

That campsite you're talking about is a long ways from here.


akandoowin

head

akandoowin inan (plural akandoowinan, diminutive akandoowinens, locative akandoowining)

akandoowinan (plural)
akandoowinens (diminutive)
akandoowining (locative)

akandoo (“lie in wait, ambush, post for game”) + -win (noun forming final)


akandoo

head

akandoo (changed conjunct form ekandood)

ekandood (conjunct)
nindakandoo (first-person singular)
nindakandoosii (first-person negative singular)
nindakandoosiin (first-person negative singular)
gidakandoo (second-person singular)
gidakandoosii (negative second-person singular)
gidakandoosiin (negative second-person singular)
akandoo (singular third-person)
akandoosii (negative singular third-person)
akandoosiin (negative singular third-person)
akandoowan (obviative third-person)
akandoosiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
akandoom (indefinite)
akandoosiim (indefinite negative)
nindakandoomin (exclusive first-person plural)
nindakandoosiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gidakandoomin (first-person inclusive plural)
gidakandoosiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gidakandoom (plural second-person)
gidakandoosiim (negative plural second-person)
akandoowag (plural third-person)
akandoosiiwag (negative plural third-person)
akandooyaan (first-person singular)
akandoosiwaan (first-person negative singular)
akandooyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
akandoosiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
akandood (singular third-person)
akandoosig (negative singular third-person)
akandoonid (obviative third-person)
akandoosinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
akandoong (indefinite)
akandoosing (indefinite negative)
akandooyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
akandoosiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
akandooyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
akandoosiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
akandooyeg (plural second-person)
akandoosiweg (negative plural second-person)
akandoowaad (plural third-person)
akandoosiwaad (negative plural third-person)

post for game (using a hunting stand or blind)


wayiiba

Wayiiba go niwii-chiibaakwe.


mooka’am

verb animate intransitive class 2 (vai2)

mooka’am (changed conjunct form mwaaka’ang, stem mooka’-)

mook- (“emerge, appear”) + -a’ (“act on using a tool or medium”) + -am (“vti class marker”)

Jibwaa-bi-mooka’ang mashkawaasige 'aw waabano-anang.

Before the sun comes up, the morning star shines bright and powerful.


noondawangidwaa

first-person plural exclusive to third-personal plural object conjunct of noondaw


-angidwaa

A suffix denoting the first-person plural exclusive to third person plural conjunct form of a transitive animate verb (vta)


noondaw

noondaw (changed conjunct form nwaandawaad, reduplicated form naanoondaw)

nwaandawaad (conjunct)
form naanoondaw (reduplication)

Zhebaa ningii-noondawaa a'aw animosh madwe-migid.


noondaagoziwaad

third-person plural conjunct of noondaagozi


noondaagozi

noondaagozi (changed conjunct form nwaandaagozid, reduplicated form naanoondaagozi)

nwaandaagozid (conjunct)
form naanoondaagozi (reduplication)
ninoondaagoz (first-person singular)
ninoondaagozisii (first-person negative singular)
ninoondaagozisiin (first-person negative singular)
ginoondaagoz (second-person singular)
ginoondaagozisii (negative second-person singular)
ginoondaagozisiin (negative second-person singular)
noondaagozi (singular third-person)
noondaagozisii (negative singular third-person)
noondaagozisiin (negative singular third-person)
noondaagoziwan (obviative third-person)
noondaagozisiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
noondaagozim (indefinite)
noondaagozisiim (indefinite negative)
ninoondaagozimin (exclusive first-person plural)
ninoondaagozisiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
ginoondaagozimin (first-person inclusive plural)
ginoondaagozisiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
ginoondaagozim (plural second-person)
ginoondaagozisiim (negative plural second-person)
noondaagoziwag (plural third-person)
noondaagozisiiwag (negative plural third-person)
noondaagoziyaan (first-person singular)
noondaagozisiwaan (first-person negative singular)
noondaagoziyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
noondaagozisiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
noondaagozid (singular third-person)
noondaagozisig (negative singular third-person)
noondaagozinid (obviative third-person)
noondaagozisinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
noondaagozing (indefinite)
noondaagozising (indefinite negative)
noondaagoziyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
noondaagozisiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
noondaagoziyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
noondaagozisiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
noondaagoziyeg (plural second-person)
noondaagozisiweg (negative plural second-person)
noondaagoziwaad (plural third-person)
noondaagozisiwaad (negative plural third-person)

noondaagwad

be heard, make a sound, make a noise, inanimate subject

Awenen dinowa bineshiinh gaa-noondaagozid?

call with a characterisitic sound (moo, neigh, croak, etc.)


epiichi-

Wayiiba mooka’am, noondawangidwaa noondaagoziwaad epiichi-zaagewebizowaad.

Early the next morning as the sun came up, we could hear the geese calling as they came flying.


zaagewebizowaad

third-person plural conjunct of zaagewebizo


zaagewebizo

zaagewebizo (changed conjunct form zayaagewebizod)

zayaagewebizod (conjunct)
ninzaagewebiz (first-person singular)
ninzaagewebizosii (first-person negative singular)
ninzaagewebizosiin (first-person negative singular)
gizaagewebiz (second-person singular)
gizaagewebizosii (negative second-person singular)
gizaagewebizosiin (negative second-person singular)
zaagewebizo (singular third-person)
zaagewebizosii (negative singular third-person)
zaagewebizosiin (negative singular third-person)
zaagewebizowan (obviative third-person)
zaagewebizosiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
zaagewebizom (indefinite)
zaagewebizosiim (indefinite negative)
ninzaagewebizomin (exclusive first-person plural)
ninzaagewebizosiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gizaagewebizomin (first-person inclusive plural)
gizaagewebizosiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gizaagewebizom (plural second-person)
gizaagewebizosiim (negative plural second-person)
zaagewebizowag (plural third-person)
zaagewebizosiiwag (negative plural third-person)
zaagewebizoyaan (first-person singular)
zaagewebizosiwaan (first-person negative singular)
zaagewebizoyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
zaagewebizosiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
zaagewebizod (singular third-person)
zaagewebizosig (negative singular third-person)
zaagewebizonid (obviative third-person)
zaagewebizosinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
zaagewebizong (indefinite)
zaagewebizosing (indefinite negative)
zaagewebizoyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
zaagewebizosiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
zaagewebizoyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
zaagewebizosiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
zaagewebizoyeg (plural second-person)
zaagewebizosiweg (negative plural second-person)
zaagewebizowaad (plural third-person)
zaagewebizosiwaa (negative plural third-person)

zaagewe- (“coming into view around something”) + -bizo (“fly, speed, fall, dive”)

Gichi-gezika gii-saagewebizo.

He came driving around the corner real sudden-like.

zaagewebide

drive, speed suddenly into view, inanimate subject


noongom

bijiinag

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

Aaniish enamanji'od noongom.


izhiwebizi

izhiwebizi (changed conjunct form ezhiwebizid, reduplicated form ayizhiwebizi)

ezhiwebizid (conjunct)
form ayizhiwebizi (reduplication)
nindizhiwebiz (first-person singular)
nindizhiwebizisii (first-person negative singular)
nindizhiwebizisiin (first-person negative singular)
gidizhiwebiz (second-person singular)
gidizhiwebizisii (negative second-person singular)
gidizhiwebizisiin (negative second-person singular)
izhiwebizi (singular third-person)
izhiwebizisii (negative singular third-person)
izhiwebizisiin (negative singular third-person)
izhiwebiziwan (obviative third-person)
izhiwebizisiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
izhiwebizim (indefinite)
izhiwebizisiim (indefinite negative)
nindizhiwebizimin (exclusive first-person plural)
nindizhiwebizisiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gidizhiwebizimin (first-person inclusive plural)
gidizhiwebizisiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gidizhiwebizim (plural second-person)
gidizhiwebizisiim (negative plural second-person)
izhiwebiziwag (plural third-person)
izhiwebizisiiwag (negative plural third-person)
izhiwebiziyaan (first-person singular)
izhiwebizisiwaan (first-person negative singular)
izhiwebiziyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
izhiwebizisiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
izhiwebizid (singular third-person)
izhiwebizisig (negative singular third-person)
izhiwebizinid (obviative third-person)
izhiwebizisinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
izhiwebizing (indefinite)
izhiwebizising (indefinite negative)
izhiwebiziyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
izhiwebizisiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
izhiwebiziyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
izhiwebizisiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
izhiwebiziyeg (plural second-person)
izhiwebizisiweg (negative plural second-person)
izhiwebiziwaad (plural third-person)
izhiwebizisiwaad (negative plural third-person)

iN- (“thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner”) + -webizi (“happen, fare”)

izhiwebad

happen a certain way, be a certain weather condition


ozhibii’igaade

ozhibii’igaade (changed conjunct form wezhibii’igaadeg, augmented form ozhibii’igaademagad)

wezhibii’igaadeg (conjunct)
ozhibii’igaademagad (augmented)
ozhibii’igaade (inanimate singular)
ozhibii’igaadesinoon (inanimate negative singular)
ozhibii’igaadeni (inanimate obviative singular)
ozhibii’igaadesinini (inanimate negative obviative singular)
ozhibii’igaadewan (inanimate plural)
ozhibii’igaadesinoon (inanimate negative plural)
ozhibii’igaadeniwan (inanimate obviative plural)
ozhibii’igaadesininiwan (inanimate negative obviative plural)
ozhibii’igaadeg (inanimate)
ozhibii’igaadesinog (inanimate negative)
ozhibii’igaadenig (inanimate obviative)
ozhibii’igaadesininig (inanimate negative obviative)

ozhibii’- (“write”) + -gaade (“undergo action”)

suffix

Ogii-minwaabandaan iwe mazina'igan gaa-pi-miinind gii-ozhibii'igaadeg imaa waa-inaakonigewaad.

He approved what he saw of the proposed rules he was given that they were going to decide on.

be written (down), "they" write (it) down

ozhibii’igaazo

be written down, as on a list, animate subject


nindoodamawaa

first-person singular to third-person singular proximate object independent of doodamaw


doodamaw

dood- (“do something to”) + -amaw (“do something for someone”)

Nindoodamawaa ningashe.


doodan

head

doodan (stem dood-, changed conjunct form endoodang)


izhinikaazo

izhinikaazo (changed conjunct form ezhinikaazod, reduplicated form ayizhinikaazo)

ezhinikaazod (conjunct)
form ayizhinikaazo (reduplication)
nindizhinikaaz (first-person singular)
nindizhinikaazosii (first-person negative singular)
nindizhinikaazosiin (first-person negative singular)
gidizhinikaaz (second-person singular)
gidizhinikaazosii (negative second-person singular)
gidizhinikaazosiin (negative second-person singular)
izhinikaazo (singular third-person)
izhinikaazosii (negative singular third-person)
izhinikaazosiin (negative singular third-person)
izhinikaazowan (obviative third-person)
izhinikaazosiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
izhinikaazom (indefinite)
izhinikaazosiim (indefinite negative)
nindizhinikaazomin (exclusive first-person plural)
nindizhinikaazosiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gidizhinikaazomin (first-person inclusive plural)
gidizhinikaazosiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gidizhinikaazom (plural second-person)
gidizhinikaazosiim (negative plural second-person)
izhinikaazowag (plural third-person)
izhinikaazosiiwag (negative plural third-person)
izhinikaazoyaan (first-person singular)
izhinikaazosiwaan (first-person negative singular)
izhinikaazoyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
izhinikaazosiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
izhinikaazod (singular third-person)
izhinikaazosig (negative singular third-person)
izhinikaazonid (obviative third-person)
izhinikaazosinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
izhinikaazong (indefinite)
izhinikaazosing (indefinite negative)
izhinikaazoyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
izhinikaazosiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
izhinikaazoyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
izhinikaazosiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
izhinikaazoyeg (plural second-person)
izhinikaazosiweg (negative plural second-person)
izhinikaazowaad (plural third-person)
izhinikaazosiwaad (negative plural third-person)

iN- (“thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner”) + -nikaazo (“named”). Cognate with Algonquin ijinikàzo

"Bangii" izhinikaazo awe indinawemaagan.

My relative's name is Bangii, "a little bit".

be named a certain way, have a certain name, be called by such a name

izhinikaade

be named/called a certain way, inanimate subject


mashkawizi

mashkawizi (changed conjunct form meshkawizid)

meshkawizid (conjunct)
nimashawiz (first-person singular)
nimashkawizisii (first-person negative singular)
nimashkawizisiin (first-person negative singular)
gimashawiz (second-person singular)
gimashkawizisii (negative second-person singular)
gimashkawizisiin (negative second-person singular)
mashkawizi (singular third-person)
mashkawizisii (negative singular third-person)
mashkawizisiin (negative singular third-person)
mashkawiziwan (obviative third-person)
mashkawizisiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
mashkawizim (indefinite)
mashkawizisiim (indefinite negative)
nimashkawizimin (exclusive first-person plural)
nimashkawizisiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gimashkawizimin (first-person inclusive plural)
gimashkawizisiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gimashkawizim (plural second-person)
gimashkawizisiim (negative plural second-person)
mashkawiziwag (plural third-person)
mashkawizisiiwag (negative plural third-person)
mashkawiziyaan (first-person singular)
mashkawizisiwaan (first-person negative singular)
mashkawiziyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
mashkawizisiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
mashkawizid (singular third-person)
mashkawizisig (negative singular third-person)
mashkawizinid (obviative third-person)
mashkawizisinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
mashkawizing (indefinite)
mashkawizising (indefinite negative)
mashkawiziyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
mashkawizisiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
mashkawiziyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
mashkawizisiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
mashkawiziyeg (plural second-person)
mashkawizisiweg (negative plural second-person)
mashkawiziwaad (plural third-person)
mashkawizisiwaad (negative plural third-person)

mashkaw- (“hard, strong, tough”) + -izi (“be in a state or condition”)

mashkawaa

be strong, hard, dense, inanimate subject

mashkawizii

be strong (of a person), have inner strength

Mashkawizi owiiyawing a'aw oshki-inini wenji-gichi-mashkawiziid.

That young man is built solid; that's why he is so powerful.


nindizhinikaaz

first-person singular independent of izhinikaazo


bebakaan

Bebakaan igi mitigoog izhinaagoziwag.


zaagiʼiwed

third-person singular proximate conjunct of zaagiʼiwe


zaagiʼiwe

zaagiʼiwe (changed conjunct form zayaagiʼiwed)

zayaagiʼiwed (conjunct)
ninzaagiʼiwe (first-person singular)
ninzaagiʼiwesii (first-person negative singular)
ninzaagiʼiwesiin (first-person negative singular)
gizaagiʼiwe (second-person singular)
gizaagiʼiwesii (negative second-person singular)
gizaagiʼiwesiin (negative second-person singular)
zaagiʼiwe (singular third-person)
zaagiʼiwesii (negative singular third-person)
zaagiʼiwesiin (negative singular third-person)
zaagiʼiwewan (obviative third-person)
zaagiʼiwesiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
zaagiʼiwem (indefinite)
zaagiʼiwesiim (indefinite negative)
ninzaagiʼiwemin (exclusive first-person plural)
ninzaagiʼiwesiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gizaagiʼiwemin (first-person inclusive plural)
gizaagiʼiwesiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gizaagiʼiwem (plural second-person)
gizaagiʼiwesiim (negative plural second-person)
zaagiʼiwewag (plural third-person)
zaagiʼiwesiiwag (negative plural third-person)
zaagiʼiweyaan (first-person singular)
zaagiʼiwesiwaan (first-person negative singular)
zaagiʼiweyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
zaagiʼiwesiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
zaagiʼiwed (singular third-person)
zaagiʼiwesig (negative singular third-person)
zaagiʼiwenid (obviative third-person)
zaagiʼiwesinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
zaagiʼiweng (indefinite)
zaagiʼiwesing (indefinite negative)
zaagiʼiweyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
zaagiʼiwesiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
zaagiʼiweyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
zaagiʼiwesiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
zaagiʼiweyeg (plural second-person)
zaagiʼiwesiweg (negative plural second-person)
zaagiʼiwewaad (plural third-person)
zaagiʼiwesiwaa (negative plural third-person)

zaagiʼ (“love, treasure”) + -we (“act on an unspecified object”)

suffix

Aanawi gosha go aana-zaagiʼiwe. Gaawiin dash bizikenimaasii.

He's very much in love, but they don't pay any attention to him.

love someone, people (unspecified object)


gikendang

third-person singular proximate conjunct of gikendan


ganawendang

third-person singular proximate conjunct of ganawendan


ganawendan

head

ganawendan (changed conjunct form genawendang, reduplicated form gaganawendan, stem ganawend-)

genawendang (conjunct)
form gaganawendan (reduplication)
ganawend- (stem)

ganaw- (“care”) + -end (“act on, perceive by thought”) + -an (vti class marker)

Omiigaadaan odanokiiwin ji-ganawendang.

ganawenjigaade

be taken care of, protected, kept, "they" take care of it, inanimate subject

ganawenjigaazo

be taken care of, protected, kept, "they" take care of her/him/it, animate subject

ganawenjige

take care of, protect, keep unspecified things

ganawenim

take care of, protect, keep, animate object


apiitendaagwad

apiitendaagwad (changed conjunct form epiitendaagwak)

epiitendaagwak (conjunct)
apiitendaagwad (inanimate singular)
apiitendaagwasinoon (inanimate negative singular)
apiitendaagwadini (inanimate obviative singular)
apiitendaagwasinini (inanimate negative obviative singular)
apiitendaagwadoon (inanimate plural)
apiitendaagwasinoon (inanimate negative plural)
apiitendaagwadiniwan (inanimate obviative plural)
apiitendaagwasininiwan (inanimate negative obviative plural)
apiitendaagwak (inanimate)
apiitendaagwasinog (inanimate negative)
apiitendaagwadinig (inanimate obviative)
apiitendaagwasininig (inanimate negative obviative)

apiitend- (“be proud of, value, regard highly”) + -aagwad (“undergo action”)

apiitendaagozi

be valued/rank high,be important, animate subject

Gichi-apiitendaagwadoon bawaajiganan.


gimiigwechiwi’ininim

first-person singular to second-person plural object independent of miigwechiwi’


miigwechiwi’

head

miigwechiwi’ (changed conjunct form maagwechiwi’aad, reduplicated form naanoondaw)

maagwechiwi’aad (conjunct)
form naanoondaw (reduplication)

miigwechiw- (“thanks”) + -ʼ (“cause to be or to act”)

Maajaan ishke naa owi-miigwechiwiʼ awe.


-ininim

second-person plural
second-person plural#English

A suffix denoting the first-person singular as the agent (subject) and the second-person plural as the theme (object) in a transitive animate verb (vta)


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


ezhinikaazoyan

second-person singular changed conjunct of izhinikaazo


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”)


niibinaakwaanininj

oj-noun

niibinaakwaanininj (plural niibinaakwaanininjiin, locative niibinakwaanininjiing)

niibinaakwaanininjiin (plural)
niibinakwaanininjiing (locative)


kosmaan

head

kosmaan inan (plural kosmaanan, diminutive kosmaanens, locative kosmaaning, pejorative kosmaanish)

kosmaanan (plural)
kosmaanens (diminutive)
kosmaaning (locative)
kosmaanish (pejorative)


baakaakwenh

baakaakwenh anim (plural baakaakwenhyag)

Nwaabmaa baakaakwenh gtigaaning.


binoojinh

binoojinh anim (plural binoojinyag, diminutive binoojiins)

binoojinyag (plural)
binoojiins (diminutive)

Aaniish ezhinikaazod binoojinh?


binoojiins

Maaba kwezens binoojiinsing zhinaagozi.


taaswin

Taaswindig wi gaa-mgising.


misakakojiish

oj-noun

misakakojiish anim (plural misakakojiishag)

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


wiisagi-ma'iingan

Compound of wiisagi- (“bitter; in pain, hurting”) and ma'iingan (“wolf”).


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”).


animwewetoo

anim- (“away”) + -wewe- (“sound, noise”) + -too (“act, experience”)

af

he or she walks away speaking publicly, making sounds


migiskāw

From Proto-Algonquian [Term?], cognate to Woods Cree ᒥᑭᐢᑳᐤ (mikiskāw).

(time, seasons) freeze-up (when the ground and surface waters freezes over permanently, for the rest of the cold season)


minoskamin

From Proto-Algonquian [Term?], cognate to Woods Cree ᒥᖪᐢᑲᒥᐣ (mithoskamin).

(time, seasons) break-up (when the surface waters melt, and start flowing, for the rest of the warm season)


waabishkaa

From Proto-Algonquian *wa·p- (“(be) white”).


maada'igan

From maada'an (“to scrape the hair and fat from (a hide)”) + -gan (“a tool”). Cognate with Montagnais mataikan, Southern East Cree ᒫᑕᐦᐄᑲᓐ (maatahiikan), Blackfoot mattsikaan.


ᑕᑯᐱᒋᑲ

/tʌkʰobɪdʒɪɡʌ/


ᐲᓯᒪᓅᒥᓐ

oj-noun

ᐲᓯᒪᓅᒥᓐ inan (Latin spelling biisi-manoomin)

From ᐲᓯ᐀ + ᒪᓅᒥᓐ

Broken wild rice, typically broken during the process of willowing.


zaagi'

head

zaagi' (transitive animate, changed conjunct form zayaagi'aad)

Aapiji ozaagi'aan ookomisan.

Gizaagi'in.


zaagitoon

zaagitoon (transitive inanimate, changed conjunct form zayaagitood)

Ogii-noonde-zaagitoon gaa-onji-ishkodaawaaged.

He likes it so much -- that's why he couldn't sell it all.


ogimaa

oj-noun

ogimaa anim (plural ogimaag, obviative ogimaan)


gozigwaakominagaawanzh

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


biiwaabik-wiiwakwaan aakoziwin

From biiwaabik-wiiwakwaan "crown" + aakoziwin "sickness"


biiwaabik-wiiwakwaan

From biiwaabik "metal" + wiiwakwaan "hat"


wiiwakwaan

head

wiiwakwaan inan (plural wiiwakwaanan, diminutive wiiwakwaanens, locative wiiwakwaaning, stem wiiwakwaan-)

wiiwakwaanan (plural)
wiiwakwaanens (diminutive)
wiiwakwaaning (locative)
wiiwakwaan- (stem)

Cognate with Miami wiihkwaya, Ottawa wiikwaan, Potawatomi wiwkwan.


gijigijigaaneshiiyag

plural of gijigijigaaneshiinh (“chickadee; titmouse”)


miini-baashkiminasigani-biitoosijigani-bakwezhigan anim (plural miini-baashkiminasigani-biitoosijigani-bakwezhiganag)

From miin (“blueberry”) + baashkiminasigan (“jam”) + biitoosijigan (“pie”, literally “layered”) + bakwezhigan (“bread”).


abanzh

head

abanzh inan (plural abanzhiin, diminutive abanzhiins, locative abanzhiing, stem abanzhy-)

abanzhiin (plural)
abanzhiins (diminutive)
abanzhiing (locative)
abanzhy- (stem)


mashkode

mashkode inan (plural mashkoden, diminutive mashkodens, locative mashkodeng, stem mashkodew-)

mashkoden (plural)
mashkodens (diminutive)
mashkodeng (locative)
mashkodew- (stem)

Cognate with Plains Cree maskotêw, Ottawa mshkode, Potawatomi mshkodé, Fox mashkotêwi, Miami mahkoteewi, Penobscot mskòte. Related to mashkosiw (“grass”).


dewe'igan

dewe'igan anim (plural dewe'iganag, diminutive dewe'igaans, locative dewe'iganing, stem dewe'igan-)

dewe'iganag (plural)
dewe'igaans (diminutive)
dewe'iganing (locative)
dewe'igan- (stem)

From Proto-Algonquian *te·we·hikana. Cognate with Montagnais teueikan, Ottawa dewe'gan, Plains Cree têwêhikan, Potawatomi déwé'gen, Fox têwêhikana, Miami ciinkwaakani.


bibigwan

bibigwan inan (plural bibigwanan, diminutive bibgwaans, locative bibigwaning, pejorative bibigwanish, stem bibigwan-)

bibigwanan (plural)
bibgwaans (diminutive)
bibigwaning (locative)
bibigwanish (pejorative)
bibigwan- (stem)

. Cognate with Plains Cree pipikwan, Malecite-Passamaquoddy pipiqat, Potawatomi pegwen, Unami ahpikòn, Abenaki piguôgan, Penobscot pipíkʷαti, Mi'kmaq pipugwaqan.


godotaagan

godotaagan inan (plural godotaaganan, diminutive godotaagaans, locative godotaaganing, stem godotaagan-)

godotaaganan (plural)
godotaagaans (diminutive)
godotaaganing (locative)
godotaagan- (stem)

Cognate with Potawatomi dotagen, Potawatomi tetagen.


zhiishiigwan

zhiishiigwan inan (plural zhiishiigwanan, diminutive zhiishiigwaans, locative zhiishiigwaning, stem zhiishiigwan-)

zhiishiigwanan (plural)
zhiishiigwaans (diminutive)
zhiishiigwaning (locative)
zhiishiigwan- (stem)
ᔒᐦᔒᐝᑾᓐ (alternative)

From Proto-Algonquian *šiᐧʔšiᐧkwani (“rattle”). Cognate with Potawatomi shishigwen, Menominee sīqsekwan, Montagnais shishikun, Miami šiihšiikwani, Plains Cree sîsîkwan, Northern East Cree shiishiikun, Southern East Cree shiishiikun, Unami shuhënikàn. Probably cognate with Cheyenne šé'šeno.
* ᔒᐦᔒᐝ (zhiishii)
* -gw- transitivity indicator
* -e animacy indicator
* -n nominalizing suffix


diindiisi

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.


mazinaabikiwebinigan-agaasaa'makak

oj-noun

mazinaabikiwebinigan-agaasaa'makak anim (plural mazinaabikiwebinigan-agaasaa'makaked)

From Ojibwe: mazinaabikiwebinigan (computer, typewritter) + agaasaa (small) + makak box in reference to an icon


mazinaabikiwebinigan-mazina'igan

mazinaabikiwebinigan-mazina'igan anim (plural mazinaabikiwebinigan-mazina'iganed)

From Ojibwe: mazinaabikiwebinigan (computer, typewritter) + mazina'igan (letter, document)


mookijiwanibiig

mookijiwanibiig anim (plural mookijiwanibiiged)

a spring (source of water) and by extension a source or reference


aanikegamaa

a chain of lakes and by extension a link


niibiwa-bakise adaawewigamig

niibiwa-bakise adaawewigamig anim (plural niibiwa-bakise adaawewigamiged)

Compound of niibiwa + bakise + adaawewigamig. Literally, “many part store”


adaawewigamig

oj-noun

adaawewigamig anim (plural adaawewigamiged)


wiiji-bimaadiziimagad

wiiji-bimaadiziimagad anim (plural wiiji-bimaadiziimagaded)

Compound of wiiji + bimaadiziimagad. Literally, “company is alive”


agaasaa-adaawaage

Compound of agaasaa + adaawaage. Literally, “small sales”


dibaajimowin-waakaa'igan

dibaajimowin-waakaa'igan anim (plural dibaajimowin-waakaa'iganed)

Compound of dibaajimowin + waakaa'igan. Literally, “story building”


dibaajimowin

dibaajimowin anim (plural dibaajimowined)


asab-naadazina'igane

asab-naadazina'igane anim (plural asab-naadazina'iganed)

email (literally: internet [or net] mail)


waabam-jibwaa

waabam-jibwaa anim (plural waabam-jibwaaed)


zaagi' aakoziwin

zaagi' aakoziwin anim (plural Main:zaagi' aakoziwin)


zenibaanh-aakoziwin

zenibaanh-aakoziwin anim (plural zenibaanh-aakoziwined)


bemaadizid gaawin-ganawendan aakoziwin

bemaadizid gaawin-ganawendan aakoziwin anim (plural Main:bemaadizid gaawin-ganawendan aakoziwin)

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome


makade-waanikaan

makade-waanikaan anim (plural makade-waanikaaned)


waasamowin-mamaangaashkaa

waasamowin-mamaangaashkaa anim (plural waasamowin-mamaangaashkaaed)

electromagnetic wave
electromagnetic wave


gikendamowin-mazina'igan

gikendamowin-mazina'igan anim (plural gikendamowin-mazina'iganded)


ozhibii'an-gashkigwaason

ozhibii'an-gashkigwaason anim (plural ozhibii'an-gashkigwaasoned)


ozhibii'an-ginwaa

ozhibii'an-ginwaa anim (plural ozhibii'an-ginwaaed)


abaagamizan-miskwianimal awesiinh

abaagamizan-miskwianimal awesiinh anim (plural abaagamizan-miskwianimal awesiinhed)


dibaabam-waabooz indoodem

dibaabam-waabooz indoodem anim (plural dibaabam-waabooz indoodemed)


bagwaji-waabooz

bagwaji-waabooz anim (plural bagwaji-waaboozed)


gaawin'ozowaa-wajiw-waabooz

gaawin'ozowaa-wajiw-waabooz anim (plural gaawin'ozowaa-wajiw-waaboozed)

Literally: no + tail + mountain + rabbit


Wemitigoozhiimowin-gichi-aki'waabooz

Wemitigoozhiimowin-gichi-aki'waabooz anim (plural Wemitigoozhiimowin-gichi-aki'waaboozed)

Literally: European + big + land + rabbit


ondoode

head

ondoode (transitive animate, 3s-3' independent form, changed conjunct form, 2s-3 imperative form, reduplicated form)

to crawl from somewhere and by extension to descend from


bami'aagaans

oj-noun

bami'aagaans anim (plural bami'aagaansed)


Mikwam-zhaawanong-aki

Literally: abounds in ice + south + land


Niibiwa-mitig-gichi-aki

Literally: much + abounds in trees + big + land


gichi-aki

From gichi- (“great, big, large”) + aki (“land”).


aki-bimaadiziwin

oj-noun

aki-bimaadiziwin anim (plural aki-bimaadiziwined)


anishinaabekaa

anishinaabekaa anim (plural aki-bimaadiziwined)


zhizhoobii'iganaatig-inendaagozi

zhizhoobii'iganaatig-inendaagozi anim (plural zhizhoobii'iganaatig-inendaagozied)


mashkawajininjiiwaji-waabishki

mashkawajininjiiwaji-waabishki anim (plural mashkawajininjiiwaji-waabishkied)


abaate aanji ani

Literally "weather" + "change" + "progresses"


ozhibii'an-bebezhig

ozhibii'an-bebezhig anim (plural ozhibii'an-bebezhiged)


gichi-odaabaanag

gichi-odaabaanag anim (plural gichi-odaabaanaged)


midaaswaak daso midaawaak

midaaswaak daso midaawaak (plural midaaswaak daso midaawaaked)


nitii

Borrowed from French le thé (“the tea”), ultimately from Hokkien 茶 (tê).


onigam

onigam inan (plural onigamiin, locative onigamiing, diminutive onigamiins)

onigamiin (plural)
onigamiing (locative)
onigamiins (diminutive)

→ English: Onigum


Onigamiinsing

/ˌonɪˈɡʌˌmĩːsɪŋɡ/

Locative-dimunitive of onigam, "(at) the little portage"

St. Louis County
St. Louis County#English

A number of places in Minnesota, United States

Duluth (a city, the county seat of St. Louis County)

Onigum (an unincorporated community in Cass County)


miskwaabik

miskwaabik inan (plural miswaabikoon, locative miskwaabikong, diminutive miskwaabikoons)

miswaabikoon (plural)
miskwaabikong (locative)
miskwaabikoons (diminutive)

From miskw- (“red”) + -aabikw (“metal, mineral”)


agongos

oj-noun

agongos anim (plural agongosag, diminutive agongosens)

agongosag (plural)
agongosens (diminutive)


madoodoowinini

From madoodoo (“s/he takes a sweat bath”) + -wininiw (“man; person”), referencing the Finnish tradition of saunaing.


madoodoo

nimadoodoo (first-person singular)
nimadoodoosii (first-person negative singular)
nimadoodoosiin (first-person negative singular)
gimadoodoo (second-person singular)
gimadoodoosii (negative second-person singular)
gimadoodoosiin (negative second-person singular)
madoodoo (singular third-person)
madoodoosii (negative singular third-person)
madoodoosiin (negative singular third-person)
madoodoowan (obviative third-person)
madoodoosiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
madoodoom (indefinite)
madoodoosiim (indefinite negative)
nimadoodoomin (exclusive first-person plural)
nimadoodoosiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gimadoodoomin (first-person inclusive plural)
gimadoodoosiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gimadoodoom (plural second-person)
gimadoodoosiim (negative plural second-person)
madoodoowag (plural third-person)
madoodoosiiwag (negative plural third-person)
madoodooyaan (first-person singular)
madoodoosiwaan (first-person negative singular)
madoodooyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
madoodoosiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
madoodood (singular third-person)
madoodoosig (negative singular third-person)
madoodoonid (obviative third-person)
madoodoosinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
madoodoong (indefinite)
madoodoosing (indefinite negative)
madoodooyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
madoodoosiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
madoodooyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
madoodoosiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
madoodooyeg (plural second-person)
madoodoosiweg (negative plural second-person)
madoodoowaad (plural third-person)
madoodoosiwaad (negative plural third-person)


agongosimo

nindagongosimo (first-person singular)
nindagongosimosii (first-person negative singular)
nindagongosimosiin (first-person negative singular)
gidagongosimo (second-person singular)
gidagongosimosii (negative second-person singular)
gidagongosimosiin (negative second-person singular)
agongosimo (singular third-person)
agongosimosii (negative singular third-person)
agongosimosiin (negative singular third-person)
agongosimowan (obviative third-person)
agongosimosiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
agongosimom (indefinite)
agongosimosiim (indefinite negative)
nindagongosimomin (exclusive first-person plural)
nindagongosimosiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gidagongosimomin (first-person inclusive plural)
gidagongosimosiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gidagongosimom (plural second-person)
gidagongosimosiim (negative plural second-person)
agongosimowag (plural third-person)
agongosimosiiwag (negative plural third-person)
agongosimoyaan (first-person singular)
agongosimosiwaan (first-person negative singular)
agongosimoyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
agongosimosiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
agongosimod (singular third-person)
agongosimosig (negative singular third-person)
agongosimonid (obviative third-person)
agongosimosinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
agongosimong (indefinite)
agongosimosing (indefinite negative)
agongosimoyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
agongosimosiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
agongosimoyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
agongosimosiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
agongosimoyeg (plural second-person)
agongosimosiweg (negative plural second-person)
agongosimowaad (plural third-person)
agongosimosiwaad (negative plural third-person)

From agongos (“a Scandinavian”) + -mo (“s/he speaks the language of...”)

af

S/he speaks a Scandinavian language (esp. Norwegian, Swedish)


agongosimowin

oj-noun

agongosimowin inan (Canadian syllabics spelling ᐊᑯᐣᑯᓯᒧᐎᐣ)

From agongosimo (“s/he speaks a Scandinavian language”) + -win (concept noun forming suffix).

af

a Scandinavian language (esp. Norwegian, Swedish); the Scandinavian languages as a whole


asinii-bwaan

oj-noun

asinii-bwaan anim (Canadian syllabics spelling ᐊᓯᓃᑇᐣ, plural asinii-bwaanag)

syllabics spelling ᐊᓯᓃᑇᐣ (Canadian)
asinii-bwaanag (plural)

→ French: Assiniboine

→ English: Assiniboine

/ˌʌ.sɪˌniːˈbʷɑːn/

From asin (“rock, stone”) + bwaan (“a Dakota; a Sioux”), referencing the Nakota practice of cooking with hot stones.


aazhawigwaashkwani-anang

oj-noun

aazhawigwaashkwani-anang anim (plural aazhawigwaashkwani-ananged)


ishkonigan

ishkonigan inan (plural ishkoniganan, locative ishkoniganing)

ishkoniganan (plural)
ishkoniganing (locative)

/ˌɪʃ.kʰo.nɪˈɡʌn/

Calque of English reservation, reserve, from ishkon- (“save it; reserve it; leave it”) + -gan (concrete noun forming suffix)

affix

An Indian reservation/reserve, a tract of land set apart by the US or government for the use of a Native American people


omiimii

oj-noun

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)


geniinawind

Ge niinawind ningii'-aanikanootaamin ikidowinan.

Contraction of gaye niinawind (“we/us too, as for us (exclusive)”).


zhingwaak

/ʒɪŋˈɡwɑːkʰ/

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *šenkwa·xkwa, from *šenkw- + *-a·xkw- + *-a. Equivalent to zhingw- (“flat”) + -aakw (“tree”).

inh+

Pinus strobus
Pinus strobus#Translingual

(Southern central region) specifically, an eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)

Pinus resinosa
Pinus resinosa#Translingual

(Eastern Canadian border lakes) specifically, a red pine (Pinus resinosa)


niibaa-anama'e-giizhigad

oj-noun

niibaa-anama'e-giizhigad anim (Canadian syllabics spelling ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ, plural niibaa-anama'e-giizhigaded)

syllabics spelling ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ (Canadian)
niibaa-anama'e-giizhigaded (plural)


bapakine

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bapakine anim (plural bapakineg, diminutive bapakinens, stem /bapakinew-/)

bapakineg (plural)
bapakinens (diminutive)
bapakinew- (stem)


miizii

nimiizii (first-person singular)
nimiiziisii (first-person negative singular)
nimiiziisiin (first-person negative singular)
gimiizii (second-person singular)
gimiiziisii (negative second-person singular)
gimiiziisiin (negative second-person singular)
miizii (singular third-person)
miiziisii (negative singular third-person)
miiziisiin (negative singular third-person)
miiziiwan (obviative third-person)
miiziisiiwan (negative obviative third-person)
miiziim (indefinite)
miiziisiim (indefinite negative)
nimiiziimin (exclusive first-person plural)
nimiiziisiimin (exclusive first-person negative plural)
gimiiziimin (first-person inclusive plural)
gimiiziisiimin (first-person inclusive negative plural)
gimiiziim (plural second-person)
gimiiziisiim (negative plural second-person)
miiziiwag (plural third-person)
miiziisiiwag (negative plural third-person)
miiziiyaan (first-person singular)
miiziisiwaan (first-person negative singular)
miiziiyan (second-person singular)
yin (second-person singular)
miiziisiwan (negative second-person singular)
siwin (negative second-person singular)
miiziid (singular third-person)
miiziisig (negative singular third-person)
miiziinid (obviative third-person)
miiziisinid (negative obviative third-person)
sinig (negative obviative third-person)
miiziing (indefinite)
miiziising (indefinite negative)
miiziiyaang (exclusive first-person plural)
miiziisiwaang (exclusive first-person negative plural)
miiziiyang (first-person inclusive plural)
ying (first-person inclusive plural)
miiziisiwang (first-person inclusive negative plural)
siwing (first-person inclusive negative plural)
miiziiyeg (plural second-person)
miiziisiweg (negative plural second-person)
miiziiwaad (plural third-person)
miiziisiwaad (negative plural third-person)

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *mi·si·-. Cognate to Potawatomi mizi.


Giizhigookwe

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Giizhigookwe anim (Canadian syllabics spelling ᑮᔑᐦᑰᑴ)

/ˌɡiːʒɪˈɡoːˌkʰweː/

From giizhigw- (“sky”) + ikwe (“woman”).

Giizhigookwe indigoo!

2024, Waagosh Anton Treuer, Ojibwe Word of the Day, spoken by Giizhigookwe (Anton Treuer's daughter):


odaawaamowin

From odaawaamo (“S/he speaks Odawa”) + -win (“concept noun forming suffix”). Cognate to Eastern Ojibwa/Ottawa daawaamwin and Potawatomi wdawamwen.


odaawaamo

From odaawaa (“an Odawa”) + -mo (“s/he speaks the language of...”). Cognate to Eastern Ojibwa/Ottawa daawaamo and Potawatomi wdawamo


gichi-mookomaanimo

From gichi-mookomaan (“an American; a white person”) + -mo (“S/he speaks the language of...”)

S/he speaks English (especially American English)


gichi-mookomaanimowin

From gichi-mookomaanimo (“S/he speaks (American) English”) + -win (“concept-noun-forming suffix”)


ojibwemo

From ojibwe + -mo (“S/he speaks the language of...”).


mazinaakizan

From mazin- (“fancy, figured; image”) + -aak- (“fire”) + -iz (“act on it by heat”) + -an (“VTI imperative suffix”)


mazinaakiz

From mazin- (“fancy, figure”) + -aak- (“fire”) + -izw (“act on h/ by heat”)