Nouns
Man
Inini
What is the Ojibwe word for wild rice?
Manoomin
How do you turn a verb into a question?
By adding ina
Loon
Maang
How do you change something into a command?
By adding n! or g! at the end
Ikwe
manoominike
s/he harvests wild rice
When using Gi or Gid, what are you making the verb?
You (2nd person)
Fish
Giigoo
How do you say Winter in Ojibwe?
Biboon
Boy
Gwiiwizens
What season (in Ojibwe) does the harvesting of wild rice occur?
Fall (Dagwaagin)
What is a locative?
Added on the end of a place to explain in the, to the, by the.
ong, ang, or ing
Weasel
Zhingos
How do you say Sun in Ojibwe?
Giizis
Girl
Ikwezens
What should always be done before harvesting wild rice?
Offering asemaa (Tobacco)
What is the main past tense marker?
Gii
Snow Geese
What does bangishimog mean in English?
The sun sets in the West
Baby
Aabinoojiyens
What does Bawishkam mean in English (ricing)
Threshing "jigging or dancing"
What is the main future tense marker?
Wii
Deer
Waawaashkeshi
What does it mean in English if we say Bimaadiziwin?
The good life