Agindaaswinan
Numbers
Numbers
What does this question mean:
"Aaniish minik?"
a. What's the weather?
b. How many/ how much?
c. How old are you?
Answer: b. How many/ how much?
How do you say “bread” in Anishinaabemowin
a. Mshiimin
b. Waawan
c. Bkwezhigan
Answer: c. Bkwezhigan
How do you say “hospital” in Anishinaabemowin?
a. Aakoziiwigamig
b. Izhaa
c. Gojiing
Answer: a. Aakoziiwigamig
What does this question mean:
"Aandi ezhaad?"
a. Where is he going?
b. What’s your name?
c. How old are you?
Answer: a. Where is he going?
What does “aakozi” mean:
a. S/he is fishing
b. S/he is hungry
c. S/he is sick
Answer: c. S/he is sick
What number means “10” in Anishinaabemowin?
a. Midaaswi
b. Niizh
c. Niizhwaaswi
Answer: a. Midaaswi
What does “mshiiminaaboo” mean in English
a. Milk
b. Apple juice
c. Water
Answer: b. Apple juice
How do you say “My home” in Anishinaabemowin?
a. Zhoonyaawigamig
b. Endaayaan / Wiigwaam
c. Gojiing
Answer: b. Endaayaan / Wiigwaam
What does “Nind-izhaa ziibiing?” mean in English
a. I am going to the hospital
b. I am going to the to the movies
c. I am going to the river
Answer: c. I am going to the river
If “Mazinaatesijigewigamig” means movie theatre, what is the verb for S/he is watching a movie?
a. Giiyose
b. Mazinaatesijige
c. Wiisini
Answer: b. Mazinaatesijige
What does “ingodwaak” mean in English?
a. 12
b. 25
c. 100
Answer: c. 100
How do you say “it tastes good” in Anishinaabemowin
a. Minopogwad
b. Maazhipogwad
c. Miijim
Answer: a. Minopogwad
How do you say “I am going somewhere”
a. Gid-izhaa
b. Nind-izhaa
c. Izhaa
Answer: b. Nind-izhaa
How do you say “Bank” in Ojibwe
a. Zhoonyaawigamig
b. Noopiming
c. Endaad
Answer: a. Zhoonyaawigamig
How do say “S/he is eating”
a. Wiisini
b. Adaawe
c. Gikinawaabi
Answer: a. Wiisini
What number means “8” in Anishinaabemowin?
a. Nishwaaswi
b. Niizhwaaswi
c. Bezhig
Answer: a. Nishwaaswi
What does “Wegonesh maajiyin?” mean in Anishinaabemowin?
a. What are you eating?
b. My name is …
c. What are you drinking?
Answer: a. What are you eating?
What does “Gikinoo'amaadiiwigamig?” mean in Anishinaabemowin?
a. School
b. Town
c. Store
Answer: a. School
What does “izhaa” mean in English?
a. I am running
b. I am eating
c. S/he is going somewhere
Answer: c. S/he is going somewhere
Which of the following verbs means “S/he is going to buy/get food?”
a. Giiyose
b. Adaawe
c. Naajimiijime
Answer: c. Naajimiijime
Which one of these is the correct way to count from 1-5 in Anishinaabemowin?
a. Niswi, niizh, ingodwaak
b. bezhig, niizh, niswi, niiwin, naanan
c. naanan, niiwin, niswi, niizh, bezhig
Answer: b. bezhig, niizh, niswi, niiwin, naanan
What does “Wegonesh menikweyin?” mean?
a. What are you eating?
b. What are you drinking?
c. I am bear clan
Answer: b. What are you drinking?
What does “Wiisiniiwigamig?” mean?
a. Train station
b. Restaurant
c. School
Answer: b. Restaurant
What word means movie theatre
a. Gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig
b. Mazinaatesijigewigamig
c. Adaawewigamig
Answer: b. Mazinaatesijigewigamig
What does “nanaamadabi” mean
a. S/he sits and sits (relaxes)
b. S/he is going fishing
c. S/he learns by observing
Answer: a. S/he sits and sits (relaxes)