VAI 3rd person
wiisini
s/he eats
ni-bimose
i am walking
gid-anokii
you are working
gaawiin
no
gashkendam ina
is s/he sad?
noondeminikwe
s/he is thirsty
ind-anweb
i am resting
gi-mawinz
you are picking berries
gaawiin mino-ayaasii
s/he is not well
waabang wii-izhaa adaawewigamigong
tomorrow s/he is going to the store
s/he is sad
gashkendam
nd-ayekoz
i am tired
gi-bawaajige
you are dreaming
gaawiin ind-aakozisii
i am not sick
bijiinaago ina gigii-izhaa gakaabikaang
did you go to minneapolis yesterday
waabang wii-nishkaadizi
s/he will be mad tomorrow
bijiinaago nigii-goopadendam
i was feeling down yesterday
did you eat breakfast?
gigii-gigizhebaa-wiisini ina
gaawiin gigii-nibaasii bijiinaago
you did not sleep yesterday
niiyo-giizhigak ingii-ojibwem iwidi bemijigamaag
i was speaking ojibwe in bemidji on thursday
gii-anokii ina nagaajiwanaang
was s/he working in FDL?
ingii-babaamose iwidi gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag
i was walking around over there in leech lake
gaa-waabaabiganikaag ina gigii-izhaa
did you go to white earth?
gaawiin ind-izhaasii iwidi niingidoomog
i am not going over there to carlton
waabang niwii-wiisin iwidi ashkibwaakaaning
tomorrow i will eat over there in brookston