Questions
How do you say "What's Up?" in Anishinaabemowin?
Anishinaa
How do you say "Nice/Well?" in Anishinaabemowin?
Mino
"Minnow"
How do you say "Happy?" in Anishinaabemowin?
**2 ways to say happy...I'll take either one**
Moojigendam "Moo-jey-gan-dam"
Gitchi Nendam "Gitchee-nen-dam"
How do you say "Surprised?" in Anishinaabemowin?
Goshko' "Go-sh-ko"
Goshkokaa "Go-sh-ko-kaa" (past tense)
How do you say "Sad?" in Anishinaabemowin?
Gashkendam
"Gash-ken-dam"
How do you say "How are you doing?" in Anishinaabemowin?
Aanii Ezhi-Ayaayan?
How do you say "Fine/Okay/So So?" in Anishinaabemowin?
Maagwaa or gomaagwaa
"Maah-gwa" or "go-maah-gwa"
How do you say "Excited?" in Anishinaabemowin?
Baapinakamigizi
"Baa-pe-na-kam-meh-gii-zee"
How do you say "Mad?" in Anishinaabemowin?
Nishkaadizi
"Nish-kaa-dey-zee"
How do you say "tired ?" in Anishinaabemowin?
Ayekozi
"I-eh-ko-zee"
How do you change/conjugate a phrase to be a question?
by adding "ina" or "na" at the end
Give me and example of how to use the Ojibwe words for nice/well or okay/fine/so so in a conjugated sentence - phrased as a question.
Mino ina?
Maagwaa ina?
Gomaagwaa ina?
Give me and example of how to use the Ojibwe words for happy or excited in a conjugated sentence - phrased as a question.
Moojigendam ina?
Gitchi Nendam ina?
Baapinakamigizi ina?
Give me and example of how to use the Ojibwe words for surprised or mad in a conjugated sentence - phrased as a question.
Goshko' ina?
Goshkokaa ina?
Nishkaadizi ina?
How do you say "Bored?" in Anishinaabemowin?
Biigishkaadendam
"Beeg-ish-kaa-den-dam