11/5 Ojibwe study

1

100

First person - ojibwe and english

Ni - I 

200

Gichi inendam

happy

300

madabi

sits

400

What do I put at the beginning and end of an ojibwe sentence to make it negation?

Gaawii   ------   sii

500

Translate:

Gaawii na gi wii nibaa sii?

Don't you want to sleep?

2

100

Second person - ojibwe and english

Gi - You

200

maanaadendam

sad

300

niimi

dances

400

Translate: 

Gaawii na gii maptoo sii?

Didn't s/he run?

500

Translate: 

Don't you want to laugh?

Gaawii na gi wii baap sii?

3

100

Third person - ojibwe and english

(Blank) - S/he

200

maptoo

runs

300

nibaa

sleeps

400

What do you put in a sentence to make it a question in ojibwe? Where do you put it?

na, at the end of the first word

500

Translate:

Gaawii na ni doo gichi inendziin?

Aren't I happy?

4

100

Present tense

Doo

200

Future tense - Ojibwe and english

Wii - Want

300

wiisini

eats

400

Translate:

Isn't s/he laughing?

Gaawii na doo baapi sii?

500

Translate:

Isn't she sad?

DOUBLE POINTS

Gaawii na maanaadendiziin?

(no need for tense because it is third person and present tense already) 

5

100

Past tense 

Gii

200

baapi

laughs

300

When do you drop the short vowel?

ex. baapi -> baap

1st and 2nd person only

400

Translate:

Didn't I eat?

Gaawii na ni gii wiisin sii?

500

Translate:

Gaawii na kii (gi gii) nibaa sii?

Weren't you sleeping?