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Greeting speech
Ojibwe Introduction Speech 1-8
Term | Definition |
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Boozhoo | Hello |
Nindinawemaaganidok | My Relatives |
Bangii eta go | only a little bit |
ni, nind, nim, nin | I, me |
nitaa | skilled at, good at |
anishinaabem | speak Ojibwe |
idash | but |
ga | will |
gojitoon | try |
ji- | in order to, so that |
anishinaabemo | Anishinaabe (native) Language |
-yaan | Suffix meaning me, referring to myself |
indigoo | they call me (the spirits) |
indizhinikaaz | my name is |
zhaaganaashimong | English language |
doodem | clan |
gaawiin mashi ingikenimaasii | I do not yet know |
indoonjibaa | I am from |
indaa | I live/reside |
Noongom | now/today |
anokii | Work |
dazhi gikinoo'amaago | go to school (in a certain place) |
o'apii | when |
ningii- | I was |
dibishkaa | born |