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Ch6verbs & phrases
ojibwe
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agindaaso | Counts |
| agindan | reads |
| anishinaabemo, ojibwemo | speaks Ojibwe |
| anokii | works |
| biijigozi | moves here to live |
| bimaadizi | lives, is alive |
| bimibizo | drives or rides a car |
| bimose | walks |
| bookoshkaa | is broke |
| diba'ige | is paying |
| ganawenimaawaso, gizhaadaawaso | babysits |
| gikino'amaagozi | goes to school |
| inanokii | has such work, does___ for a living |
| ___ izhaa | is going to ___ |
| minomanji'o | is feeling fine |
| onizhishi | looks good, is fine, useful, good |
| onizhishin | it looks good, is fine, useful, good |
| ozhibii'ige | writes |
| wiidige | is married, marries |
| ogikendaan | knows it |
| ogikino'amawaan | teaches him/her |
| ogoji'aan | tries it (an) |
| ogojitoon | tries it, tries to do it |
| onoondann | hears it |
| owiijidaamaan | lives with him/her |
| Aan enakamigak? | What's happening? |
| Aan endashiwaad gi'niijaanisag? | How many children do you have? |
| Aan endaso-bibooned? | How old is he/she? |
| Aan endaso-biboonewaad? | How old are they? |
| Aan endaso-bibooneyin? | How old are you? |
| Aan ezhichiged? | What's he doing? |
| Aan ezhichigeyin? | What are you doing? |
| Awenen giin gidoodem? | What clan do you belong to? |
| Awenenan odoodeman awe? | What clan does he/she belong to? |
| ___ niin ndoodem. | My clan is the ___> |