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Greeting speech
Ojibwe Introduction Speech 1-8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |