Oshki-nitaawigiwin•Young AdultFrom teens Gichi

Ojibwemodaa.2! Lets all speak Ojibwe! Biindigen!; Come in! Welcome!
Ojibwemowin involves niiwin (4) skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.
We’ll use the Double Vowel writing system and resource, The Concise Dictionary of MN Ojibwe, by
John Nichols & Earl Nyholm. Respectfully ask an elder or friend to be your “Learning Oji-Pal”.
Abinoojiiwin•Infancy
The younger a child is exposed
to Ojibwemowin, the easier it is to learn and carry forward.
Give their gifts. Use these at home with our Nation’s youngest.
Oshki-nitaawigiwin•Young Adult From teens
who were asked their favorite words and ideas about learning.
••Akiiwin - It is Earth ••Ogimaa - Chief, leader, boss
••Gizaagi’in. - I love you.
••Bakwezhigaans - Cracker
••Atoonowin - Canoe Making ••Niin - Me, I
••Mishiimin - Apple
••Mishiiminaaboo - Apple Juice ••Dadibaajimo - S/he tells a story. ••Giin - You
••Doodooshaaboo - Milk ••Omooday - Bottle
••Gichi-bikwaakwad - Basketball
••Waabooyaan - ••Ditibiwebishkigan - Bicycle
Aaniin
N O I G
Blanket
BEZHIG-1
minik
••Mitaawangaa. - It is a beach.
H O N G I M
migiziwag?
••Bikwaakwad - Ball
••Odaabaan (ag) - Car (s)
O A K I I O O
••Ziinzibaakwadoons ••Odaabii’iwe. -S/he drives.
O A K I I W I N
Candy, Little Sugars
F B I N A N O A T
*Long voiced vowels:
••Aanziyaan - Diaper,
AA (baa), E (cafe’),
W A A B O O Y A A N
Traditional mens apron.
II (teen), OO (moo)
N A J O G R D A B K E
••Aanziyaanens - Little
*Short voiced vowels:
A (about), I (tin),
diaper
I N K M I S H I I M I N
NISWI
NIIWIN
NIIZH-2
Find 10 underlined words in
the puzzle. >>>>>>>>>>>>>
Nitaawigiwin
•Adult
Nouns: Persons,
Places or Things.
Speakers must consider if the noun is
Living/Animate/NA
or non-living/
Inanimate/NI.
How do you know?
•Most times animate
nouns plurals end in g.
-g, -ag, -wag, -yag,
-oog, -iig.
Mitig - Tree
Mitigoog - Trees
Most nouns are obviously living (a him
or her) others can be specialties.
NA: Miigwan-Feather, MiigwanagFeathers. Asin-Rock, Asiniig-Rocks
Miskomin, Miskominag - Raspberries
NI: Waanzh-Den, Waanzhan-Dens
Ode’imin, Ode’iminan-Strawberries
Miin-Blueberry, Miinan-Blueberries
Zaaga’igan, Zaaga’iganiin -Lakes
Verbs root words must match
the living or non-living nouns.
Waabam! See him/her!
Niwaabamaag asiniig.
Waabandan! -See it!
Niwaabandaanan
miinan.
~Anishinaabeg Online Resources~
••Inanimate nouns
•Dictionary - www.freelang.
plurals end in “n”. -n, net/online/ojibwe.php
-an, wan, -oon, -iin
Waabigwan-flower •Michigan Language Resources:
Waabigwaniin www.anishinaabemdaa.com//
flowers
•Clipart:www.school-clip-art.com
I P C O M S A D A L A R
Z I T A A N Z I Y A A N
H Q K W A O M O O D A Y
O (only)
A glottal stop ‘ is a
voiceless nasal
sound hesitation as in
oh-oh
Gichi-aya’aa•Elder
Izhinikaazo Aabita-Niibino-Giizis
wa’aw giizis. -She is named Halfway1. -oon
Summer-Moon-July this moon.
Noun Animate: NA-Plurals.
2. -ag
Miskwaabiimizhiig-Dogwoods
Giizhikag-White Cedars
3. miinan
Asemaag-Tobaccos
Noun Inanimate: NI- Plurals.
4. asemaa
Wiingashkoon-Sweetgrasses
Mashkodewashkoon-Sages
Root VTA & VTI:
1. Gibagidinaa ____________.
Bagidin!-Offer him/her!
(You offers h/h tobacco.)
Bagidinan! Offer it!
2. Nindonaabandaanan _____.
(I gather up/pick blueberries).
3. Iwidi gitigaaning niibowa wiingashk______.
(Over theree in the garden there is plenty sweetgrasses.)
4. Mawinzodaa! Ninzaagi’aag ingiw miskwomin______.
(Lets all pick berries! I love them those raspberries.)
© 2011 Shelly Ceglar - copy for family & classroom use only :-)
Miigwech to Bagley and Chisholm, MN High Schools for supporting students who were enrolled in the MSC Online High School
course entitled Beginning Ojibwe Language and Traditions spring semester.. Using online curriculum assignments & activities, audio,
video, phones, & realtime Skype conferencing, the ladies were successful! “Howah!” shout out to Hannah, Leslielyn and Millie.
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