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| anokii | vai work |
| aaniin | pc how, in what way; also used a greeting in many southern Ojibwe dialects |
| bakade | vai be hungry |
| daa | vai live in a certain place |
| gwiiwizens | na boy; pl gwiiwizensag |
| ikwe | na woman; pl ikwewag; dim ikwens |
| ikwezens | na girl; pl ikwezensag |
| imaa, i'imaa | pc there |
| inini | na man; pl ininiwag; dim ininiins |
| iwidi | pc over there |
| izhaa | vai go to a certain place |
| izhi-ayaa | vai feel so |
| izhinikaazo | vai be named so |
| maajaa | vai leave, depart, set off |
| maajitaa | vai start an activity |
| mindimooyenh | na old woman, old lady; pl mindimooyenyag; dim mindimooyens |
| mino-ayaa | vai be good, be fine, be well |
| nawapwaanike | vai make a lunch to take along; take along a lunch |
| nibaa | vai sleep |
| omaa, o'omaa | pc here |
| wiisini | vai eat |
| animosh | na dog; Bakade animosh. 'The dog is hungry.' |
| animoshag | na dogs (plural); Bakadewag animoshag. 'The dogs are hungry.' |
| animoons | na little dog (diminutive); Nibaa animoons. 'The puppy/little dog is sleeping.' |
| inday, ninday | na my dog (possessive); Bakade inday. 'My dog is hungry.' |
| ayaa | vai be in a place; Iwidi ayaa mindimooyenh. 'The old woman is over there.' |
| awesiinh | na animal; Wiisini awesiinh. 'The animal is eating.' |
| awesiinyag | na animals (plural); Awesiinyag wiisiniwag. 'The animals are eating.' |
| aapiji | pc really (extremely), very, quite; Aapiji imbakade. 'I'm very hungry.' |
| aawi | vai be (a certain thing or being); Ikwezens aawi. 'She's a girl.' |
| da- | pv future tense, Da-wiisini gwiiwizens. 'The boy will eat.' |
| daa- | pv could, should, would, Indaa-wiisin. 'I should eat.' |
| ga- | pv future tense; Giga-wiisin ina? 'Are you (sg) going to eat?' |
| gaazhagens | na cat; Bakade gaazhagens. 'The cat is hungry.' |
| gaazhagensag | na cats (plural); Bakadewag gaazhagensag. 'The cats are hungry.' |
| gichi-, chi- | pv, pn great, very, big; Gichi-wiisini ikwezens. 'The girl is really chowing down.' Gichi-zhigaag ayaa iwidi! 'There's a big skunk over there!' |
| gii- | pv past tense; ingii-wiisin 'I ate'; gii-wiisini inday 'My dog ate.' |
| giin | pn you (sg.) (second person singular personal pronoun); Giin ina gigii-wiisin? 'Did YOU(sg.) eat?' |
| ikido | vai say (such), speak so; 'Boozhoo,' gii-ikido gwiiwizens. 'The boy said 'Hi.'' Aaniin ekidong 'cat'? 'How does one say 'cat'?' |
| makwa | na bear; Makwa da-bakade. 'The bear will be hungry.' |
| makwag | na bears (plural); Makwag da-bakadewag. 'The bears will be hungry.' |
| makoons | na bear cub, little bear (diminutive); Makoons indaaw. 'I am a cub.' (said by certain rabid fans in Chicago) |
| miinawaa | pc again, also, and; gaazhagens miinawaa animosh '(the) dog and (the) cat'; Miinawaa ingii-wiisin. 'I ate again.' |
| na, ina | pc question particle used with yes/no-type questions; Giwii-wiisin ina? 'Do you want to eat?'; Bakade na animosh? 'Is the dog hungry?' |
| niin | pr I, me, my (first person singular personal pronoun). Niin inday bakade. 'MY dog is hungry'; Ingii-wiisin niin. 'As for ME, I ate.' |
| ozhibii'ige | vai write (things); Inga-ozhibii'ige. 'I'm going to write.' |
| sa | pc emphatic particle; Niin sa, Rand. 'It is I, Rand. (typical ending to a letter if your name happens to be Rand). |
| wii- | pv want to, intend to; Niwii-wiisin. 'I want to eat.' |
| wiin | pr s/he, her/him, hers/his (third person singular personal pronoun); Wiin gii-wiisini. 'As for HER, she ate.' |
| zhigaag | na skunk; Zhigaag nibaa. 'The skunk is sleeping.' |
| zhigaagwag | na skunks (plural) Zhigaagwag nibaawag. 'The skunks are sleeping.' |
| zhigaagoons | na little skunk, baby skunk (diminutive); Zhigaagoons nibaa. 'The little skunk is sleeping.' |
| zhiishiib | na duck; Zhiishiib wiisini. 'The duck is eating.' |
| zhiishiibag | na ducks (plural); Zhiishiibag wiisiniwag. 'The ducks are eating.' |
| zhiishiibens | na duckling, little duck (diminutive) Zhiishiibens nibaa. 'The duckling is sleeping.' |
| adoopowin | ni table; pl adoopowinan; loc adoopowining; dim adoopowinens |
| adoopowinan | ni tables (plural) |
| adoopowining | ni on, at, by the table(s) (locative) |
| agindaasoowigamig | ni library; pl agindaasoowigamigoon; loc agindaasoowigamigong |
| agindaasoowigamingoon | ni libraries (plural) |
| agindaasoowigamigong | ni at, in the library (locative) |
| apabiwin | ni chair; pl apabiwinan; loc apabawining; dim apabiwinens |
| apabiwinan | ni chairs (plural) |
| apabiwining | ni on, by the chair(s) (locative) |
| apabiwinens | ni little chair (diminutive) |
| babagiwayaan | ni shirt; pl babagiwayaanan; loc babagiwayaaning; dim babagiwayaanens |
| babagiwayaanan | ni shirts (plural) |
| babagiwayaaning | ni on, in the shirt(s) (locative) |
| babagiwayaanens | ni little shirt (diminutive) |
| ganawaabam | vta look at s.o.; watch s.o. |
| ganawaabandan | vti look at s.t., watch s.t. |
| giboodiyegwaazon | na pants; pl giboodiyegwaazonag; loc giboodiyegwaazoning |
| giboodiyegwaazonag | na pairs of pants (plural) |
| giboodiyegwaazoning | na in, on the pants (locative) |
| gikendan | vti know s.t. |
| gikenim | vta know s.o. |
| gikinoo'amaadiiwigamig | ni school, classroom; pl gikinoo'amaadiiwigamigoon; loc gikinoo'amaadiiwigamingong |
| gikinoo'amaadiiwigamigoon | ni schools, classrooms (plural) |
| gikinoo'amaadiiwigamong | ni in, at the school(s), classroom(s) |
| gikinoo'amaagozi | vai be a student; study; be taught |
| giinawaa | pr you (pl.), your (pl.) (second person plural personal pronoun) |
| giinawind | pr we (including you), us (including you), our (including you) (first person plural inclusive personal pronoun) |
| jiimaan | ni boat, canoe; pl jiimaanan; loc jiimaaning; dim jiimaanens |
| jiimaanan | ni boats, canoes (plural) |
| jiimaaning | ni in, at, by the boat(s) |
| jiimaanens | ni little boat, little canoe, toy boat, toy canoe (diminutive) |
| makizin | ni shoe; pl makizinan; loc makizining; dim makizinens |
| makizinan | ni shoes (plural) |
| makizining | ni in, on the shoe(s) (locative) |
| makizinens | ni little shoe (diminutive) |
| mii | so then...; it's that...; it's thus that... |
| niinawind | pr we (excluding you), us (excluding you), our (excluding you) (first person plural exclusive personal pronoun) |
| ozhibii'iganaak | ni pen, pencil; pl ozhibii'iganaakoon; dim ozhibii'iganaakoons |
| ozhibii'iganaakoon | ni pens, pencils (plural) |
| ozhibii'iganaakoons | ni little pen, little pencil (diminutive) |
| wiinawaa | pr they (an.), their (an.) (third person plural (animate) personal pronoun |
| wiisiniiwigamig | ni restaurant, dining hall, cafeteria; pl wiisiniiwigamigoon; loc wiisiniiwigamigong; dim wiisiniiwigamigoons |
| wiisiniiwigamigoon | ni restaurants, cafeterias, dining halls (plural) |
| wiisiniiwigamigong | ni at, in the restaurant(s), cafeteria(s), dining hall(s) (locative) |
| zagime | na mosquito; pl zagimeg; dim zagimens |
| zagimeg | na mosquitoes (plural) |
| gikinoo'amaagan | na student; pl gikinoo'amaaganag; dim gikinoo'amaagaans |
| gikinoo'amaaganag | na students (pl) |
| (n)indaanisag | nad my daughters |
| (n)imbaabaa | nad my father /-baabaay-/; pl (n)imbaabaayag |
| (n)indaanis | nad my daughter /-daanis-/; pl (n)indaanisag; dim (n)indaanisens |
| (n)indede | nad my father /-dedey-/; pl (n)indedeyag |
| ingitiziimag | nad my parents |
| (n)indoodem | na my clan, my totem /-doodem-/; pl (n)indoodemag |
| (n)ingitiziim | nad my parent /-gitiziim-/; pl (n)ingitiziimag |
| (n)ingozis | nad my son /-gozis-/; pl (n)ingozisag |
| (n)ingozisag | nad my sons |
| (n)inzigos | nad my cross-aunt (father's sister) /-zigos-/; pl (n)inzigosag |
| (n)inzigosag | nad my cross-aunts (father's sisters) |
| (n)inzhishenh | nad my cross-uncle (mother's brother) /-zhisheny-/; pl (n)inzhishenyag |
| (n)inzhishenyag | nad my cross-uncles (mother's brothers) |
| nimisenh | nad my older sister /-misenh-/; my older female parallel cousin; pl nimisenyag |
| nimisenyag | nad my older sisters, my older female parallel cousins |
| nimishoome | nad my parallel uncle (father's brother) /-mishoomey-/; pl nimishoomeyag |
| nimishoomeyag | nad my parallel uncles (father's brothers) |
| nimishoomis | nad my grandfather /-mishoomis-/; pl nimishoomisag |
| nimishoomisag | nad my grandfathers |
| niniigi'igoog | nad-p my parents /-niigi'igw-/ (only used in the plural) |
| ninoshenh | nad my parallel aunt (mother's sister) /-nosheny-/; pl ninoshenyag |
| ninoshenyag | nad my parallel aunts (mother's sisters) |
| nisayenyag | nad my older brothers, my older parallel cousins |
| nisayenh | nad my older brother, my older parallel cousin /-sayeny-/; pl nisayenyag |
| nishiime | nad my younger sibling, my younger parallel cousin /-shiimey-/; pl nishiimeyag |
| nishiimeyag | nad my younger siblings, my younger parallel cousins |
| niiji- | pn my fellow, e.g. niiji-gikinoo'amaagan 'my fellow student' |
| niinimoshenh | nad my sweetheart, my cross-cousin of the opposite sex /-iinimoshenh-/; pl niinimoshenyag |
| niinimoshenyag | nad my sweethearts, my cross-cousins of the opposite sex |
| nookomis | nad my grandmother /-ookomis-/; pl nookomisag |
| nookomisag | nad my grandmothers |
| noos | nad my father (formal, old fashioned) /-oos-/; pl noosag |
| niwiidigemaagan | na(d) my spouse /-wiidigemaagan-/; pl niwiidigemaaganag |
| niwiidigemaaganag | na(d) my spouses |
| o- | pv go over (to another location) to... |
| ayaa | vai be (in a certain place) |
| bookogaadeshin | vai fall and break one's arm |
| bookonike | vai break one's arm, have a broken arm |
| dagoshin | vai arrive |
| dewinike | vai have an ache in one's arm |
| gaagiijinike | vai have a sore arm |
| (n)inde' | nid my heart; pl (n)inde'an; loc (n)inde'ing |
| (n)indoon | nid my mouth; pl (n)indoonan; loc (n)indooning |
| (n)ingoodaas | nid my dress; pl (n)ingoodaasan |
| (n)injaanzh | nid my nose; pl (n)injaanzhan; loc (n)injaanzhing |
| (n)inzid | nid my foot; pl (n)inzidan; loc (n)inzidaang |
| minwendam | vai be happy, be glad |
| naazhinikeni | vai lower one's arm |
| nikaad | nid my leg; pl nikaadan; loc nikaading |
| ninik | nid my arm; pl ninikan; loc ninikaang |
| nininj | nid my hand; pl nininjiin; loc nininjiing |
| nishkiinzhig | nid my eye; pl nishkiinzhigoon; loc nishkiinzhigong |
| nishtigwaan | nid my head; pl nishtigwaanan; loc nishtigwaaning |
| nitawag | nid my ear; pl nitawagan; loc nitawagaang |
| ombinikeni | vai lift one's arm |
| zoonginike | vai have a strong arm |