Nswi giizhigad, Baashkaakodin Giizis, NgodwaaswiWednesday, November 6
1. zhimaaganish
– soldier
2. zhimaaganishag
– soldiers
3. gichi-gaaming
– the ocean
4. miigaadiwin
– fight / war / battle / combat / conflict
5. bibskaabiisiiwag
– they who did not return
Other words for soldier: 6. miigaazowinini
Nswi giizhigad, Bnaakwii giizis, Zhaangswi
Wednesday, October 9
7. Namewin
( num-may-win )
gichi miigwech gizhemanidoo ( G-chi-me-G-wetch G-zhem-ni-doe)kina gegoo miizhiyaang ( kin-na gay-go me-zh-yawn-G )miinwaa ngoding gii giizhgad ( mean- wah n-go-ding G-ee G-ee-zh-gut )giizis gii biinaabid (G-ee-zis G-ee bean-naw-bid)gichi miigwech gii-miizhyaang (G-chi-me-G-wetch G-ee me-zh-yawn-G)iw sa biimaadziwin ( ew sa bee-maud-zi-win)wiidookwishnaag-ji namaayang ( we-doke-wish-naug-j num-may-ung)gwayak ji bmoseyang (G-way-yak j bi-moe-say-yung)
– this is the opening prayer provided by Giigidooninikwe Isabel Millette
click on Namewin to listenNaanan giizhigad, Bnaakwii giizis, Niiwin
Friday, October 4
Nswi giizhigad, Waabbagaagiizis, Niizhtana shi naanan Wednesday, Setpember 25
Kidwinesan-Ojibwe alphabet song
written by Irene Snake of Mnjikaning (Rama)
sung by Jeff. B Monague
Click on kidwinesan to watch Jeff’s video posted on his facebook group
“Ojibwe language fix of the day”
This is a fun and easy way to start learning the Ojibwe language
by learning the sound that we make.
Anishinaabemowin, the ojibwe language uses only 19 letters of the 26 in the English alphabet
There are long vowels and short vowels
Mii iw nakw entaagwak. (that is the sound these make)
Long Vowels sounds like in words like
aa ah ahead
ii ee knee
oo oh boat
e ay day
short vowel sounds like in words like
a u gun
i i it
o o go
aa | ii | oo | e | a | i | o |
baa | bii | boo | be | ba | bi | bo |
chaa | chii | choo* | che* | cha | chi | cho |
daa | dii | doo | de | da | di | do |
gaa | gii | goo | ge | ga | gi | go |
jaa | jii | joo* | je* | ja* | ji | jo* |
kaa | kii | koo | ka | ka | ki | ko |
maa | mii | moo | me | ma | mi | mo |
naa | nii | noo | ne | na | ni | no |
paa | pii | poo* | pe | pa | pi | po |
saa | sii | soo | se | sa | si | so |
shaa | shii | shoo | she* | sha | shi | sho |
taa | tii | too | te | ta | ti | to |
waa | wii | woo* | we | wa | wi | wo* |
yaa | yii | yoo* | ye | ya | yi | yo* |
zaa | zii | zoo | ze | za | zi | zo |
zhaa | zhii | zhoo | zhe | zha | zhi | zho |
* these syllabes are very scarce |
There are no sounds in the Ojibwe language for these letters