After Midterm Questions

Aaniin ezhichigeyan

What are you doing?

Gaawiin gegoo. Giin dash?

Nothing. And you?

Gichi ningii-agindaan Anishinaabemowin

I have really been studying Anishinaabemowin

Aaniin ezhiayaayan (agwajiing)?

How are you?

Aaniin gaa-izhichigeyan awasanaago?

What did you do two days ago?

Gi-noondeskade ina?

Gi-minwendam ina?

Are you hungry (yes or no)?

Are you happy (yes or no)?

Besho Niverville nin-daa

I live close to Niverville

• daa is a certain place in this context

• besho (close)

Ani-gisinaa

Ani-noodin

It is becoming cold.

• Ani: It is becoming, on the way, or going away.

Awasanaago nin-gii-mawadishiwe

• Ningii-mawadisaag

I visited with people two days ago.

• I visited them.

Ningii-giiyose

• Giiyose

• Andawenjige

Ningii-nooji’aag nikawag

I hunted

• She / he hunts

• She / he hunter / fishes for food

I hunted geese.

Gii

Wii

Ga

• Gii: Past tense, something that did happen.

• Wii: Future tense, is going to happen, will happen, want to happen.

• Ga: Future tense, but will 100% happen.

Aaniin waa-izhichigeyan waabang

What will you do tomorrow?

Waabang niwii-ozhibii-ige

Waabang niwii-agindaan sociology

I will write tomorrow

I will study sociology tomorrow

Waabang ninga-gagwejii

I will for sure exercise tomorrow

Ninga izhaa wedi gagwejii-wigamig

I will for sure of to the gym.

Odaminodaa!

Lets play!

• daa is a command to do something together (lets)

Ni-

Nind-

Gi-

Gid-

Ni- I, used before consonants

Nind- I, used before vowels

Gi- You, used before constants

Gid- You, used before vowels

Aaniin gaa-izhichigeyan dibikong?

Aaniin gaa-minikweyan?

Aaniin gaa-anokiiyan?

What did you do last night?

• gaa- = past tense ("did")

• yan = "you"

• gaa-izhichigeyan = "you did"

What did you drink?

What did you work on?

Dibikong ningii-agindaas

Dibikong ningii-jiibaakwe

Dibikong ningii wiisin

Last night I studied / read

Last night I cooked

I ate out last night

Enigok ningii-apagidoon

Debinaak nind-apagidoon

I threw it hard (the heater / fastball)

• Enigok: With effort / great effort, force or speed

I am throwing it half assed

• Debinaak: Carelessly, in any old way

Aaniin waa-izhichigeyan baamaa?

What do you want to do later?

Baamaa niwii anokii

Baama ninga-nibaa

Later I will work

I will 100% sleep later

Bakinaage

She / he wins

Aaniin ezhichiged?

What is she / he doing?

Gi-ayekoz ina?

Are you tired?

Gi-gitchi-noodeskade na?

Are you really really hungry?

• Na: Yes or no questions.

Mii go izhi i wiijii’ishin

Mii go izhi wiisinin

Mii go izhi-nibaag

Its okay to help me!

Just go ahead and eat!

Just go ahead and sleep you all!

• -daa

• -n

• -yan

• -siin

These are all considered word endings that change the root word.

• -daa: This is lets do something.

• -n: This changes something into a command!

• -yan: this is referring to you.

• -siin: This means not.

• gaa

• wiin

• waa

These are considered tense markers, and will tell you when something is occurring.

• gaa: past

• wiin: future

• waa: wanted to, hope to do