NISHIN

"Hey, I just met you / Jiinak giin kweshkoon / And this is crazy / Maadaa giiwmaadziwgad / But here’s..."

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:37:14 -0400

“Hey, I just met you / Jiinak giin kweshkoon / And this is crazy / Maadaa giiwmaadziwgad / But here’s my number / Maanda gindaaswin / So call me, maybe / Daabi gii-gid ganima”

- My cousin on fb this morning. YOUD BETTER BELIEVE IM GONNA BE SINGING THIS ALL DAY EVERY DAY (via youwillnotdeny)

Ojibwemowin

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:27:07 -0400

baapi-makwa:

I like that the people who are trying to preserve the language take the time to create new ways to describe things that our ancestors had no concept of, like “mazinaabikiwebinigan” for computer. Back in the day there weren’t penguins waddling around the wiigiwaam so we had no word for them, but now we do, “jiichiibinesenh”.

Count to ten in Ojibwe

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:32:05 -0400

one ~ bezhig

two ~ niizh

three ~ niswi

four ~ niiwin

five ~ naanan

six ~ ingodwaaswi

seven ~ niizhwaaswi

eight ~ ishwaaswi

nine ~ zhaangaswi

ten ~ midaaswi

Boozhoo!

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:16:33 -0400

Sorry for the lack of posts, I’ve had a busy summer, spending the majority of it in Moose Factory [so I’ve picked up some Cree words!]

On the tenth it’s my first day at Lakehead University, and I’m taking Intro to Severn Ojibwe so prepare yourself for weekly post on language and what not!

Chi Miigwetch

Baamaapii minwa!

Miskwa Miikoning Kwe

unleashthemeesh: Tom made me a new hat today….HUTCHAAAA It says...

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:27:31 -0400

unleashthemeesh:

Tom made me a new hat today….HUTCHAAAA

It says “nishin” which means “really good” in Ojibwe

Umbay

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:34 -0400

lets go

Shkikamikwe giizhagud

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:46:52 -0400

Earth day

Aabiish eshaayin?

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:33:47 -0400

Where are you going?

doodooshaaboo

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:24:21 -0400

milk

bii zhan mawpi

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:40:38 -0400

come here

Gaw din nin

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:40:34 -0400

I already told you

baakaw

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:40:29 -0400

hurry up

Zawnyaon

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:40:11 -0400

quiet down

Sockanon

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:31:25 -0400

open it

Backanon

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:30:00 -0400

close it

Miigwetch

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:32:21 -0400

Thank you

*a modern word to Ojibwe… traditionally it is just assumed that you are thankful*

There is no “you’re welcome”

you can say “Aho” which acknowledges that thank you

I find that since I’ve had this teaching even when people say thank you in English to me I usually just reply with “okay” or something along those lines

Biish

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:39:30 -0400

water

Nadin

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:48:09 -0400

Get it

Common thing to say.

Muckadayabo nadin…get me coffee

Muckadayabo

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:43:33 -0400

Coffee

Kawiin

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:13:17 -0400