Boozhoo!
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Vocabulary
Please use this link to the People's Ojibwe Dictionary. When listening to pronunciations look for E.S. which represents Eugene Stillday, a native Red Lake tribal member from Ponemah, for dialect specific to Ponemah.
Basic Classroom Vocabulary
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Boozhoo- Hello
Aaniin- Hi
Biindigen- Come in
Daga Bizaan- Please Be Quiet
Namadabin- Sit Down
Ambe Omaa- Come Here
Omaa- Here (Response for Attendance)
Bizidan- Listen
Miigwech- Thank you
Zaaga'amoowigamig- Bathroom
Phrases/Vocab borrowed
from Dr. Giniwgiizhig
short vowels said quick
adoopowin table
apabiwin chair
long vowels said slow
omaa bi-izhaan! come here!
bizaan igo go ahead, feel free to do so
maajaan! leave
booshke giin it’s up to you
syllables brake after vowels;
after n when n precedes a consonant,
except when consonant is last letter
biin/di/gen! come in!
na/man/jii i/dog i don’t know
the last syllable is accented
gaawiin. no.
gego! don’t
giminochige. you are doing a good job.
2 consecutive same vowel medium-hard
geget. yes indeed.
owidi over here
3 consecutive same vowels medium-soft-hard
iwidi over there
namadabin! sit down!
ganabaj maybe
glottal stops – air flow stops 100%
ozhibii/’i/ganaak pencil/pen
mazina’igan paper book