Glossary
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Aanind | pc some |
Aawi | vai be a certain thing or being; 1sg nindaaw; prt ayaawid |
Adik | na caribou, reindeer; pl adikwag; dim adikoons |
Ahaaw | pc ok, alright, agreement, affirmation; also nahaaw |
Ambe | pc come on!, let’s go!, attention! |
Ani | pv2 going away, going along, in progress, on the way, coming up to in time; also ni- |
Anokaazon | vaio use s.t.; 1sg nindanokaazon; prt enokaazod; also nakaazan |
Anokii | vai work; 1sg nindanokii; prt enokiid; also nokii |
Apane | pc always, all the time, continually; also apine, pane |
Awegonen | pr what inanimate interrogative; pl awegonenan; also wegonen; also wegnesh |
Azhonda | pc here; also zhonda |
Baabiichige | vai to keep waiting; 1sg ninbaabiichige; prt bayaabiichiged; also baabiichge |
Baapinodaan | vti laugh at s.t., waste s.t.; 1sg ninbaapinodaan; prt bayaapinodang |
Baatayiinad | vii be much, be many; prt bayaatayiinak; also baatiinod |
Bakade | vai be hungry; 1sg ninbakade; prt bekaded; also bkade |
Banaajitoon | vti2 spoil s.t., damage s.t.; 1sg ninbanaajitoon; prt benaajitood; also bnaajtoon, naajtoonn |
Bekaa | pc wait!, slow down!, hold on! |
Bekaa-ayaa | vai to be still; 1sg ninbekaa-ayaa; prt bayekaa-ayaad; also bekaayaa |
Bi | pv2 toward the speaker, this way, here, hither |
Bibigwan | ni flute; pl bibigwanan; also bbigwan |
Biboon | vii be winter; prt beboong; also bboon |
Bimose | vai walk along; 1sg ninbimose; prt bemused; also bmose, mose |
Boodawe | vai build a fire; 1sg ninboodawe; prt bwaadawed; also boodwe |
Booniikawaa | vta leave s.o. alone; 1sg ninbooniikawaa; imp booniikawishin leave me alone |
Da | pv1 future verb prefix in independent verbs with no personal prefix |
Dash | pc and, then, but, too, also; also idash when following a word the ends with a consonant |
Debise | vai be enough, be sufficient; prt dayebised; also debse |
Debwetawaa | vta believe s.o., agree with s.o., obey s.o.; 1sg nindebwetawaa; imp debwetaw; prt dayebwetawaad; also debwetwaa |
Dibendaan | vti control s.t., be the master of s.t., own s.t., earn s.t.; 1sg nindibendaan; prt debendang; also dbendaan |
Enh | pc yes; also eya, e’, eyan’, e |
Eniwek | pc somewhat, tolerably, a little bit, just so, middling; also enwek |
Eshkam | pc gradually, more and more, less and less |
Eta | pc only |
Ga | pv1 future tense prefix after a personal prefix; also gad- |
Gaawiin | pc no, not, negative; also kaa |
Gagiibaadizi | vai be foolish; 1sg ningagiibaadiz; prt gegiibaadizid; ggiibaadizi |
Gakina | pc all; also kina |
Gashkitoon | vti2 be able to do s.t., succeed at s.t., manage s.t.; 1sg ningashkitoon; prt geshkitood; also gashktoon |
Gaye | pc also, as for, too, and; also ge |
Geget | pc sure, indeed, certainly, really |
Gego | pc don’t; also gegwa |
Gegoo | pr something inanimate definite, anything inanimate indefinite |
Gi | pre second person before consonants in nounds and verbs; also g- |
Gichi | pv4 big, great, very, many; also chi-, gchi- |
Gii | pv1 past verb prefix; prt gaa- |
Giiwose | vai hunt; 1sg ningiiwose; prt gaawosed; also giiyose, giiwse |
Gikinoo’amawaa | vta teach s.t. to s.o.; 1sg ningikinoo’amawaa; prt gekinoo’amawaad; also gkinoomwaa |
Gitimi | vai be lazy; 1sg ningitim; prt getimid |
Go | pc emphatic word, affirmation, assurance, just; also igo after a consonant |
Gookoosh | na pig, pork; pl gookooshag; dim gookooshenhs |
Gookooshiwaadizi | vai live like a pig; 1sg ningookooshiwaadiz; prt gwaakooshiwaadizid; also gookooshwaadzi |
Gosha | pc an emphatic particle heightening assertiveness; also gsha |
Ishkonamawaa | vta reserve (s.t.) for s.o., save (s.t.) back for s.o.; 1sg nindishkonamawaa; prt eshkonamawaad; also shkonmwaa |
Izhaa | vai got to a certain place; 1sg nindizhaa; prt ezhaad; also zhaa |
Izhi | pv3 in a certain way, to a certain place, thus, so, there; also zhi- |
Ji | pv1 that, so that, in order; future and modal prefix in unchanged conjunct |
Maaba | pr this, animate; also maabam |
Maajitaa | vai start an activity; 1sg nimaajitaa; prt mayaajitaad; also maajtaa |
Maamda | av able to; only used with negatives |
Madwewetoon | vti2 make sounds on s.t., make noise on s.t.; 1sg nimadwewetoon; prt medwewetood; also mdwewetoon |
Mashkawizi | vai be strong, be dense, be hard; prt meshkawizid; also mshkawzi |
Mii | pc it is so, it is that; existential particle |
Miijim | ni food; pl miijiman |
Miijin | vti3 eat s.t.; 1sg nimiijin; prt maajid |
Miinawaa | pc and, also, again; also miinwaa |
Minopogwad | vii taste good; prt menopogwak; also mnopgwad |
Minwendaagozi | vai be likeable, be fun; prt menwendaagozid; also minwendaagzi |
Mitig | na tree; pl mitigoog; loc mitigong; dim mitigoons; mtig |
Na | pc when asking a question, a yes or no question; also ina after a consonant |
Naaniimi | vai dancing, dance and dance, dancing over and over again; 1sg ninaaniim |
Naawakwe | vii be noon; prt nayaawakweg; aug naawakwemagad; prt aug nayaawakwemagak; also naakwe |
Nagaashkaa | vai halt, stop moving; 1sg ninagaashkaa; prt negaashkaad; also ngaashkaa |
Namadabi | vai sit, sit down; 1sg ninamadab; prt nemadabid; also nmadbi |
Nenabosh | na creator, great spirit, teacher, trickster; also Nenaboozhoo |
Niijikiwenh | /iijikiwenhy-/ nad my (male’s) friend, brother; pl niijikiwenhyag; also niijkiwenh |
Niimi | vai dance; 1sg niniim; prt naamid |
Niin | pr I, me first person singular personal pronoun |
Niinawind | pr we, us first person exclusive plural pronoun; also niinwi |
Nishkaadizi | vai be angry, be mad; 1sg ninishkaadiz; prt neshkaadizid; also nshkaadzi |
Noodin | vii be windy, there is a wind; prt nwaading |
Noondaan | vti hear s.t.; ninoondaan; imp noondan; prt nwaandang |
Noongo | pc now, today, nowadays; also noongom |
Onji | pv3 from a certain place, for a certain reason, because; also nji- |
Ozhiitaa | vai get ready, prepare; 1sg ninoozhiitaa; prt wezhiitaad; also zhiitaa |
Ozhitoon | vti2 make s.t., build s.t., form s.t.; 1sg nindozhitoon; prt wezhitood; also zhitoon |
Sa | pc emphatic, sometimes signifies because, usually in answers; also isa after a consonant |
Wii | pv1 want to, need to, will future/desiderative; prt waa- |
Wiigiwaam | ni wigwam, lodge, traditional dwelling; pl wiigiwaaman; loc wiigiwaaming; dim wiigiwaamens; also wiigwaam |
Wiin | pr him or her third person singular personal pronoun |
Wiin | pc contrastive particle |
Wiisini | vai eat; 1sg ninwiisin; prt waasinid; also wiisni |
Wiiyaas | ni meat; loc wiiyaasing; dim wiiyaasens |
Zhaabwidoon | vti2 pierce s.t. through, save s.t, rescue s.t.; 1sg ninzhaabwidoon; prt zhayaabwidood |
Zhigaag | na skunk; pl zhigaagwag; dim zhigaagoons; also zhgaa |