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                    <text>INTERMEDIATE OJIBWE:

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PARTS ONE AND TWO
IN SEVERN DIALECT

Tom Beardy
John O'Meara
Sonya Matson
Bruce Beardy

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Audio tape production was produced by Studio One Productions. The audio tapes were
mastered using Studio One Productions Digital Facility.
Toll Free: 1-800-354-8952
Fax (807) 767-9234
Produced by: Ken James
English Voice: Ken James
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A special thanks to Lena Odjig White for all of her en~ouragement in making this book a
reality and for all of her devotion to the preservation of Native languages.

�Intermediate Ojibwe: Parts One and Two in Severn Dialect
By Tom Beardy
©1996, Native Language Instructors’ Program, Faculty of Education, Lakehead
University, Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada

The print version of this text and accompanying audio files are available at Lakehead University
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reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means without
written permission from the Native Language Instructors' Program, Lakehead University.

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This book is based on a collection of materials by Tom Beardy, Department of Languages,
Lakehead University, the Native Language Department, Lakehead University
and
Explore Ojibwe: A Practical Reference Workbook for Teachers By Lena White,
Department of Languages, Lakehead University.

ISBN 0-88663-023-1

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Unit l, Lesson 1, Ex. A (pg l) ........................................................................................4.27
Ex. B (pg
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Ex. C (sec 1) (pg
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Ex. C (sec 2) (pg
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Ex. D (sec 1) (pg
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Ex. D (sec 2) (pg
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Ex. E(pg
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Ex. F (pgs 6&amp;
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Ex. I (secs 1 &amp; 2) (pg
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Ex.J(pg
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Unit 1, Lesson 2, Ex. A (pg 12)...................................................................................... 2.28
Ex. B (sec 1) (pg
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Ex. B (sec 2) (pg
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Ex. E (secs 1 &amp; 2) (pg
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Ex. F (sec 1) (pg
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Ex. F (secs 2 &amp; 3) (pg
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Ex. G (pg
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Ex. H (secs 1 &amp; 2) (pg
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Ex. I (sec 1) (pg
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Ex. I (secs 2 &amp; 3) (pg
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Ex. .J Review Test (secs 1 &amp; 2) (pg
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Unit 1, Lesson 4 Ex. A (sec 1) (pg 38).......................................................................... .4.49
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Ex. A (sec 2) (pgs 38 &amp;
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Ex. A (sec 3) (pg
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Ex. A (sec 4) (pgs 40 &amp;
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Ex. B (secs 1 &amp; 2) (pgs 41 &amp;
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Ex. C (sec l)(pg
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Ex. D (sec 2) (pg
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Ex. D (sec 3) (pg
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Ex. E (sec 1) (pg
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Ex. E (sec 2) {pg
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Ex. E (sec 3) {pg
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Ex. G (sec 4) (pgs 54 &amp;
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Ex. H (pgs 56 &amp;
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Unit 1, Lesson 5 Ex. A (pg 64).......................................................................................0.35
Ex. B (pg
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Ex. B Review Ex. (pg
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Ex. E (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3) (pgs 72 &amp;
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Ex. F (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3) (pg
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Ex. H (secs 1 &amp; 2) (pgs 77 &amp;
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Ex. I (sec l)(pg
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Ex. I (sec 2) (pg
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Unit 1, Lesson 6 Unit Review (pgs 81 thru 91) Animate Nouns (pg 92).......................6.35
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Unit Review... Animate Intransitive Verbs (pg
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Unit Review... Inanimate Intransitive Verbs (pg
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Unit Review... Transitive Animate Verbs (pg
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Unit Review...Transitive Inanimate Verbs (pg
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Unit Review...Particles (pg
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Unit Review... Expressions (pg
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Ex. B (secs 1 &amp; 2) (pg
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Ex. E (secs 1, 2 &amp;3) (pgs 133 &amp;
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Ex. F (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3) (pg
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Ex. G (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3) (pg
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Ex. H (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3)(pgs 137 &amp;
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Ex. I (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3) (pgs 139 &amp;
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Ex. J (sec 1) (pgs 141 &amp;
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Ex. J (sec 2) (pg
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Unit 2, Lesson 2, Ex. A (pgs 144 &amp; 145) .......................................................................4.58
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Ex. B (sec 1) (pg
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Ex. B (secs 2 &amp; 3)(PG
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Ex. B (sec 4) (pg
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Ex. C (pgs 148 &amp;
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Ex. D (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3)(pg
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Ex. E (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3) (pgs 151 &amp;
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Ex. F (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3) (pg
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Ex. G (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3) (pg
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Ex. H (secs 1, 2 &amp;3) (pg
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Ex. J (secs 1, 2 &amp;3)) (pgs 157, 158 &amp;
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Unit 2, Lesson 3, Ex. A (pg 160).................................................................................... 2.22
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Ex. B (sec 1) (pg
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Ex. B (sec 2) (pg
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Ex. C (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3) (pgs 162 &amp;
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Ex. D ( sec I &amp; 2) (pgs 164 &amp;
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Ex. E (secs I &amp; 2) (pg
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Ex. F (sec 1) (pg
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Ex. G (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3) (pgs 170 &amp;
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Ex. H (sec 1) (pg
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Ex. H (secs 2 &amp; 3) (pgs 173 &amp;
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Ex. I (sec l)(pg
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Ex. I (sec 2) (pg
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Ex. I (secs 3 &amp; 4) (pg
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Ex. J (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3) (pgs 177, 178 &amp;
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Unit 2, Lesson 4, Ex. A (sec 1) (pg 180)........................................................................ 2.08
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Ex. A (sec 2} (pg
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Ex. A (secs 3 &amp; 4) (pgs 180 &amp;
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Ex. B (secs 1 &amp; 2} (pg
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Ex. C (secs 1 &amp; 2) (pg
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Ex. D (secs 1 &amp; 2) (pgs 184 &amp;
185)................................................... 3.51
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Ex. E (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3) (pgs 186 &amp;
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Ex. F (sec l )(pg
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Ex. G (secs I &amp; 2) (pg
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Ex. H (secs 1 &amp; 2) (pg
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Ex. I (secs l &amp; 2) (pgs 192 &amp;
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Ex. J ( secs 1 &amp; 2) (pgs 194 &amp;
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Ex. K (secs 1 &amp; 2) (pgs 196 &amp;
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Unit2, Lesson 5, Ex. A (pg 198)..................................................................................... 2.32
Ex. B (pg
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Ex. C (pg
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Ex. D (sec 1 &amp; 2) (pg
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Ex. E (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3) (pg
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Ex. E (sec 4) (pg
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Ex. G (pg
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Ex. H (pg
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Ex. I (secs l, 2 &amp; 3)(pg
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Ex. J (secs 1, 2 &amp; 3) (pg
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Ex. J (sec 4) (PG
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Ex. K (Review Test) (secs, 2, 3 &amp; 4) (pgs 210,211.212, &amp;
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Unit 2, Lesson 6, Review Test (pgs 214 to 225).............................................................. 0.41
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Review Section... Animate Nouns ...(pg 226) .................................................................... 0.37
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Inanimate Nouns ...(pg
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Animate Intransitive Verbs ...(pg
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Inanimate Intransitive Verbs ...(pg
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Transitive Animate Verbs ...(pg
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Transitive Inanimate Verbs ...(pg
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Particles ...(pg
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�Course Description
Welcome, this is the continuation of the journey in Severn Ojibwe which will introduce students to
the language and culture of the native people of Northwestern Ontario. Students will continue
learning basic vocabulary through listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Severn Ojibwe.
Students will develop basic communication skills in Severn Ojibwe through study and practice.
They will also become familiar with the traditional values and culture, which are vital when working

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TO DISCOVER MORE SEVERN OJIBWE
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Severn Ojibwe is a dialect of the Ojibwe language. It is spoken mostly around the
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It is different from Ojibwe spoken in communities south, east, and west of the
Severn River area. Some people call it an Oji-Cree, an Ojibwe, or even a Cree
language. In some ways, Severn Ojibwe is similar to Cree. Today, as many as
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exercises that go along with the tapes to continue learning basic vocabulary in
Severn Ojibwe. You will be studying the one dialect of Ojibwe and will learn
through conversation both vocabulary and the structure of the language.

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At the end of the course of studies, you will be able to carry on a short conversation
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Subject Name: Intermediate Ojibwe (Severn dialect)
Subject Number: OJ 2001
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- to understand through conversation the structure of the Severn Ojibwe.
- to listen with understanding and to converse at a basic level in the Severn dialect
of the Native language.
- to pronounce words accurately
- to demonstrate effective use of the Severn Ojibwe language in culturally
appropriate contexts.

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This is an intermediate Severn Ojibwe subject for students who wish to learn to
speak Native language. It is designed to give practice in conversation using
everyday situations that students might encounter as they live and work in a Native
community. It can be used to practice Native language by students of Native
ancestry or by students from other backgrounds.
Learning a Native language can lead to a better appreciation and understanding of
the whole society who uses it. Both Native and non-Native learners can gain a
sense of the traditions, the customs, and both the historical and modem view of
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Linguists, or people skilled in the science of languages, believe dialect shows what
area people come from because of the special way that they use a language.
Although there are differences in dialect or the way people speak, the root or basic
language is still the same. It may be that because of the way Native people once
travelled easiest...up and down the river systems... that areas shared a river system
for transportation, the dialect is different.

How do these dialects affect how Native people can communicate with one another?
Many Native language speakers claim that they can understand most of what
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Two students at Lakehead University, Richard Jourdain and Judith Petch, wrote a paper
about how people in different geographical areas say words. Look at the chart below. Then
consider how these words might be used in your community.

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Savant Lake

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nijzhin

niso

Lake Helen

bejik

nijin

Longlac

bezhik

niinzhin

Manitoulin Island

bezhik

Spanish River

bejik

kiiziis

nibi

gissis

niswi

nisib

kiiziis

sweh

nipi

keesiim

neesh

niswei

nebi

gissis

bashique

neesh

swehi

beesheh geesus

niizh

neswi

nipi

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kiiziis

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Walpole Island

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Big Trout Lake

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Southern
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AREA COMMUNITY

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Adapted from an unpublished paper An Elementazy Comparative Study of Morpholo~ical and
Phonolo~ical Features of Several Ontario Dialects of Ojibwe, R. Jourdain and J. Petch, NL 2711
North American Linguistics course, Lakehead University, November 1988.

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Where should the learning begin?

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There is no right or wrong dialect. What is important is to keep the Native language
alive and growing in use. Perhaps then, it is important to become familiar with one dialect
of the language to start, and it would be simple from there to learn the differences in sounds
of words to learn other dialects. Appreciating the dialects of other communities takes a
trained ear and a curiosity to understand one another. Perhaps this first step will help to bring
a stronger unity among our Native communities to keep alive the Native culture.
Although people in their own communities must be the ones to decide how to carry on their
language through the generations, this advanced course of studies uses Severn Ojibwe.

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�Writing Anihshininiimowin (Severn Ojibwe)

In this section we discuss the writing system which is used in all three books in this series. First
there is a discussion of the basic letters and combinations of letters which are used to write
Anihshininiimowin (Severn Ojibwe). Following this there is a discussion of some issues which arise

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in writing and reading Severn Ojibwe. You do not need to read all the information at once. You may

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topics discussed here will become more understandable to you after you have been exposed to the

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The Writing System

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the letters used in writing English. However Severn Ojibwe is written in a way that is more consist-

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ent than English writing. Although English writing is basically fairly regular, there are enough

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irregularities found in English writing that we would not want to import them into Severn Ojibwe
writing. When we use letters or combinations of letters in Severn, these consistently represent the

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same sound or combination of sounds. Each letter corresponds to a certain sound, and is only used to

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sponding to each short vowel. In elementary school you may have learned that certain English

vowels were long and others were short. However, the way that vowels are analysed as long and

short in Severn Ojibwe is different from the way they are presented in English, and you should
ignore the English usage.

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vowel. Because there is no need to indicate a distinction between a long and short e sound, the long

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familiar with many (or any) of them. You may find it helpful to get your instructor or another fluent

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them yet.

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Ojibwe letters! So the letters represent Severn Ojibwe sounds and you should not expect them to be

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pronounced the same way they are pronounced in English. Every language has its own rules for how
letters are to be pronounced, and Severn Ojibwe is no exception.
Here are some examples of Severn Ojibwe words that contain long vowels. The examples show
the vowel in three positions: beginning, middle, and end of a word. The vowel in question in each
word is written in bold type. The approximate English equivalent of the Ojibwe vowel sound is also
given.

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iitok 'supposedly'
niin 'I, me'
anohkii 'he/she is working'

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oocii 'fly'
moos 'moose'
pimipahtoo 'he/she runs by'

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aakim 'snowshoe'
naape 'man'
maacaa 'he/she leaves'

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emihkwaan 'spoon'
pehkaac 'slowly'
kiiwe 'he/she goes home'

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animohsh 'dog'
onaako 'yesterday'

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kaye 'and, also'
ekwa 'and, so'

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Approximate English Equivalent
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Ojibwe word
ihkwe 'woman'
nihka 'Canada goose'
aahkosi 'he/she is sick'

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There are more consonants than vowels in Severn Ojibwe. All the letters used to write consonants
are also found in English. Some have a pronunciation very similar to that which they have in Eng-

lish, while others are quite different.
Some of the letters used for consonants are virtually the same as ones used in English: m, n, w, y
and h. They should not cause you any difficulty. The sounds m, n and w can appear in any position
in a word: beginning, middle, and end.

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mahkisin 'shoe'
m
ohomaa 'here'
saakaham 'goes out'

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waahsa 'far'
kaawin 'no'
waaw 'egg'

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pine 'partridge'
koon 'snow'

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Phonetic Ojibwe examples
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kiiyaapic 'still'
ehshay 'oh yuck!'

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The sound h never appears at the end of a word. As well, it only appears at the beginning of a word

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Phonetic Ojibwe examples
ohowe 'this'

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weak form, these consonants may occur anywhere in a word: at the beginning, in the middle, or at

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the end of a word. They may not be preceded by the consonant h, but they may be preceded by any
of the other consonants or a vowel. The weak consonants may have slightly different pronunciation
· depending upon where they appear in a word. For example, at the end of a word the letter p usually
sounds the same as it does in English. But when it appears in the middle of a word it may sound
more like an English b. You may also find that the Severn p sound resembles a weakly pronounced
b at the beginning of a word. Listen carefully as your instructor or another fluent Severn speaker
says these words and see if you can notice the difference. You may find that there is a minor amount
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�of variation in how these letters are pronounced by different speakers.
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Notice also that in Severn Ojibwe the sequence of letters sh is used to represent a single sound
even though two letters are used.

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glish equivalent column. The second English equivalent sound is the one that occurs between vowel

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(or between norm and a vowel sound; see the discussion below in the 'Spelling Notes' section).

Ojibwe examples
pine 'partridge'
nipi 'water'
ahsap 'net'

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pit, bit

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tepwe 'really'
acitamoo 'squirrel'
kekaat 'nearly'

time, dime

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ciimaan 'canoe'
kohtaaci 'he/she is afraid'
kiimooc 'secretly'

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kiin 'you'
naakosi 'he/she is visible'
kotak 'other'

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saakahikan 'lake'
aahkosi 'he/she is sick'
waapoos 'rabbit'

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shiihshiip 'duck'
peshik 'one'
piish 'bring him!'

ship, measure

In the strong form each of these six consonants is preceded by the letter h. The h is quite clearly
pronounced, although you may find it harder to hear before s. The strong consonants appear in the

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middle of a word or at the end of a word, but do not appear at the beginning of a word.

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hp

Ojibwe examples
ahpii 'when'
nipaahp 'I laugh'

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ehta 'only'

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ahcaap 'bow'
miikwehc 'thank you'

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ihkito 'he/she says'
atihk 'caribou'

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ahsin 'stone'
wiiyaahs 'meat'

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Anihshinini 'person, Indian'
tahsh 'but, and'

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but not at the beginning of a word.

Ojibwe examples
miskwi 'blood'

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ishpimink 'above'

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nishtikwaan 'my head'

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weshkac 'long ago'
kiiyaashk 'seagull'

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are discussed separately below, in the first point of the 'Spelling Notes' section.

SPELLING NOTES
1. Pronunciation of 'n' and 'm' before weak consonants
1.0 Severn Ojibwe allows a combination of the letters n or m followed by one of the weak consonants. However, there is a very important difference found in Severn Ojibwe which influences the
pronunciation of these sequences. There are three different groups of communities in which Severn
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�Ojibwe is spoken in northern Ontario.

(A) West Severn:
Bearskin Lake, Muskrat Dam, Sachigo Lake, Big Trout Lake, Wapekeka (Angling Lake)

(B) East Severn:

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Sandy Lake, Deer Lake, North Spirit Lake

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the sounds n and m are not pronounced when they appear before a weak consonant. So in the words

Ojibwe examples
ompiki 'he/she grows up'

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piintike 'he/she comes inside'

nc

oncii 'he/she is from there'
pehshonc 'near, close'

nk

pankii 'a little bit'
maank 'loon'

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onsaam 'too much'
nimihsens 'my older sister'

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akaahshenshi 'he/she is small'
kinwensh 'a long time'

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THE FOLLOWING IS VERY IMPORTANT:
In these books these 'silent' letters are written in all words in which they are pronounced in East

Severn and Sandy Lake.
So, if your instructor is from a West Severn community you will find that there are words in
which n and m are written but not pronounced. You should listen carefully to your instructor or to a

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fluent speaker to determine if they pronounce n or m in words of this type. Writing these words with

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�n and mallows these books to be used by instructors from a wide variety of Severn Ojibwe communities.

1.1 There are some common grammatical endings that are affected by this form of variation. They

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the appropriate section of the textbooks.

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Locative Form of Noun
tehsapiwink 'on the chair'
ahkihkonk 'in the kettle'

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ahkihk 'kettle'

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Negative Verb
kaawin minwentansiin 'he/she is not glad'
kaawin kitayamihinsinoon' 'I don't talk to you'

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minwentam 'he/she is glad'
kitayamihin 'I talk to you'

1.4 Some verbs may add a suffix k to indicate a third-person subject. If the verb ends in n then that

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sound will be silent when the ending is added.

Verb with Suffix
pipoonk '(that) it is winter'
waapank 'be tomorrow'

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pipoon 'it is winter'
waapan 'it is dawn'

There are some Inanimate Intransitive verbs which end in the sound n, but behave differently when
the suffix k is added. A very small number of these verbs shift the n to h when a grammatical ending such ask 'third-person inanimate' is added.

No ending
ihkin 'it happens'

Ending k
ihkihk '(that) it happens'

A few words of this type will appear in the materials presented in your textbooks. There is no special rule for telling which verbs which end in n will shift their final n to h when the suffix is added.
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As well, if the verb ends in m then that sound is written n when the suffix k is added, but the n is
still silent (n is written here because that is what is pronounced in East Severn and Sandy Lake).

Ordinary Verb
rriinwentam 'he/she is glad'
inentam 'he/she thinks'

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minwentank '(that) he/she is glad'
inentank '(that) he/she thinks'

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aanti 'where?'
aanta 'some'
kwanta 'no reason'
naanta 'maybe'

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As well, there are many verbs in Severn Ojibwe which contain a suffix entam or entan. In these

Ojibwe examples
minwentam 'he/she is happy'
macentam 'he/she is sad'

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Severn Ojibwe speaker says the following words. You may find that not all speakers display this

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variation, but some do.

Sounds

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Ojibwe examples
ihkito 'he/she says'

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pimipiso 'he/she is driving by'

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minohpikwan 'it tastes good'

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When you listen to people say words in Severn Ojibwe you may notice that sometimes the short
vowel i is not pronounced even though it is included in the written form of the word. This is particu-

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pimipiso 'he/she drives'

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pronounced. You may find that there is some variation in the way different speakers pronounce
words that contain short i. Listen carefully and you will become familiar with the rhythm of words in

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4. Pronunciation variation of 'i'

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someone says the following word. You may hear an o between them and thew, rather than an i.

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kimiwan 'it is raining'

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Similarly you may hear an o in the third syllable of the following word.
tehsapiwin 'chair'

This type of variation is very common. All three of the sounds m, p, and w are produced with the lips
in a rounded position, as is o. Try making these sounds while looking in a mirror and observe the
position of your lips. When the sound i, which is not made with the lips in a rounded position, appears next to one of these sounds, it often will be pronounced like an o, because the rounding of the
lips is being transferred from one sound to an adjacent one. We will write i in these words.
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Due to some late changes, the following page numbers that the tape refers to have changed.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Page 16, Unit 1, Lesson 2, Exercise D, Section 3
Page 83, Unit 1, Lesson 6, Useful Expressions

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Page 85, Lesson 4 Review Test: Possessive Forms of Animate Nouns.

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Page 86, Possessive Forms of Inanimate Nouns.

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Page 87, Four Directions.

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Page 84, Lesson 3 Review Test: What Are They Doing?

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Page 88, Days of the Week.

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Page 88, Months of the Year.

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Match Up Pictures and Words ........................................................ 2
Pronunciation Practice ................................................................... 3
English Translation ........................................................................ 3
Animate or Inanimate .................................................................... 5
Using the Language ....................................................................... 6
Plural Forms ........................... :...................................................... 10
Review Spelling Test ..................................................................... 11

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What Are They? .......................................................................... 1

Lesson One:

How Much Does It Cost? ............................................................ 12
Pronunciation Practice .... .. ... ....... ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... ..... ... ......... .... 13
English Translation ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... .... ...... ...... ........ ...... ....... 13
Dollars ............................................................................................ 17
Review Vocabulary ... .... ..... .... .. ... ... .. .... ........ .. ... ...... ... ..... ..... .... ... .. 19
Some Useful Expressions .............................................................. 20
Are You Buying Something? ........................................................ 23
Questions and Answers ................................................................. 26

Lesson Three:

What Are They Doing? ...................................
Pronunciation Practice................................................... .
Singular Forms........................................................... .
Mini-Dialogues........................................................... .
Plural Forms.............................................................. .
Paradigms ................................................................. .
Review Test. ..............................................................

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Possessive Forms of Nouns ..............................

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Four Directions............................................................
Seasons....................................................................
Days of the Week.........................................................
Months of the Year.......................................................
Independent and Conjunct Verbs.......................................
Colours....................................................................
Descriptions...............................................................

Lesson Five:

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Review Kinds of Verbs ..................................

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Obviation.................................................................. .
More AI Verbs with Obviative Subject.. ...............................
II Verbs with Obviative.................................................. .
TA Verbs with Obviative............................................... ..
TI Verbs with Obviative..................................................
Independent Verbs ....................................................... .

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Unit 1 Review Section:
Twenty Four Items .............................
How Much Does It Cost?...............................................
Useful Expressions......................................................
What Are They Doing?..................................................
Possessive Forms of Animate Nouns.................................
Possessive Forms of Inanimate Nouns...............................
Four Directions and Season............................................
Days of the Week and Months of the Year...........................
Independent and Conjunct Verbs......................................
Colours...................................................................
Descriptions..............................................................

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Third-Person Transitive Verbs..........................................
Questions and Answers First, Second-Person Form Only..........
Questions and Answers Third-Person with Obviative...............
Paradigms..................................................................
Working With the Language.............................................
More Sentences...........................................................
Dialogues..................................................................
More Dialogues...........................................................
Review Transitive Verbs.................................................

Lesson One:

More About TA Verbs Subject and Object Combination 144
More Transitive Animate Combinations................................
Dialogues..................................................................
More Dialogues...........................................................
Continuation of Dialogues...............................................
More Sentences with Transitive Verbs.................................
Continuation of Sentences.............................................. .
More Sentences.......................................................... .
Final Set of Sentences ....................................................
Final Review Test for Lesson 2........................................ .

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New AI Verbs.............................................
Reading and Understanding.............................................
Matching Pictures and Words...........................................
Fill in the Missing Letters................................................
Singular Forms............................................................
Dialogues..................................................................
Plural Forms...............................................................
Paradigms Singular and Plural..........................................
Review Test...............................................................

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Complete the Sentences................................................. .
Working With the Language.............................................
Questions and Answers ................................................. .
Dialogues................................................................. .
10 More II Verbs..........................................................
Complete the Sentences................................................. .
Working With the Language.............................................
Questions and Answers ................................................. .
Dialogues..................................................................
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Lesson 1 Review Test..................................................
Lesson 3 Review Test..................................................
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Possessive Forms of Body-Part Nouns............................... .
Locative Forms of Body-Part Nouns ................................ ...
Questions and Answers ................................................. .
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More Body-Parts ................................................... ...... .
Possession in Paradigm Fonns........................................ .
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Questions and Answers................................................ ..
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Translation Section..............................................................................
Guide to the Glossaries.........................................................................................
Anihshininimowin - English..................................................................
English - Anihshininimowin.......... ......... .............. ...... ............... ...... ......

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Exercise A

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Match Up Pictures and Words

Exercise B

Accompanying the words is a small box to the right of the word. Using a pencil, match up pictures
and words by writing the appropriate number in each box. Answers are on page 94.

ahcikanaahtik

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shooniyaawash

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In the previous page, you were introduced to 24 articles. In this exercise, there are 24 pictures.

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miikihsikwaahson

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tihtipwepishkikan

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okaahs

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kinepik

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cahkaahtehsicikan

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Pronunciation Practice

Exercise C

ng words and
For review of the 24 items, listen carefully to your instructor saying the followi
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imitate what you hear. You can also practice saying these words with your partner

(6)

(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)

maacii-kitowin
cahkaahtehsicikan
pahkweshikan
masinaahtehsicikan
maacishikan

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(8)

(14)
(15)
(16)

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(11)
(12)
(13)

saki me
koo hk oo hko boo
mii ki si kwaa hson
cwaa piihsh
pa ki cii win
ah ci ka naa htik
a ti hka mek
pi naa hkwaan

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(6)

(9)

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(4)
(5)

maank
wii kwaahs
name
name kohs
pii na hi kan
shoo ni yaan
shoo ni yaa wash
meme nkwe

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(17) ti hti pwc pi shki kan
(18) o kaahs
(19) kine pik
(20) maa cii - ki to win

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(22)
(23)
(24)

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pa hkwe shi kan
ma si naa hte hsi ci kan
maa ci shi kan

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(11)

(17) tihti pwepishkikan
(18) okaahs

sakime
koohkoohkohoo
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cwaapiihsh
pakiciiwin
ahcikanaahtik
atihkamek
pinaahkwaan

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namek ohs
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shooniyaan
shooniyaawash
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Assemble all the items (or pictures of the items) you see at the beginning of this
Ojibwe translations are on page 94.
birchbark
butterfly

sturgeon

lake trout

purse

money

owl

beaded article

comb
flour

bicycle
televison

jackfis h
pickerel

airport

table

mosquito
whitefish

snake

telephone

camera

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Reading and Writing:
Here is a list of all the items you have learned given in mixed order. Use the numbered
pictures on page 1 to match up numbers and letters in the space provided for you below.
Answers are on page 94.

pinaahkwaan
maacishikan

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tihtipwepishkikan
shooniyaawash
maacii-kitowin
koohkoohkohoo
cahkaahtehsicikan
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pak.iciiwin
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(n) masinaahtehsicikan
(o) piinahikan
(p) miikihsikwaahson

kinepik
maank

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6.

Just a reminder, as you already learned from the previous text, there are two different words used
when asking for an article to be brought or passed to you. The Native language has a structural rule
that divides all nouns into two classes, called GENDER. One gender is called animate. In this
gender are found all things that are recognized as living. The other gender is called inanimate and
in it are found all the nouns that are not animate.

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shooniyaan
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classified as animate and these are the ones for which you will have to memorize the gender.

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"Animate or Inanimate"

Exercise E

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In this exercise, listen carefully as your instructor repeats these words
mate" underneath the
animate noun (na) or an inanimate noun (ni). Write "animate" or "inani
pictures listed below. Answers are on page 94.

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Exercise F

Using the Language
You now know the names of 24 items introduced to you. The secret to learning the language well
will be to USE what you learn whenever you get the chance.

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In this exercise, work in pairs taking turns asking questions using either transitive animate verbs
(VTA) and transitive inanimate verbs (VTI). Individual items in picture form will be provided by
the instructor for this exercise. Here are some verbs listed below. For now, you will use the
transitive verbs that you already know from previous lessons.

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Remember that Transitive Animate verbs are ones that have a grammatical subject and object, and
that the object is animate. In the examples in the first column below the subject is first person
singular ('I') and the object is third person singular animate {'him' or 'her'). You will notice that
each word begins with the prefix ni, which indicates that the subject is first person. Similarly, in the
examples in the second column below there is a prefix ki. The subject is second person singular
('you') and the object is third person singular animate ('him' or 'her'). Translations are on page 95.
(second person subject)
kiwaapamaa
kitamwaa
kinanaantawaapamaa
kiminohpwaa
kinihsaa
kinantawenimaa
kikanawenimaa
kikiishiswaa
kipiinahwaa
kisaakihaa
kimaamitonenimaa

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niwaapamaa
nitamwaa
ninanaantawaapamaa
niminohpwaa
ninihsaa
ninantawenimaa
nikanawenimaa
nikiishiswaa
nipiinahwaa
nisaakihaa
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Here is a typical question:

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Kiwaapamaa na maank?

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Here is a positive answer:

Ehe niwaapamaa maank.

Here is a negative answer:
Kaawin, kaawin niwaapamaahsiin maank.

Don't forget that in this type of question the question marker na or Ina comes after the first word in
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(second person subject)
kiwaapantaan
kimiicin
kinanaantawaapantaan
kiminohpitaan
kinipahtoon
kinantawentaan
kikanawentaan
kikiishisaan
kipiinahaan
kisaakitoon
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niwaapantaan
nimiicin
ninanaantawaapantaan
niminohpitaan
ninipahtoon
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nikanawentaan
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grammatical subject and object,
Now, remem ber that Transitive Inanimate verbs are ones that have a
the subject is first person
and that the object is inanimate. In the examples in the first column below
You will notice that each word
singular ('I') and the object is third person singular inanimate ('it').
. Similarly, in the examples
begins with the prefix ni, which indicates that the subject is first person
person singular ('you' ) and the
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.Kiwaapantaan ina pakiciiwin?
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Ehe niwaapantaan pakiciiwin.

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this lesson.

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Kaawin niwaapantansiin pakiciiwin.
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Now, working with a partner ask and answer questions about the vocab
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Exercise G
In this exercise you will need to refer to the 24 numbered pictures listed below. For each picture
write the sentence that means "I see"_ _ _ _ _ " and write the GENDER of the noun on the same
line. The first and last responses have been done for you. Answers are on page 96.

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24. Niwaapantaan maacishikan

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Exercise H
For this exercise, you need to refer to the pictures on page I or 8. The names of each of the items is
given below in random order with some letters missing. See if you can match up each picture with
the appropria te word on the list by writing the picture's number in the small box to the right of the
word. See also if you can fil1 in the missing letters. Answers are on page 96.

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Plural Forms

Exercise I

Look back to the pictures at the beginning of this lesson and listen while your instructor gives
the PLURAL FORMS of these nouns. You will notice that there are five kinds of endings
that form the plural? For each word, write the gender of the noun and list the appropriate form
of the plural ending. The first two responses have been done for you. Answers are on page 96.

ahcikanaahtik

na

namekohs

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ak

masinaahtehsicikan
piinahikan

atihkamek

miikihsikwaahson

kinepik

cwaapiihsh

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shooniyaan

name

ty

oinaahkwaan

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tihtioweoishk.ikan

maacishikan

shooniyaawash

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sakime

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oahkweshikan

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memenkwe

maacii-kitowin

koohkoohkohoo
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okaahs

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The ending an, oon are heard on _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ nouns.

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Exercise J

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Your instructor will say the twenty-four items from the vocabulary you have learned. Listen carefully as your instructor says each word. Then write the word and gender of the item beside the
numbered space provided for you below. Corrections will be done by the instructor.

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Exercise A
How Much Does It Cost?

Listen carefully as the instructor says these words. Each word will be repeated three or four times.
Translations are on page 97.

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50 cents

25cents

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$2.00

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Pronunciation Practice

Exercise B

Your instructor will say each of the number words pictured on the previous page one more
time. The written form of each one is given below. Follow along with the written form as
your instructor says each word. Translations are on page 97.

6. peshikwaa pihk
7. niishwaapi hk
8. niyaananw aapihk

1. peshik piiwaapihk ohsh
2. niyaanan piiwaapihk ohsh
3. mitaahso piiwaapihk ohsh
4. peshishoon iyaahsh
5. aapihtawaa pihk

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10. niishitana tahswaapih k

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Listen carefully as your instructor repeats these words. Notice how they can be broken down
into syllables. To help you identify them and assist with proper pronouncia tion, we have
placed a space between each one.

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6. pe shi kwaa pihk
7. nii shwaa pihk

3. mi taah so pii waa pi hkohsh
4. pe shi shoo ni yaahsh

8. ni yaa na nwaa pihk
9. mi taa hswaa pihk

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In the spaces below, write the Ojibwe words which correspond s to the English amounts.

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4. quarter_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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5. half-dollar_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

twenty dollars _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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Here is a list of the ten new words you have learned. Use the numbered pictures at the
beginning of this lesson to match up numbers and letters in the spaces provided for you below.

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2.

---- ---- ---- five dollars
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____
ten dollars _
one dollar
two dollars _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

(f) niyaanan piiwaapihk ohsh
(g) mitaahso piiwaapihk ohsh
(h) peshikwaa pihk
(i) peshishoon iyaahsh
(j) mitaahswa apihk

aapihtawaa pihk
niishwaapi hk
niishitana tahswaapih k
niyaananw aapihk
peshik piiwaapihk ohsh

1._ _

2._ _

3._ __

4._ _

5. _ _

6._ _

7._ _

8._ __

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10._ _

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Exercise D
l.

In this exercise we will learn to ask questions about how much something costs. The question
will be slightly different depending on the GENDER of the item you are asking about.
For example, if we are asking about the cost of something inanimate, such as pinaahkwaan,
the question will be the following: Translations are on page 97.

n

Aan enakitek?

at

io

The answer might be:

uc

Peshikwaapihk inakite.

Ed

If we are asking about the cost of something animate, such as atihkamek, the question will be
the following:

of

Aan enakisoc?
or

cu
l

ty

Aan enakisot?

Fa

y

er

ni
v

Aan enakisoc(t)?

sit

So, the two variants of the question given just above can be written as:

U

You can follow the pronunciation of your instructor.
The answer to this question might be:

ad

Peshikwaapihk inakiso.

ke

he

You can see that there is a difference in the word used in making the question depending upon
whether the item you are talking about is animate or inanimate. The answer will also differ.

La

C

Notice that there are two ways of saying the last sound of the second word, either c or t. This
is an important grammatical ending which will be discussed later on in the book. For
convenience we will write it as c(t) to indicate the two possible pronunciations.

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Using each of the number words you have learned in this lesson, write answers in the spaces
below to each question. Use the pictures on page 1 of Lesson 1, Exercise A to find the
animate and inanimate nouns. Check your answers with your instructor.

(a)

(a)

Aan enakisoc(t)?

Aan enakitek?
inakite.

(b)

Aan enakitek?

at

Aan enakisoc(t)?

io

n

inakiso.
(b)

inakite.

(c)

Aan enakitek?

Ed

Aan enakisoc(t)?

(d)

Aan enakisoc(t)?

inakiso.

(f)

er

(g)

ni
v

Aan enakisoc(t)?

Aan enakitek?
inakite.

(j)

(h)

ad

U

Aan enakisoc(t)?

he

Aan enakitek?
inakite.

inakiso.
(i)

Aan enakisoc(t)?

ke

(i)

0
inakite.

inakiso.

(h)

inakite.

Aan enakitek?

inakiso.
(g)

inakite.

Aan enakitek?

y

Aan enakisoc(t)?

sit

(f)

cu
l
(e)

Aan enakisoc(t)?

Fa

(e)

Aan enakitek?

ty

inakiso.

inakite.

of

inakiso.
(d)

uc

inakiso.
(c)

0

Inanimate

Animate

Aan enakitek?
inakite.

inakiso.
(j)

Aan enakisoc(t)?

La

2.

Aan enakitek?
inakite.

inakiso.

0
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Here are pictures of some of the items you have learned in Unit 1; Lesson 1.
Working with a partner, ask him or her the price of one of the items by pointing to a picture
and using the appropriate form of the question. He or she can then answer with a sentence
containing an appropriate number word. Try different pictures and take turns asking and
answering questions. This section will be done by the instructor.

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

3.

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

(

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Dollars

Exercise E

some more words
Before we continue on asking about how much things cost, it is helpful to learn
to twenty dollars.
do1Iar
for amounts in dollars. Let's begin with words for the amounts from one

Q

Listening and Understanding:

n

Listen carefully as your instructor reads the following words.

at

niishwaapihk
nihswaapihk

io

one dollar
two dollars

peshikwaapihk

niiwaapihk
niyaananwaapihk
ninkotwaahswaapihk

uc

three dollars
four dollars

Ed

five dollars

eight dollars
nine dollars

saankahswaapihk
mitaahswaapihk

Fa

ten dollars

ty

niishwaahswaapihk
ayinaanewaapihk

of

six dollars
seven dollars

cu
l

I.

eleven dollars

peshikoshaap tahswaapihk
niishoshaap tahswaapihk
nihsoshaap tahswaapihk

0

sit

y

twelve dollars
thirteen dollars

er

fourteen dollars

fifteen dollars
sixteen dollars
seventeen dollars

U

ni
v

niiwishaap tahswaapihk
niyaananoshaap tahswaapihk
ninkotwaahsoshaap tahswaapihk

eighteen dollars
nineteen dollars

niishitana tahswaapihk

twenty dollars

Here are some words for dollar bills:

La

2.

ke

he

ad

niishwaahsoshaap tahswaapihk
ayinaanewishaap tahswaapihk
saankahsoshaap tahswaapihk

peshikoopiihikan
niishoopiihikan
niyaananoopiihikan
mitaahsoopiihikan
niishitanawepiihikan

one dollar bill
two dollar bill
five dollar bill
ten dollar bill
twenty dollar bill

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3.

In this exercise, the words are listed below in English. You will be expected to study the
meaning of them. Then write the word in Ojibwe in the corresponding space provided for
you. The numbers are in order. This time we will use the phrase Aani minikohk? which
means "How much?". Translations are on page 98.

Understanding and Writing Practice:

··-

n

Aani minikohk?
one dollar

io

two dollars

at

three dollars

uc

four dollars
five dollars

Ed

six dollars
seven dollars

of

eight dollars

ty

nine dollars

cu
l

ten dollars
eleven dollars
thirteen dollars

sit

y

fourteen dollars
fifteen dollars

er

sixteen dollars

ni
v

seventeen dollars
eighteen dollars

ad

ke

Exercise F

he

twenty dollars

U

nineteen dollars

You have just completed exercise E. In this exercise, get someone to work with you for speaking
practice using the same exercise. Repeat several times by taking turns asking questions and
answers. Pay particular attention to pronunciation. Translations are on page 98.

La

(

Fa

twelve dollars

For example:

Aani minikohk?

peshikwaapihk.

Do this exercise with the words for amounts from one to twenty dollars.

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Exercise G

Review Vocabulary

Here is the list of thirty words you have learned in this lesson. Match up the Ojibwe words with the
appropriate English translation by writing each number in the correct box. Answers are on page 98.

4)

peshikos haap tahswaap ihk

5)

peshisho oniyaahs h

6)

niyaanan waapihk

7)

ayinaane wishaap tahswaapihk

8)

niyaanan piiwaapih kohsh

9)

niishwaa pihk

10)

nishosha ap tahswaap ihk

11)

niyaanan oopiihika n

12)

niishwaa hswaapih k

13)

mitaahso opiihikan

14)

saankahs waapihk

15)

niishitan a tahswaap ihk

16)

niishitan awepiihik an

17)

niishwaa hsoshaap tahswaap ihk

18)

nihswaap ihk

19)

saankahs oshaap tahswaap ihk

20)

niishoop iihikan

21)

niyaanan oshaap tahswaap ihk

22)

peshikwa apihk

23)

ninkotwa ahswaapi hk

thirteen dollars

n

mitaahsw aapihk

five dollar bill

io

3)

two dollars

seven dollars

at

niiwaapi hk

five cents

ty
cu
l
Fa
y
sit
er

ni
v

U

ad

he

ke

La

24)

niishosha ap tahswaap ihk

25)

ayinaane waapihk

26)

peshikoo piihikan

27)

ninkotaa hsoshaap tahsiwaa pikh

28)

niiwishaa p tahswaap ihk

29)

mitaahso piiwaapi hkohsh

30)

peshik piiwaapi hkohsh

ten dollar bill

uc

2)

□
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
D
□
□
□
□
□
□
D
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
□

nine dollars

Ed

aapihtaw aapihk

of

1)

0

19

twenty dollars

eighteen dollars
five dollars
quarter
eleven dollars
ten dollars
four dollars
half-doll ar

0

one dollar
fifteen dollars
two dollar bill
six dollars
three dollars
seventee n dollars
twenty dollar bill
one cent
ten cents
fourteen doJiars
sixteen dollars
one dollar bill
eight dollars
twelve dollars
nineteen dollars

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Some Useful Expressions:

uc

at

io

n

How much are you charging for it? (animate)
How much are you charging for it? (inanimate)
I'm charging $5.00 for it. (inanimate)
I'm charging $5.00 for it. (animate)
How much is he charging for it? (inanimate)
How much is he charging for it? (animate)
He charges $5.00 for it. (inanimate)
He charges $5.00 for it. (animate)
What are you buying?
What do you want to buy?
What is he buying?
What does he want to buy?
What are you selling?
What do you want to sell?
What is he selling?
What does he want to sell?

Ed

Aan enakimac(t)?
Aan enak.itaman?
(c) Niyaananwaapihk nitinakitaan.
(d) Niyaananwaapihk nitinakimaa.
Aan enak.itank?
(e)
Aan enakimaac(t)?
(f)
(g) Niyaananwaapihk otinakitaan.
(h) Niyaananwaapihk otinakimaan.
Kekonen ataaweyan?
(i)
Kekonen waa-ataaweyan?
U)
(k) Kekonenini ataawec(t)?
Kekonenini waa-ataawec(t)?
(1)
(m) Kekonen ataawaakeyan?
(n) Kekonen waa-ataawaakeyan?
(o) Kekonenini ataawaakec(t)?
(p) Kekonenini waa-ataawaakec(t)?
(a)
(b)

of

Exercise H

Aan enakitaman?

y

How much are you charging for it (inanimate)?

sit

(

Fa

cu
l

ty

Besides asking how much something costs, as we did before, it is also possible to ask what price
someone is charging for something. The verbs that are used to ask and answer these questions are
transitive. There is a grammatical subject and a grammatical object. The grammatical object is the
item whose price you are asking about. If you are asking about how much is being charged for
something inanimate, the question will be like this:

ni
v

er

In this question the subject is second-person singular ('you') and the object is third-person inanimate
singular ('it'). The answer could be any amount of money. A typical answer might be as follows:

I'm charging $5.00 for it (inanimate).

U

Niyaananwaapihk nitinakitaan.

ad

In this answer the subject is first-person singular ('I') and the object is third-person inanimate
singular ('it'). For both the question and answer above the verb is Transitive Inanimate.

La

ke

he

If you are asking about how much is being charged for something animate, the question will be like
this:
Aan enakimac(t)?
How much are you charging for it (animate)?
In this question the subject is second-person singular ('you') and the object is third-person animate
singular ('him', 'her', 'something animate'). Again, the answer could be any amount. A typical
answer might be as follows:

Niyaananwaapihk nitinakimaa.

I'm charging $5.00 for it (animate).

In this answer the subject is first-person singular ('I') and the object is third-person animate
~ singular ('him', 'her', 'something animate').

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For this exercise use the set of pictures in Exercise D3. Working with a partner, ask him or her how
much they are charging for one of the items by pointing to a picture and using the appropriate folJ11
of the question. Your partner can then answer by telling you how much they are charging for it.
Ask questions about various pictures and then change places with your partner.

Q

Now look at the following question:

How much is he charging for it (inanimate)?

Aan enakitank?

io

n

e
In this question the subject is third-person ('he' or 'she') while the object is third-person inanimat
('it'). An answer to this question might be:

at

He's charging $5.00 for it (inanimate).

uc

Niyaananwaapihk otinakitaan.

Ed

The subject and object are the same as for the corresponding question. Now look at the following
question:

How much is he charging for it (animate)?

of

Aan enakimaac(t)?

cu
l

ty

An answer to this question might be:

He's charging $5.00 for it (animate).

Fa

Niyaananwaapihk otinakimaan.

Q

ni
v

er

sit

y

For this exercise use the same set of pictures that you just used. Working with a partner, ask him or
her how much someone is charging for one of the items by pointing to a picture and using the appropriate form of the question, "How much is he charging for it?" Your partner can then answer by
telling you how much that person is charging for it. Ask questions about various pictures and then
change places with your partner.

U

After you've asked about the price of things, you may want to buy something! Here is how you
would ask someone what they are buying:

ad

Kekonen ataaweyan?

What are you buying?

ke

he

Here, the basic verb is ataawe, and yan is a second-person ending used in some types of questions .
An answer to this question might be:

La

Name nitataawe.

I'm buying a sturgeon.

The prefix nit indicates a first-person subject ('I').
Similarly, you can ask someone what they want to buy:

Kekonen waa-ataaweyan?

What do you want to buy?

In this type of question the prefix waa- means 'want to'. An answer to this question might be:
Ahcikanaahtik niwii-ataawe.

I want to buy a table.
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If you are talking about somebody you might ask the following question:
Kekonenini ataawec(t)?

What is he buying?

Note that the question word kekonen 'what' has an 'extra' ending ini. This is an obviative suffix
which is required because there is a third-person subject ('he') and a third-person inanimate object
('what'). You may wish to review some of the material in Introductory Ojibwe where the
obviative was discussed. Now look at a possible answer for this question:
Ahcikanaahtikoni ataawe.

He's buying a table.

io

n

r

Ed

uc

at

In this answer the inanimate noun ahcikanaahtik 'table' has an extra ending oni which indicates
that the noun is obviative. It is obviative because there is a third-person subject and a third-person
object.

of

Now look at the following answer to the same question, where the thing being bought is animate:
Namewan ataawe.

ty

He•s buying a sturgeon.

cu
l

The animate noun name 'sturgeon' has the extra ending wan which indicates that the noun is
obviative.

Kekonenini waa-ataawec(t)?

sit

y

What does he want to buy?

er

We've already mentioned that in these types of questions waa- has the meaning 'want'.

ni
v

As you might expect, some possible answers might be as follows:

U

Ahcikanaahtikoni wii-ataawe.

He wants to buy sturgeon.

ke

he

ad

Namewan wii-ataawe.

He wants to buy a table.

La

(

Fa

If you wish to ask what someone wants to buy you can ask the following question:

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Are You Buying Something?

Exercise I

0

Reading and understanding practice.
Nitataawe
(2) Kitataawe
(3) Ataawe
(33) Ataawewak

at

uc

(d)

Namekohs nitataawaake.
Namekohsan ataawaake.
Piinahilcan niwii-ataawaake.
Piinahilcanini wii-ataawaake.

Kekonen ataawaakeyan?
Kekonenini ataawaakec(t)?
Kekonen waa-ataawaakeyan?
Kekonenini waa-ataawaakec(t)?

Ed

(a)
(b)
(c)

n

I am buying.
You are buying.
He/she is buying.
They are buying.

(])

io

l.

ty

Here is how you would ask someone what they are selling:

of

Translations are on page 99.

What are you selling?

cu
l

Kekonen ataawaakeyan?

Fa

An answer might be:

I'm selling a lake trout.

0

sit

y

Namekohs nitataawaake.

ni
v

er

How would you say "What do you want to sell?" Write your answer below:

U

Here is how you would ask what someone is selling:
What is he selling?

ad

Kekonenini ataawaakec:(t)?

ke

he

Notice again the obviative suffix inion the question word.
Some answers might be the following. Notice obviative suffixed on the nouns.

La

Namekohsan ataawaake.
Piinahikanini ataawaake.

He's selling lake trout.

He's selling a purse.

Now, how would you say "What does he want to sell?" Write your answer below:

Transitivized (Al+O) Verbs

In the section above we used the verb ataawe, which means •he/she is buying something'. This is a
transitive verb, because it has both a grammatical subject and grammatical object. The grammatical
object is whatever one is buying. You may have noticed that unlike most other transitive verbs,

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�INTERMEDIATE OJIBWE - UNIT 1; LESSON 2
ataawe may be used with a grammatical object that is either animate or inanimate (check the example sentences to make sure you agree). As well, you may have noticed, that when person and number
prefixes and suffixes are added to ataawe to make a statement the pattern of the prefixes and suffixed follows that of Animate Intransitive verbs rather than that of Transitive Animate or Transitive
Inanimate verbs. (You may wish to review the different types of verb paradigms we have given
before).

r

Verbs such as ataawe are sometimes called Transitized AI (AI+O) verbs. They are similar to AI
verbs but are transitive.

io
uc

at

he/she sells it
he/she steals it

ataawaake
kimooti

n

There are some other common verbs that are classified as Transitized AI verbs.

Ed

Although it may be confusing to remember that these verbs are different, there are only a few of
them, and they are also very common.

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Working with a partner and some of the pictures in this lesson, practice asking and answering
questions using the 'buy' and 'sell' words you have learned above. Be sure to use questions in
which you are asking your partner what he or she is doing, and also questions where you are asking
your partner what someone else is doing. Use the language patterns you have learned above, and
ask your instructor if you need help. Take turns with your partner so you both get an opportunity to
ask and answer questions.
You can also ask questions that require a 'yes' or 'no' answer with these verbs:

sit

y

(

Are you buying something?

er

Kitataawe na kekoon?

ni
v

The answer can be positive:

Ehe, nitataawe pahkweshikan.

U

Yes, I'm buying flour.

ad

or negative:

Kaawin, kaawin kekoon nitataawehsiin.

he

No, I'm not buying anything.

La

ke

Similarly, with a third-person subject:

Ataawe na kekoonini?

Is he buying something?

The answer can be positive:

Ebe, ataawe pahkweshikanan.

Yes, he is buying flour.

or negative:

~

Kaawin, kaawin kekoonini ataawehsiin.

No, he is not buying anything.
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Here are some questions and answers for reading practice: Translations are on page 99.

Questions

Answers

(a)
(b)

Kitataawe na kekoon?
Ataawe na kekoonini?

Ehe, nitataawe pahkweshi kan.
Ebe, ataawe pahkweshikanan.

2.

(a)
(b)

Kitataawe na kekoon?
Ataawe na kekoonini?

Kaawin, kaawin kekoon nitataawehsiin.
Kaawin, kaawin kekoonini ataawehsiin.

3.

(a)

Kekonen ataawaakeyan?
Kekonenin i ataawaakec(t)?

Mii.kihsikwaahson nitataawaake.
Miikihsikwaahsonini ataawaake.

Aan ena.kimac(t) atihkamek?
Aan cna.kitaman maacishikan?

Niishwaapihk nitina.kimaa.
Niiwaapihk nitinakitaan.

Aan ena.kimaac atihkamekwan?
Aan enakitank maacishikanini?

Niishwaapihk otina.kimaan.
Niishwaapihk otina.kitaan.

(b)
5.

(a)

io

at

uc
0

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

(b)

Ed

(a)

of

4.

ty

(b)

n

l.

0

cu
l

2.

0
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Questions and Answers:

Exercise J

Kekonenini ataawec(t)?

c)

Kekonen waa-ataaweyan?

d)

Kekonenini waa-ataawec(t)?

e)

Kekonen ataawaakeyan?

f)

Kekonenini ataawaakec(t)?

g)

Kekonen waa-ataawaakeyan?

h)

Kekonenini waa-ataawaakec(t)?

i)

Aan enakimac(t)?

j)

Aan enakitaman?

k)

Aan enakimaac(t)?

I)

Aan enakitank?

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

b)

Writing and understanding practice. In this exercise, write appropriate questions for the
following answers using the question phrases that you have learned. The first one has been
done for you.

y

sit

b)

Wiikwaahs nitataawe.
Kekonen ataaweyan?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wiikwaahsini ataawe.

er

a)

e)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tihtipwepishkikan nitataawaake.

f)
g)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tihtipwepishkikanan ataawaake.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Maaciikitowin niwii-ataawaake.

h)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Maaciikitowinini wii-ataawaake.

i)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ninkotwaahswaapihk nitinakimaa.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Niishwaahswaapihk nitinakitaan.

j)

he

ad

U

ni
v

d)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Okaahs niwii-ataawe.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Okaahsan wii-ataawe.

c)

La

(

Kekonen ataaweyan?

Fa

2.

Masinaahtehsicikan nitataawe.

a)

ke

r

Writing and understanding practice. In this exercise, give appropriate answers to the questions
listed below. The first one has been done for you. Note: Sections I and 2 corrections will be
done by the instructor.

1.

k)

1)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ayinaanewaapihk otinakimaan.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Saankahswaapihk otinakitaan.

For review, work with your partner to practice the different types of questions and answers that we
have learned.

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Exerc ise A

What Are They Doing?

s introduced to you.
In this lesson, there are twelve (12) new Animate Intransitive Verb

0

pictures below. Each word will be
Listen carefully as the instructor says the words that match the
person singu lar. Each word will
presented in the fonn that means 'he or she is... ', that is, the thirdbe repeated three or four times. Translations arc on page 100.

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

J

2.

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

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ni
v

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ke

he

ad

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Exercise B
Listening and Reading:
1. Here is a list of the words which were just introduced to you. Listen carefully once again as the
insttuctorrepeats them, and follow along with the written fonns. Translations are on page 100.
tiihtipaamaciwe
ihkwaamaciwe
(9) tiihtipaatawe
(10) ihkwaatawe
(11) waahkaahike
(12) pimitaacimo

n

(7)
(8)

Ed

uc

(6)

pimohse
pimipahtoo
naanipaawe
natawihiwe
naacimiicime
naasipii

io

(I)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

at

r

Pronunciation Practice

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

(6)

La

(

cu
l

(4)
(5)

tii hti paa ma ci we
(8) i hkwaa ma ci we
(9) tii hti paa ta wc
(10) ih kwaa ta we
(11) waa hkaa hi kc
(12) pi mi taa ci mo

Fa

(3)

(7)

pi mo hse
pi mi pa htoo
naa ni paa we
na ta wi hi wc
naa ci mii ci me
naa si pii

y

(1)

(2)

ty

of

2. These words have been broken down into syllables to help you identify them and to help with
pronunciation. There is a space between each syllable.

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Exercise C
Writing Practice:

0

0

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

1.

Here are the twelve pictures listed below for each of the words we have just learned. Practice
writing the corresponding word beside each number in the spaces below. Translations are on
page 100.

ad
he

10.

ke

11.
12.

La

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

7.
8.
9.

U

1.

2. Now say each of the following in the Native language. Corrections will be done by the instructor.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

(6)

walking down the hill
(8) walking up the hill
(9) walking downstairs
(10) walking upstairs
(11) building a house
(12) crawling

(7)

walking
running
yawning

healing
going for food
going to the shore

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Exercise D

Singular Forms
1. In this exercise, we will add the first-person and second-person fonns for each of the new verbs
we have learned. Listen carefully as the instructor says the following words. Translations are on
page 100.

1

2

'4

nipimipahtoo
kipimipahtoo
pimipahtoo

ninaanipaawe
kinaanipaawe
naanipaawe

of

nipimohse
kipimohse
pimohse

Ed

uc

at

io

n

3

s

8

Fa

cu
l

ty

7

ninatawihiwe
kinatawihiwe
natawihiwe

sit

y

(
ninaasipii
kinaasipii
naasipii

ni
v

er

ninaacimiicime
kinaacimiicime
naacimiicime

10

11

U

9

nitiihtipaamaciwe
kitiihtipaamaciwe
tiihtipaamaci we

12

ad

~

he
ke

La

ni tiihtipaatawe
kitiihtipaatawe
tiihtipaatawe

nitihkwaamaciwe
kitihkwaamaciwe
ihkwaamaciwe

nitihkwaatawe
kitihkwaatawe
ihkwaatawe

niwaahkaahike
lei waahkaahike
waahkaahike

6
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nipimitaacim
kipimitaacim
pimitaacimo

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word as
2. Now you know twelve new Inttansitive Animate Verbs. For writing practice, write each
follows. Corrections are on page 101.
I'm

uc

at

io

n

You're._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

0

of

Ed

He/she's._ _ _ _ _ __

oipimohsehsiin

Fa

1) I'm not - Kaawin

cu
l

ty

3. Let's also practice the negative forms. The first exampl e in each has been done for you.

ni
v

er

sit

y

0

kipimohsehsiin

ke

he

ad

U

2) You're not- Kaawin

La

3) He/she's not - Kaawin pimohsehsiin

When you complete this exercise, be sure you can identify the parts that make the idea negativ

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Exercise E

r

Questions and Answers in Singular Form
Using the words in sentences that you have learned. In this exercise for practice speaking, work in pairs
talcing turns asking questions and answers both positive and negative. Use the phrases from Exercise D
section number 1, 2, and 3. Translations are on page 101.
Here are some examples:

Positive Answer

Negative Answer

Kipimohse na?
Sally na pimohse?

Ehe, nipimohse
Ebe, Sally pimohse

Kaawin nipimohsehsiin.
Kaawin pimohsehsiin Sally.

uc

at

io

n

Question

Ed

Repeat this exercise for each verb from Exercise D section 1.

Mini-Dialogues

of

Exercise F

A.

Pooshoo nitootem.
Aan entootaman?
Mayaam nitani-maacaa.
Kah! Aanti eshaayan?
Ataawikamikonk.
Kekonen naasihkaman?
Ninaacimiicime.
Kika-wiiciiwin.

C.

Aan entootank kikohsihs?
D.
Pimitaacimo.
Kaawin mahshi nihtaa-pimohsehsiin.
Kah! Kikihkinoohamawaa na
ci-nihtaa-pimohsec(t)?
Ehe, nikihkinoohamawaa ci-pimohsec(t).
Aasha maawiin wiipac ta-pimohse.

Aanti eshaayan?
Ninaasipii.
Aan waa-tootaman naasipiink?
Niwii-kwayaacii e-wii-nantawencikeyaan
waapank.
Kah! Awanen ke-wiiciiwat?
Nikohsihs nika-wiiciiwik.

Fa
y
sit
er

ni
v

ke

he

ad

U

(

B.

cu
l

ty

1. Read and understand the following dialogues with a panner. Ask your instructor if you need
help with any of the words. Translation are on page 102.

Aan ke-tootaman noonkom kaa-kiishikaak?
Nahke piko. Kaawin mahshi mayaam
nikihkentahsiin.
Kiin tahsh wiin, aan ke-tootaman?
Niwii-pimipahtoo. Osaam aasha nikihtim.
Kekiin na kiwii-pimipahtoo?
Ebe, keniin niwii-pimipahtoo.
Osaam aasha keniin nitaacip.

La

New Vocabulary:

Kihkinoohamaw • "Teach him"
Nikihkinoohamawaa - "I am teaching him."
Kikihkinoohamawaa - "You are teaching him."
Kikihkinoohamawaak - "You are teaching them."

Kihtimi - "He/she is lazy."
Nikihtim - "I am lazy."
Kikihtim - "You're lazy."
Kihtimiwak - "They are lazy."

Aacipo - "He/she is fat."
Nitaacip - "I am fat."
Kitaacip • "You are fat."
Aacipowak - "They are fat."

Naasihkan - "Go and get it."
Ninaasihkaan - "I go and get it."
Kinaasihkaan - "You go and get it."

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Writing Practice:
2.

Now, try writing two mini-dialogues of your own, using some of the vocabulary and the
pictures introduced in this lesson. They should be at least eight lines each.

Q

Speaking Practice:

0

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

With a partner practice reading the mini-dialogues in #1 from the previous page until you feel
comfona ble with the material. Then do the same with the dialogues you wrote yourself.

La

3.

0
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Exercise G
Plural Forms
In this exercise, you will be learning the plural forms of the Animate Inttansitive Verbs we
have introduced in this lesson. Let's begin with twelve pictures listed below. Listen carefully
as your instructor says the following words. The prefixes and suffixes that make these words
plural are in bold type. Translations are on page 103.

nipimohsemin
kipimohsemin
kipimohsenaawaa
pimohsewak

Ed

uc

at

io

n

1.

nipimipahtoomin
kipimipahtoomin
kipimipahtoonaawaa
pimipahtoowak

ninatawihi wemin
kinatawihiwemin
kinatawihiwenaawaa
natawihiwewak

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

ninaanipaawemin
kinaanipaawemin
kinaanipaawenaawaa
naanipaawewak

ni
v

ninaasipiimin
kinaasipiimin
kinaasipiinaawaa
naasipiiwak

nitiihtipaamaciwemin
kitiihtipaamaciwemin
kitiihtipaamaciwenaawaa
tiihtipaamaci wewak

nitihkwaamaciwemin
kitihkwaamaciwemin
kitihkwaamaciwenaawaa
ihkwaamaciwewak

La

ke

he

ad

U

ninaacimiicimemin
kinaacimiicimemin
kinaacimiicimenaawaa
naacimiicimewak

er

sit

y

C

nitiihtipaatawemin
n itihkwaatawemin
ki tiihtipaata wemin
kitihkwaatawemin
kitiihtipaatawenaawaa kitihkwaatawenaawaa
tiihtipaatawewak
ihkwaatawewak

niwaahkaahikemin
kiwaah.kaahikemin
kiwaahkaahikenaawaa
waah.kaahikewak

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nipimitaacimomin
kipimitaacimomin
kipimitaacimonaa waa
pimitaacimowak

�INTE RME DIAT E OJIBW_g- UNIT 1; LESSON 3
Exercise H

IGpimohsenaawaa na?
Kipimohsenaawaa na?

Ebe, nipimohsemin. (exclusive)
Kaawin, kaawin nipimohsehsiimin.

Kipimohsemin na?
Kipimohsemin na?

Ebe, kipimohsemin. (inclusive)
Kaawin, kaawin kipimohsehsiimin.

Pimohsewak na?
Pimohsewak na?

Ebe, pimohsewak.
Kaawin, kaawin pimohsehsiiwak.

io

Answer

Ed

uc

at

Question

0

n

have just learned.
You can also ask and answer questions using the plural forms that you
Here are some examples: Translations are on page 103.

of

I.

Questions and Answers in Plural Form

ty

forms
Now, try writing some question and answer pairs using the plural verb

more asking and answering

Fa

cu
l

2. When you complete this writing exercise, work in groups of three or
the questions and answers that you have prepared.

you have just learned.

Exercise I

y

Paradigms

0

U

ni
v

er

sit

te Intransitive verbs, including
1. In this lesson you have learned the meanings of twelve Anima
we present complete
singular and plural forms, and also positive and negative forms. Below
also listed the number codes
positive paradigms for some of these verbs. For convenience, we have
wish to review your notes
that indicate the person and numb er of each verb form given. (You may
stands for.) Translations are
or consult your instructor if you are unsure of what each number code

ad

on page 104.

ke

he

1 nipimohse
2 kipimohse
3 pimohse

La

13 nipimohsemin
21 kipimohsemin
22 kipimohsenaawaa
33 pimohsewak

I nipimipahtoo
2 kipimipahtoo
3 pimipahtoo

1 ninaanipaawe
2 .kinaanipaawe
3 naanipaawe

13 nipimipahtoomin
21 kipimipahtoomin
22 kipimipahtoonaawaa
33 pimipahtoowak

13 ninaanipaawemin
21 .kinaanipaawcmin
22 kinaanipaawenaawaa
33 naanipaawewak

0
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2. Write paradigms for the following verbs listed below.

naasipii
1 n

1 n

2k

2 k
3

2k
3

13 n
21 k
22 k
33

13 n

13 n

21 k
22 k

Ed

33

21 k
22 k
33

uc

3

io

1 n

n

ti ihtipaamaci we

at

r

naacjmiicime

of

3. Write negative paradigms for the following verbs. The first one has been done for you.

tiihtipaatawe

ty

ihkwaamaciwe

cu
l

1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

1 Kaawin nitihkwaamaciwehsiin.
2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

2._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

y

3._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

13._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

21 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

21._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

22._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

22._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

33_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

33_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

ad

U

ni
v

sit

13._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

er

C

Fa

3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

ihkwaatawe

he

! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

ke

2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

La

3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
13_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
21 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

22_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
33_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

6

Before you continue on to the next exercise, be sure you can identify the word parts that make the
plural and negative forms.

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Exercise J

Review Test

0

1. Translate the words and phrases below. Translations are on page 104.
(a) Kaawin nipimohsehsiin.
(b) Ehe pimipahtoo.

n

(c) Kinaanipaawe na?

io

(d) Niiwii-naacimiicime.

Ed

uc

at

(e) Ninatawihiwe.
(0 Naasipii na Jane?
(g) Aasha na kiwii-tiihtipaamaciwe?
(h) Niwaahkaahike noonkom kaa-kiishikaak.

of

(i) Ihkwaamaciwewak na?

cu
l

ty

(j) Kaawin nika-tiihtipaatawehsiimin.
(k) Nikii-ihkwaatawemin onaako.
(1) Pimitaacimo awaashihsh.

y

Fa

(m) Tiihtipaatawewak na?
(n) Kiwii-pimohsenaawaa na noonkom ke-kiishikaak?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(o) Ta-waahkaahikewak na waapank?

0

ni
v

er

sit

(p) Kika-pimipahtoomin
(q) Kikii-natawihiwe na?
(r) Kiwii-waahkaahike na kekiin?
(s) Kewiin na naapenhs pimitaacimo?

ad

U

(t) Niwii-naacimiicimemin waapank.
(u) Kaawin niwii-pimipahtoohsiimin.
(v) Kaawin kika-pimohsehsiimin.

ke

he

2. Say these words/phrases in the Native language. Translations arc on page 104.

La

1 I am walking.
2 You're walking.
3 He/she is walking.

13
21
22
33

We are walking. (exclusive)
We are walking. (inclusive)
You are walking. (plural)
They are walking.

0
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Exercise A
Possessive Forms of Nouns

r

l.

Nouns may have possessive fonns, which indicate who the noun belongs to (the possessor).
The possessor is indicated by a person prefix for first•, second•, or third•person possessors. As
well, some nouns may add a suffix that ends in m to the noun, but others do not. It is difficult
to predict which nouns add this suffix and which do not. You may find it helpful to follow
your instructor when it comes to using this suffix.

uc

at

io

n

Some possessive fonns of nouns are listed below. Each one has the first·person prefix. The
possessive prefix and suffix are in bold type. See if you can recognize the basic fonn of the
noun in each possessive fonn. Remember that if the basic noun begins with a vowel sound, a
t is inserted between the possessive prefix and the basic noun.

Ed

Listen carefully as your instructor says these words. Translations are on page 105.
Animate nouns

of

Inanimate nouns

nimaankom

Fa

cu
l

ty

ninamem
ninamekohsim
nishooniyaanim
nimemenkwem

sit

ni
v

nikinepikom

er

nikoohkoohkohoom
nicwaapiihshim
nitatihkamekom
nitookaahsim

y

nisakimem

(

U

nipahkweshikanim

Now, let's look at a partial paradigm for possessive fonns of nouns. We'll first look at nouns
with singular possessors. Listen carefully as your instructor says the following words.

ad

2.

niwiikwaahsim
nipiinahikanim
nishooniyaawash
nimiikihsikwaahson
nipakiciiwin
nitahcikanaahtik
nipinaahkwaan
nitihtipwepishkikan
nimaacii.kitowin
nicahkaahtehsicikan
nimasinaahtehsicikan
nimaacishikan

1 niwiikwaahsim
2 kiwiikwaahsim
3 owiikwaahsim

I ninamem
2 kinamem
3 onameman

1 nipiinahikan
2 kipiinahikan
3 opiinahikan

La

ke

he

1 nimaankom
2 kimaankom
3 omaankoman

Notice that when an animate noun has a third-person possessor ('his' or 'her') there is an extra
suffix at the end of the noun. This is called the obviative suffix, which has previously been discussed in Introductory Ojibwe.

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These are simila r to the plural
Now we will look at some nouns which have a plural possessor.
d.
forms of Anim ate Intransitive verbs which we have already Jearne
'purse ' with plura l possessors.
Here is a partial paradigm for the inanimate noun piinahikan

opiinahikaniwaan

Our (exclusive) purse
Our (inclusive) purse
Your (plural) purse
Their purse

n

ni piina hikan inaan
k.ipiinahikaninaan
k.ipiinahikaniwaa

io

13
21
22
33

0

owiikwaahsimiwaan

Our (exclusive) birchbark
Our (inclusive) birchbark
Your (plural) birchbark
Their birch bark

of

niwii kwaa hsirni naan
k.iwiikwaahsiminaan
k.iwiikwaahsimiwaa

ty

13
21
22
33

Ed

uc

at

suffix indicates that the posse sor is
Notice that each form has a suffix, which is in bold type. This
is one that takes m in the posse ssive
plural. Now, notice also where these suffixes come if the noun
form. Listen carefu lly as your instructor says these forms.

y

Our (exclusive) sturgeon
Our (inclusive) sturgeon
Your (plura l) sturgeon
Their sturge on

ni
v

ninam emina an
k.inameminaan
k.inamemiwaa
onam emiw aan

sit

omaankomiwaan

0

er

k.imaankorniwaa

Our (exclusive) loon
Our (inclusive) loon
Your (plural) loon
Their loon

ad

13
21
22
33

nimaankominaan
k.imaankorninaan

U

13
21
22
33

Fa

cu
l

posse ssive forms. Listen carefu lly as
Animate nouns are almost identical to inanimate nouns in the
your instructor says the following forms:

La

ke

he

extra n at the end. This is a form of
Notice that the forms for third-person plural ('thei r') have an
the obviative suffix.

0
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memenkwe

singular

singular

singular

n
k

n
k

k

0

0

0

plural

n

plural

k

k

k

0

0

0

ahcikanaahtik
singular

miikisikwaahson
singular

n
k

n
k

0

0

k

k

of
ty

Fa

plural

k

pahkweshikan
singular

cu
l

plural

n
k

Ed

k

n
k

sit

y

n

0

0

plural

n
k

ni
v

0

Here's a common type of question which uses possessive forms:

U

4.

n
k

k

er

0

io

plural

n
k

n

ad

Kiin na hi kiwiikwaahsim?

Is that your birchbark?

he

A simple answer might be:

ke

Ehe or Kaawin.

La

(_

pinaahkwaan

n

shooniyaan

at

r

Write paradigms for the following words:

uc

3.

You can also ask:

Niin na hi niwiikwaahsim?

Is that my birchbark?

Notice that the first word changes to Niin and the first-person possessive form of the noun is used.

If the noun you are asking about is animate, notice that the third word change to ha.

Kiin na ha kishooniyaanim?

Is that your money?
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And you can also ask:

0

Is that my money?

Niin na ha nishooniyaanim?

Again notice that the first word changes to Niin and the first-person possessive form of the noun is
used.
Working with a partner, try asking and answering some questions of this type about the nouns we

n

j ust presented above.

io

Exercise B

uc

Write paradigms for the following list of nouns: Translations are on page 106.

Inanimate nouns

Ed

Animate nouns

shooniyaawash

singular

singular

n

n

k

cu
l

ty

of

shooniyaan

k

Fa

0

0

plural

sit

y

plural

er

n

ni
v

k

k

n

k

0

U

0

miikisikwaahson

singular

singular

k

he

ad

memenkw e

n

ke

n

0

k

k

La

1.

at

More Paradigms

0

0

plural

plural
n

n

k

k

k

k

0

0

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My owl

Your mosquito

His jack-fish

Our white fish (exclusive)

My comb

Our bicycle (inclusive)

Your flour

My telephone

Her scissors

My television

My camera

Our television (inclusive)

Their sturgeon

Your trout {plural)

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

r

Translate the following possessive nouns listed below. Translations are on page 106.

n

2.

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

C

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Exercise C
Four Directions

The four directions are particles. A particle is a word that cannot be changed in any other way. It
will never include a personal, tense marker, etc. It will only be used as it is written here.
In this exercise, you will be studying how to use these four words in simple sentence form.
Listen carefully as the instructor says them. Translations are on page 106.

n

l.

0

Ed

uc

at

io

Kiiwetinonk

Waapanonk

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Nekaapiihanonk

Aanti eshaayan?
Aanti eshaayan?
Aanti eshaayan?
Aanti eshaayan?

(b)

Aanti wenciiyan?
Aanti wenciiyan?
Aanti wenciiyan?
Aanti wenciiyan?

Kiiwetinonk nitishaa.
Waapanonk nitishaa.
Shaawanonk nitishaa.
Nekaapiihanonk nitishaa.

ni
v

(a)

er

Questions and Answers: Translations are on page 106.

La

ke

he

ad

U

2.

0

sit

y

Shaawanonk

(c)

Aanti wencinowek?
Aanti wencinowek?
Aanti wencinowek?
Aanti wencinowek?

Kiiwetinonk nitooncii.
Waapanonk nitooncii.
Shaawanonk nitooncii.
Nekaapiihanonk nitooncii.
Kiiwetinonk oncinowe.
Waapanonk oncinowe.
Shaawanonk oncinowe.
Nekaapiihanonk oncinowe.

Note: "Oncinowe" is an Inanimate Intransitive Verb meaning "the wind is blowing from a certain
direction".

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3.

Reading and understanding exercise. Translations are on page 107.
(a)

Aanti eshaayan noonkom kaa-kiishikaak?
Kiiwetinonk nitishaa noonkom kaa-kiishikaak.

(b)

Aanti ke-oncinowek kitinentaan waapank?

io

Aan ke-ishi-wepahk kitinentaan ke-tipihkaak?

at

(c}

n

Waapanonk ta-oncinowe nitinentaan waapank.

Nekaapiihanonk na ta-oncinowe kitinentaan ke-tipihkaak?

Ed

(d)

uc

Shaawanonk ta-oncinowe, ta-kimiwan ekwa ta-kihci-nootin nitinentaan.

of

Kaawin, kiishpin nekaapiihanonk oncinowek, kehcinaac ta-sookipwan.

ty

New Vocabulary:

"he thinks"
"I think"
"you think"

Fa

C

cu
l

inentam
nitinentaan
kitinentaan

"if the wind is blowing from the west".

sit

y

kiishpin nekaapiihanonk oncinowek

er

This construction will be explained in Unit 2.
For speaking practice, work in pairs repeating these exercises you have just completed from
section 2 a, b, c and section 3 a, b, c, d.

5.

For writing practice, rewrite the exercises from section 2 a, b, c and section 3 a, b, c, d.

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

4.

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Exercise D
Seasons

The four seasons are Inanimate Intransitive verbs (VII). These can be translated as "it is._ _ _ ..
Personal pronouns are not used with these words but tense markers may be used when required.
l.

0

In this exercise, you will be studying how to use these four words in simple sentence forms.
Listen carefully as the instructor says them. Translations are on page 107.

Ed

uc

at

io

n

Pipoon

Siikwan

cu
l

ty

of

Takwaakin

Fa

Niipin

y

Questions and Answers:

Pipoon
Siikwan
Niipin
Takwaakin

Aan eshiwepahk akwaciink?
Aan eshiwepahk akwaciink?
Aan eshiwepahk akwaciink?
Aan eshiwepahk akwaciink?

(b)

Aan enahkamikahk akwaciink?
Aan enahkamikahk akwaciink?
Aan enahkamikahk akwaciink?
Aan enahkamikahk akwaciink?

Niipin.
Siikwan
Takwaakin
Pipoon.

(c)

Wiipac na ta-pipoon kitinentaan?
Wiipac na ta-siikwan kitinentaan?
Wiipac na ta-niipin kitinentaan?
Wiipac na ta-takwaakin kitinentaan?

Ebe, wiipac ta-pipoon nitinentaan.
Ebe, wiipac ta-siikwan nitinentaan.
Ehe, wiipac ta-niipin nitinentaan.
Ebe, wiipac ta-takwaakin nitinentaan.

sit

(a)

0

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

2.

Negative forms:
(d)

Note:

Kaawin wiipac ta-pipoonhsinoon nitishinaan.
Kaawin wiipac ta-siikwanbsinoon nitishinaan.
Kaawin wiipac ta-niipinhsinoon nitishinaan.
Kaawin wiipac ta-takwaakinbsinoon nitishinaan.

Aanahpii ta-pipoon eshinaman?
Aanahpii ta-siikwan eshinaman?
Aanahpii ta-niipin eshinaman?
Aanahpii ta-takwaakin eshinaman?

Sentences such as "Aanahpii ta-pipoon eshinaman?" can be translated as meaning
"When do you see it being winter?" Similarly, "Kaawin wiipac ta-pipoonhsinoon
nitishinaan" can-be translated as "I see that it won't be winter soon".

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3. These are the same verbs with conjunct endings. Translations are on page 108.

r

pipoonk, siikwank, niipink, takwaakink

(a)

io

Kika-kiiwe na ahpii pipoonk?
Ebe, nika-kiiwe ahpii pipoonk.

at

(b)

n

These verbs often have an extra ending k. This is the third-person conjunct ending for
Inanimate Intransitive verbs. We have already used some common words which contain this
ending such as noonkom kaa-kiishikaak, in which the last sound of kilshikaak is the
conjunct ending. In the following mini-dialogues the words for the seasons are used with the
conjunct ending. They occur after the particle ahpii "when".

uc

OR

Ed

Kaawin nika-kiiwehsiin ahpii pipoonk.

OR

Fa

OR

cu
l

Kika-anohkii na ahpii niipink?
Ehe, nika-anohkii ahpii niipink.

ty

Kaawin nika-maacaahsiin ahpii siikwank.

of

Kika-maacaa na ahpii siikwan.k?
Ehe, nika-maacaa ahpii siikwan.k.

Kaawin nika-anohkiihsiin ahpii niipink.

y

(

er

sit

Kika-nanaantawencike na ahpii takwaakink?
Ebe, nika-nanaantawencike ahpii takwaakink.
OR

U

Some speakers may omit the word ahpii in the sentences above. Both patterns are equally
acceptable.

La

ke

he

ad

Note:

ni
v

Kaawin nika-nanaantawencikehsiin ahpii takwaakink.

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Exercise E
Days of the Week

Just like the seasons, the days of the week are also Inanimate Intransitive verbs (VII). Often they
can be translated as it is _ _ _ _ _ _". These words do not take the personal pronouns, but the
tense markers can occur before them.

Q

0

In this exercise, you will be studying how to use these seven words in simple sentence forms.
Listen carefully as your instructor says them. Sections l and 2 translations are on page 108.

n
io
at
of

(a)

Aan eshi-kiishikaak noonkom kaa-k.iishikaak?

(b)

Aan eshi-kiishikaak noonkom kaa-k.iishikaak?

(c)

Aan eshi-kiishikaak noonkom kaa-kiishikaak?

Aapihtawan.

(d)

Aan eshi-kiishikaak noonkom kaa-k.iishikaak?

Niiwi-kiishikaa.

(e)

Aan eshi-kiishikaak noonkom kaa-k.iishikaak?

(0

Aan eshi-k.iishikaak noonkom kaa-kiishikaak?

Maatinawe-k.iishikaa.

(g)

Aan eshi-k.iishikaak noonkom kaa-kiishikaak?

Ayamihe-k.iishikaa.

ty

Anohkiiwi-k.iishikaa.

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

Niisho-kiishikaa.

0

Pahkweshikani-k.iishikaa.

(a)

he

ad

Like the words for seasons, words for days of the week can take the conjunct ending in certain
constructions. Here they are one-word answers to questions. Translations are on page 109.
Aanahpii waa-kiiweyan?

Anohkii wi-kiishikaak.

Aanahpii waa-k.iiweyan?

Niisho-kiishilcaak.

ke

3.

Questions and Answers:

(b)

La

2.

anohkiiwi-k.iishikaa
niisho-kiishikaa
aapihtawan
niiwi-kiishikaa
pahkweshikani-k.iishikaa
maatinawe-kiishikaa
ayamihe-kiishikaa

uc

•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Ed

1.

(c)

Aanahpii waa-kiiweyan?

Aapihtawank.

(d)

Aanahpii waa-kiiweyan?

Niiwi-kiishikaak.

(e)

Aanahpii waa-kiiweyan?

Pahkweshikani-kiis·hikaak.

(0

Aanahpii waa-kiiweyan?

Maatinawe-kiishikaak.

(g)

Aanahpii waa-kiiweyan?

Ayamihe-kiishikaak.

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io

n

K.ika-maacaa na niisho-kiishikaak?
Kaawin, aapihtawank iitok.
Awanen ke-wiiciiwat?
Noohkomihs iitok nika-wiiciiwaa.
Kitaataa tahsh wiin? Aanti eshaac(t)?
Aasha ohsha kii-maacaa.

at

(b)

uc

r

Mini-dialogues with conjunct endings. Listen carefully as the instructor reads these dialogues.
Translations are on page 109.
(a) K.iwii-kiiwe na noonkom kaa-kiishikaak?
Kaawin, paanimaa nika-kiiwe anohkiiwi-kiishikaak.
Aan ke-tootaman weti? K.ika-anohkii na?
Kaawin, nika-pimaahkwepahike.
Kah! Awanen ke-wiici-pimaahkwepahikemac?
Peshik nishtehs ekwa nitinawemaakanak.

Ed

4.

New Vocabulary:

sit

Now write two mini-dialogues that use some of the material about seasons and days of the
week that you have learned in this lesson.

er

5.

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

"He/she is playing hockey."
"I am playing hockey."
"You are playing hockey."
"They are playing hockey."
"Play hockey with him."
"I am playing hockey with him."
"You are playing hockey with him."
"He/she is playing hockey with him/her."

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

(a)

(b)

La

(

Pimaahkwepahike
Nipimaahkwepahike
Kipimaahkwepahike
Pimaahkwepahikewak
Wiici-pimaahkwepahikem
Ni wiici-pimaahkwepahikemaa
Kiwiici-pimaahkwepahilcemaa
Owiici-pimaahkwepahikemaan

Working with a partner practice some of the questions and answers in #2 and #3 above. When
you are done that, work with your partner to read the dialogues in #4, and also the dialogues
that you wrote yourself.
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Exercise F
Months of the Year

0

The months of the year are animate nouns.

Questions and Answers with months of the year:

io

at

uc

of

Different communities and different dialects might have a different way of naming
of the months. Check with speakers as you progress in learning the Native language.

cu
l

Aanahpii ke-ishaayan amihko-saakahikaniink?
Nika-ishaa mekwaac pimankisoc(t) ociimitoo-piihsim.

Fa

Aanahpii ke-ishaayan amihko-saakahikaniink?
Nika-ishaa mekwaac pimankisoc(t) kaa-tahkwekisoc-piihsim.

sit

y

Aanahpii ke-ishaayan amihko-saakahikaniink?
Nika-ishaa mekwaac pimankisoc(t) mikisiiwi-piihsim.

0

ni
v

er

Aanahpii ke-ishaayan amihko-saakahikaniink?
Nika-ishaa mekwaac pimankisoc(t) nihki-piihsim.

U

Aanahpii ke-ishaayan amihko-saakahikaniink?
Nika-ishaa mekwaac pimankisoc(t) mahko-piihsim.

ke

he

ad

Aanahpii ke-ishaayan amihko-saakahikaniink?
Nika-ishaa mekwaac pimankisoc(t) saakipakaawi-piihsim.
Aanahpii ke-ishaayan amihko-saakahikaniink?
Nika-ishaa mekwaac pimankisoc(t) kiishipakaawi-piihsim.
Aanahpii ke-ishaayan amihko-saakahikaniink?
Nika-ishaa mekwaac pimankisoc(t) atihtemini-piihsim.

La

2.

kiishipakaawi-piihsim
atihtemini-piihsim
waahtepakiiwi-piihsim
pinaahkwiiwi-piihsim
kashkatinoo-piihsim
makohshe-kiishikani-piihsim

ty

Note:

•
•
•
•
•
•

ociimitoo-piihsim
kaa-tahkwekisoc-piihsim
mikisiiwi-piihsim
nihki-piihsim
mahko-piihsim
saakipakaawi-piihsim

Ed

•
•
•
•
•
•

n

I. In this exercise, you will be studying how to use these twelve words in simple sentence form.
Listen carefully as the instructor says them. Notice that each name for a month contains the
noun piihsim. which means •sun' or 'moon'. Sections I and 2 translations are on page 109 &amp; 110.

Aanahpii ke-ishaayan amihko-saakahikaniink?
Nika-ishaa mekwaac pimankisoc(t) waahtepakiiwi-piihsim.

Aanahpii ke-ishaayan amihko-saakahikaniink?
Nika-ishaa mekwaac pimankisoc(t) pinaahkwiiwi-piihsim.
Aanahpii ke-ishaayan amihko-saakahikaniink?
Nika-ishaa mekwaac pimankisoc(t) kashkatinoo-piihsim.
Aanahpii ke-ishaayan amihko-saakahikaniink?
Nika-ishaa mekwaac pimankisoc(t) makohshe-kiishikani-piihsim.

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If you are asking questions with the question word aanahpii, the question may refer to the

3.

past, present or the future. The questions in #2 above were all in the future, and,so they used
the conjunct form of the future tense prefix, which is ke-.

r

Aanahpii ke-ishaayan mahko-saakahikaniink?
When will you go to Bear Lake?

n

The main verb of the answer will have the independent form of the future tense prefix, which is ka( when there is a preceding person prefix).

io

Nika-ishaa mekwaac pimankisoc(t) mikisiiwi-piihsim.

uc

at

I will go during Eagle Month ('March').

Ed

It is also possible to ask a similar question about something that happened in the past. The verb has
the conjunct form of the past tense prefix, which is kaa-kii-.

of

Aanahpii kaa-kii-ishaayan Mahko-saakahikaniink?

ty

The main verb of the answer will have the independent form of the past tense prefix, which is kii-.

cu
l

Nikii-isbaa mekwaac kaa-kii-pimankisoc(t) mikisiiwi-piihsim.

It is also possible to ask a question in which there is no specified reference to time.

y

(

Fa

I went during Eagle Month ('March').

sit

Aanahpii eshaayan Mahko-saakahikaniink?

er

When are you going to Bear Lake?

U

ni
v

In this type of question you may find that the first vowel of the basic verb changes to the sound e.
For example, in the previous sentence the basic verb is ishaa, but in this type of question it is
pronounced eshaayan.

ad

The main verb of the answer will not have any tense prefix.

he

Nitishaa mekwaac pimankisoc(t) nihki-piihsim.

ke

I'm going during April.

La

Working with a partner, ask and answer questions about when your partner:
•
•
•
•

L

went some place
will go some place
is going some place
wants to go some place (hint: remember that the prefix waa- is used in this type of question
and wii- in the answer.)

Take turns with your partner.

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Notice that in the previous sentences we were asking someone when they were doing something,
that is, with a second-person subject ('you'). Now, we can also ask someone when.someone else is
doing something, that is, with a third-person subject ('he' or 'she'). The following example is in the
past tense.

0

Aanahpii kaa-kii-ishaac(t) Mahko-saakahikaniink.
When did he go to Bear Lake?

io

n

As you might expect the main verb has the independent past tense prefix kii•.

uc

at

Kii-ishaa mekwaac kaa-pimankisonic(t) atihtemini-piihsimoon.
He went during Ripe-Berry Month ('August').

of

Ed

Notice however, that the second verb pimankisonic(t), which means 'be during the month of has
and extra suffix ni which does not appear in the previous sentences. This is another obviative suffix
which occurs on Animate Intransitive verbs.

In sentences where both Intransitive verbs have third-person subjects, the second verb must be

Second-person

Subject of second verb
First-person
Second-person

Second verb obviative?

Fa

Subject of first verb
First-person

cu
l

ty

marked with the obviative suffix. Here is a chart which illustrates the possibilities.

Third person

YES

sit

y

Third-person

NO
NO

0

ni
v

er

Notice also that the subject of the second verb (the word for 'moon') has an extra suffix oon which
was not present in the previous sentences. This is also an obviative suffix.

U

The same pattern can be seen in the answer to the following question which is in the present.

he

ad

Aanahpii esbaac(t) Mabko-saakahikaniink?
Ta-ishaa mekwaac pimankisonic(t) waahtepakiiwi-piihsimoon.
He will go during September.

went some place
will go some place
is going some place
wants to go some place

La

•
•
•
•

ke

Working with a partner, ask and answer questions about when someone else:

Take turns with your partner. You can write your answers if you find it helpful.

0
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Exercise G

We have learned that in Ojibwe there are four different verb classes: Animate Intransitive, Inanimate Intransitive, Transitive Animate, and Transitive Inanimate. Each of these four verb types
can occur in different types of sentence structures in which they may require different sets of
prefixes or suffixes. Remember that we have learned that prefixes and suffixes added to verbs
indicate who is doing the action and whether there is one or more than one person involved. Each of
these sets is referred to as a verb order. There are three separate verb orders.

n

r

Independent and Conjunct Verbs

uc

at

io

• Independent - used with verbs that can stand alone and express a complete thought
• Conjunct - used with verbs that can't stand alone and in certain types of questions
• Imperative - used to form commands

of

Ed

Each of the four different verb clauses can appear in any of the three orders (except that Inanimate
Intransitive verbs do not have Imperative forms). Below we will review some Animate Intransitive
verbs in the Independent Order.

Niwii-nantawencike waapank.

ty

(independent verb)

cu
l

An independent verb can also appear in a question that can be answered by a "yes" or "no".

(independent verb)

y

In this exercise, you are going to translate some sentences in Ojibwe listed below. Underline

sit

1.

er

the independent verbs. Translations are on page 110.

ni
v

a. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I will go later.

b. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

U

Did you leave yesterday?

C. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ad

The boy is hungry.

he

d. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ke

Your dog was sick the day before yesterday.

e. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - It rained yesterday.
f. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

La

(

Fa

Kitanohkii ina noonkom kaa-kiishikaak?

It will be snowing the day after tomorrow.

Think of your own two sentences to write below. Check your answers with the instructor.

Review the sentences you just wrote. Is each one a complete statement? _ _ _ _ __
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Now, let us look at Animate Intransitive verbs being used in a slightly different way. You will
notice these sentences do not give a complete thought. These verbs are in the Conjunct Order.
Very often verbs in the Conjunct Order will have a special modifier that comes before them. Some
of these are particles, separate words that never have any prefixes or suffixes added to them.

Q

while/during
if
when

Mekwaac
K.iishpin
Ahpii

uc

at

after
before

lshkwaaMwaye- or e-mwaye-

Mekwaac kii-nipaayaan.

Ed

Example:

io

n

As well, some of these are preverbs, modifiers that are always directly followed by a verb. Preverbs
are always written with a following hyphen.

(conjunct verb)

of

In this exercise, you are going to translate the incomplete sentences listed below into Ojibwe.
Underline the conjunct verbs. Translations are on page 110.

ty

2.

cu
l

a. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - After I am done sleeping,

While I was working yesterday,

Fa

b. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

sit

Before I went home,

y

C. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

0

d. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ni
v

er

If I am hungry,

e. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

U

When I am working,

DISCUSSION:

Now, let's put two sentences together with independent verb and conjunct verb. First, let's do
one example together.
··

ke

3.

he

ad

Review the sentences you wrote. Can these verbs occur on their own?_ _ _ _ _ __
These verbs are called Conjunct Order Verbs.

La

Mekwaac kii-nipaayaan, nitayihsh kii-maacaa.
While I was sleeping, my dog left.

Let's analyze this sentence one more time.

Mej;waac kii~aavaan. nitayi~kii-maacaa.
~~
·11\
~~

past
conjunct conjunct I possessive noun past independent
tense
verb
ending I prefix
tense
verb
(statement is not complete- must be joined
I
(Complete statement)
with another main sentence)
Particle

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In this exercise, you are going to translate the sentences listed below into Ojibwe. Underline the
independent and conjunct order verbs. Translations are o~ page 110.

a. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - After I am done working, I will go home.

b. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 will go later when I am done eating.
C. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

io

n

If I get hungry, I will go home.

at

d. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My mother left while I was playing.

Here is a chart which compares the Animate Intransitive verb nipaa 'sleep' in the Independent
and Conjunct Order, for the first-, second-, and third-person singular forms. Prefixes and
suffixes are in bold.

First-person
Second-person

Fa

nipaa

nipaayan

nipaac(t)

y

Third-person

sit

In the following chart we can see the prefixes and suffixes by themselves.

Second-person

Conjunct
yaan

ki

yan
c(t)

ad

U

Third-person

Independent
ni

er
ni
v

First-person

ke

he

The conjunct singular endings in the charts above can be added to any Al verb stem that ends in a
vowel. There are many Al verbs that end in the sound m. For these stems the singular conjunct
endings are slightly different. Here is a chart that compares the verb minwentam "be glad" in the
Independent and Conjunct Order.

La

(

kinipaa

Conjunct
nipaayaan

cu
l

Independent
ninipaa

ty

of

4.

Ed

uc

e. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 drank some water before I went to sleep.

First-person

Second-person
Third-person

Independent

Conjunct

niminwentaan
kiminwentaan

minwentamaan
minwentaman

minwentam

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In the fol1owing chart we can see the prefixes and suffixes by themselves.

First-person
Second-person

0

Conjunct
aan
an

Independent
ni
ki

k

Third-person

uc

at

io

n

Similarly, if an Al verb ends in the consonant n, the form of the conjunct endings is slightly
different. Here is a chart that compares the verb takohshin "arrive" in the Indepenent and Conjunct
Order.

Conjunct

Ed

Independent

takohshini yaan
takohshiniyan

nitakohsin

First-person
Second-person

of

kitakohshin

takohshink

takohshin

cu
l

ty

Third-person

Fa

In the following chart we can see the prefixes and suffixes by themselves.

y

Independent
ni
ki

er

sit

First-person
Second-person

iyaan
iyan
k

0

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

Third-person

Conjunct

0
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Exercise H

r

. More Independent and Conjunct Verbs
Here are more sentences to translate in Native language. Make sure you understand and
recognize the independent and conjunct verbs as you go along doing this exercise. Underline
the Independent Verbs with one line and the conjunct verbs with two lines. Translations are
on page 111.

n

a.

io

While I was sleeping, my spouse left.

at

b.

uc

After I finish working, I will be going home.
C.

Ed

I want to go before it rains.
d.

of

If you are hungry, eat some moose meat.
e.

ty

I was happy when you came home.

cu
l

f.
g.
h.

sit

I want to eat before I work.

er

i.

ni
v

Before I go to sleep, I want to drink water.
j.

U

When I finish eating, I will go.

k.

ad

When you finish working, go home.

he

1.

While you were playing, your dog left.

ke

m.

If you don't come, I will be angry.

La

(

y

I will call her after I finish eating.

Fa

Tell him when you want to leave tomorrow.

n.

After you are done hunting, come home.

0.

While you were sick, I arrived.

p.
I will leave when you are done cooking.

q.
Before I begin singing, I want to drink water.

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M

r. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - When do you want to go home?

0

s. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 want to work when you are done sleeping.
t. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

0

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

If you are afraid, get up!

0
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Colours

Exercise I

Here are some words that are used to describe colours.
Here are two sets of words listed below. Listen carefully as your instructor says them.
Translations are on page 111.

Inanimate

C.

d.

b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

g.

waapaa
mahkatewaa
oshaawashkwaa
aniipiiwaa
miskwaa
osaawaa
waapihsahaa

Ed

e.
f.
g.

a.

waapisi
mahkatewisi
oshaawashkosi
aniipiiwisi
miskosi
osaawisi
waapihsahisi

n

a.
b.

io

Animate

at

1.

uc

(

In Ojibwe the colour words are verbs. The words in the first column are Animate Intransitive verbs,
Asking about colours If the thing you are asking about is animate, your question should look

ty

2.

of

while the ones in the second column are Inanimate Intransitive verbs.

cu
l

like this.

What colour is (animate)?

Aan enasinaasoc(t)?

Fa

What colour is the sock?

y

The answer would be:

sit

(

For example:
Aan enasinaasoc(t) ashikan?

The sock is white.

Waapisi ashikan.

ni
v

er

Or simply,
Waapisi.

It is white.

U

A variation on this question would be:

What colour is your sock?
My sock is white.

ke

he

ad

Aan enasinaasoc(t) kitashikan?
Answer:
Waapisi nitashikan.

La

If the thing you are asking about is inanimate, your question should look like this:
Aan enasinaahtek?
For example:
Aan enasinaahtek mahkisin?

What colour is the (inanimate)?
What colour is the shoe?

An answer would be:
Mahkatewaa mahkisin.
~

Orsimply,
Mahkatewaa.

The shoe is black.

It is black.

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A variation on this question would be:
What colour is your shoe?

Aan enasinaahtek kimahkisin?
Answer:
Mahkatewaa nimahkisin.

My shoe is black.

Twenty nouns you have already learned are listed below. Using different nouns from the list
below, ask questions about their colour, using the appropriate question forms that we have
learned in this lesson. Write the questions in the first column. Then in the second column,
give an answer that uses the appropriate form of the colour verb. The first two examples have
been done for you. Corrections will be done by the instructor in class.

b.

Aan enasinaahtek ciimaan?

Aniipiiwaa ciimaan.

Fa
sit

y

d.

ni
v

f.

g.

U

h.

La

ke

he

ad

i.

m.

0

er

e.

I.

Ed

Mahkatewisi maank.

c.

k.

of

ty

Aan enasinaasoc(t) maank?

pinaahkwaan
cumaan
pimihsewin
waapoyaan
waahkaahikan

cu
l

a.

j.

ashikan
pakwaan
micihkaawan
kihcipison
mitaahs

maacii-kitowin
shooniyaawash
pahkweshikan
makoot
ashtotin

maank
wiikwaahs
piinahikan
masinahikan
koohkoohkohoo

uc

at

io

n

3.

0

n.
o.
p.

0
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r

4.

Now do the same as in the previous exercise, only this time using the possessive forms of the
nouns. The first two examples have been done for you. Corrections will be done by the
instructor in class.

a.

Aan enasinaasoc(t) kimaankom?

Mahkatewisi nimaankom.

b.

Aan enasinaahtek kiciimaan?

Aniipiiwaa niciimaan.

c.

io

n

d.

at

e.

uc

f.

Ed

g.

of

h.

ty

l.

cu
l

J.
k.

sit

y

m.

er

n.

ni
v

0.

U

p.

ad

Working with a partner, ask your partner questions about the colour of items listed in this
exercise or other items you have learned. Take turns asking and answering these questions.

ke

he

5.

La

(

Fa

1.

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Exercise J
Descriptions
In this exercise you will be learning Animate Intransitive Verbs used for describing people.
There are seventeen words listed below. Listen carefully as your instructor repeats them.

10.
11.

12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.

n

io

at

y

In this exercise, you will be learning how to form questions and answers using the descriptive..
terms above. The question in 2a below means "What does he/she look like?" while the
question in 2b means "What is his/her hair like?" A typical answer for each one is given
below.

Q

Answer
Kinokaapawi.
Kinwaanihkwe.

U

Question
Aan eshinaakosic(t)?
Aan enaanihkwec(t)?

ad

a.
b.

ni
v

er

sit

2.

uc

9.

Ed

8.

of

5.

6.
7.

He/she is tall.
He/she is short.
He/she is fat.
He/she is skinny.
He/she is stocky/chubby.
He/she has long hair.
He/she has short hair.
He/she has curly hair.
He has a beard.
He has a mustache.
He/she has black hair.
He/she has brown hair.
He/she has red hair.
He/she has white/grey hair.
He/she is good-looking, handsome, pretty.
He/she is bad-looking.
He/she looks nice, looks good.

Kinokaapawi
Tahkohkaapawi/Tahkoosi
Aacipo
Paawanii
Pitikosi
Kinwaanihkwe
Tahkwaanihkwe
Tihtipanaweyaanihkwe
Miihshitoone
Miihsaweshkishii
Mahkatewaanihkwe
Osaawaanihkwe
Miskwaanihkwe
Waapanihkwe
Takahkinaakosi
Maci-naakosi
Minonaakosi/Mino-naakosi

ty

2.
3.
4.

0

cu
l

1.

Fa

1.

La

ke

he

Your instructor will make available to you several pictures of different people. Working with a
partner ask and answer questions about the people shown in the pictures using the questions and
descriptive terms you have learned in this lesson.

0
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3

5

7

4

sit

y

9

12

U

ni
v

er

,,,-,

15

14

ke

he

ad

13

La

(

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

1

17

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3.

In this exercise, you will be learning how to expand the questions and answers by using verbs
and nouns that you already know. Some examples are ~iven for you below.

a)

Q.
A.

Aan eshinaakosic(t) kitootem?
Kinokaapawi, waapaanihkwe ekwa takahkinaakosi.

b)

Q.
A.

Aan enaanihkwec(t) k.imaamaa?
Kinwaanihkwe ekwa waapaanihkwe.

c)

Q.
A.

Aan eshinaakosic(t) kiwiiciiwaakan?
Tihtipanaweyaanihkwe, osaawaanihkwe ekwa takahkinaakosi.

d)

Q.
A.

Aan enaanihkwec(t) kitaanihs?
Tahkwaanihkwe ekwa miskwaanihkwe.

a)

Q.
A.

What does your friend look like?
He/she is tall. grey hair and good looking.

b)

Q.
A.

What colour is your mother's hair?
She has long hair and grey hair.

c)

Q.
A.

What does your spouse look like?
He/she has currie hair, brown hair and good looking.

d)

Q.
A.

What does your daughter look like?
She has short hair and red hair.

4.

Write some of your own questions and answers. For speaking practice, work with a partner
using the sections 1, 2 and 3 plus the ones you have just completed. Pay particular attention to
the pronunciation. Repeat several times by taking turns.

0

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

0

0
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Exercise A

r

Review Kinds of Verbs

'

So far, you have learned how to write simple sentences with AI, II, TA, and TI verbs in the
independent and conjunct order.
l.

Let's translate some of the sentences listed below. Corrections are on page 112.

Animate Intransitive Verbs:

n

A. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

at

io

Jason was working yesterday.
B._________________________________
_

uc

Sally is sick today.
c.________________________________
_

Ed

Mary will be going home.

of

Inanimate Intransitive Verbs:
A. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

ty

It costs
dollar.
B._ _
_ _one
__
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

cu
l

The house is red.
c.______________________________
_

y

Transitive Animate Verbs:

A._________________________________

sit

(

Fa

The food tastes good.

er

I saw a moose yesterday in the bush.
B.________________________________
_

ni
v

Aie you looking for a dog?
c._______________________________
_

U

I will cook some fish today.

ad

Transitive Inanimate Verbs:

he

A. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
I am cooking some moose meat.

ke

B.________________________________

La

Bring the cup!
c.________________________________
_
Put the plate on the kitchen table.

Independent and Conjunct Verbs:

A._________________________________
I want to go before it rains.
B._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

c c._____________________
Aie you going home when you finish working?

While I was sleeping, she arrived.
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Exercise B
Obviation
What is an Obviative?
An obviative is a form of a word (noun, pronoun, or verb) that makes a distinction between third
persons in a conversation, narrative or legend.

0

Animate nouns with third-person possessor

nitaanihs
kitaanihs
otaanihsan

n

Compare the following three forms of the Ojibwe animate nouns that means 'daughter'.

uc

at

io

My daughter
Your daughter
His/her daughter

of

Ed

Notice that if the 'possessor' (the person whose daughter it is) is third-person ('his/her') there is an
extra ending, called the obviative, on the noun that is not present in the first- and second-person
forms. Whenever an animate noun has a third-person possessor it must have the obviative suffix.

AI verbs with obviative:

My daughter is playing.
Mary's daughter is playing.

Nitaanihs metawe.
Menii otaanihsan metawewan.

Fa

(a)
(b)

cu
l

ty

Now compare the following two sentences which have two different forms of the Ojibwe word that
means 'daughter'.

0

U

Third Person Possessor

ni
v

er

sit

y

Both sentences have a third-person subject ('daughter'). Part of the difference between the two
sentences is that the subject of the first one has a first-person possessor ('my'), while the subject of
the second has a third-person possessor ('Mary'). We see that in the second sentence the verb has
an extra ending wan, which is an obviative ending. Whenever an Animate Intransitive verb has a
third-person subject which has a third-person possessor, the verb must have the obviative ending.
The diagram below illustrates the structure of this type of obviative sentence.

ad

M~aughter is playing.

Menii otaan)hsm metawewan.

he

Further Third- Person
Possessed

~ t i v e suffix

La

ke

(obviative noun)

What is the SUBJECT of the VERB?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.is the subject of the verb.
(Menii) {Otaanihsan)
Example:

Menii otaanihsan metawewan.
-~Ob'.v1at1ve
Suffixes

0
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Review Exercise:

r

1.

Write the following sentences in Ojibwe. Underline the noun suffixes (an) and the verb
suffixes (wan). Corrections are on page 112.

a.
Sarah's grandmother is sleeping.
b.

io

n

John's (older) brother is hunting.

at

C.

uc

Bonnie's son is eating.

Ed

d.

of

Peter's dog is hungry.

cu
l

Susan's (younger) sister is going away (leaving).
f.

Fa

Samson's friend is sick.
g.

sit

y

Anna's grandfather is working.

er

h.

ni
v

Jane's (older) sister is angry.
i.

U

Debbie's father is getting out of bed.

ad

j.

Rewrite some of the sentences above using Past, Present and Future tenses.

ke

2.

he

Ruby's husband is making (building) a fire.

La

(

ty

e.

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Exercise C
More AI Verbs with Obviative Subjects
We will continue to examine some more examples to study what features an obviative has.

0

Third Person
Possessor

\~daughter is playing.

io
at

~iative ·

Suffix

uc

Further Third-Person
Possessed

n

-Otaanihsan
I - metawewan.
-

of

Ed

(obviative noun)

ty

What is the SUBJECT of the VERB?

cu
l

OTAANIHSAN is the subject of the verb.

Fa

Example:

er

0

ni
v

Review exercise. In this exercise some of the sentences have obviative subjects while others
do not. Check the previous section if you need to review these different types of subjects.
Where present, underline the noun suffixes (an) and the verb suffixes (wan). Corrections are
on page 113.

he

a.

ad

U

1.

Suffixes

sit

~

ProLminal
Prefix

y

Qtaanihsin metawewan

b.

ke

Her friend is going home.

La

My friend is going home.

c.
His dog is sleeping.
d.
My dog is sleeping.

0

e.

My son is sick.
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r

f.

Her son is sick.
g.
His mother is cooking.
h.

io

n

My mother is cooking.

at

1.

uc

Her sock is black.

Ed

J.

Rewrite some of the sentences above using Past and Future tenses.

Fa

cu
l

ty

2.

of

My sock is black.

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

(

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Exercise D

II Verbs with Obviative
In this exercise, we will continue studying how to form sentences using Inanimate Intransitive verbs
with obviative endings

Q

The structure of the second sentence is illustrated in Example l(a).

/

sit

0

er

What is the subject of the .Ym2?

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

Mary's food tastes good.
Menii omiicimi..m minohpikwanini.

F ~ Third-person
(Obviative noun)

at

of

Third Person Possessor

uc

My food tastes good.
Mary's food tastes good.

Nimiicimim minohpikwan.
Menii omiicimim minohpikwanini.

Ed

(a)
(b)

io

n

Just like Animate Intransitive verbs, Inanimate Intransitive verbs may have a subject that has a thirdperson possessor. In this case, there is no obviative suffix on the noun. However, the II verb will
have an obviative suffix ini (or ni if the verb ends in a vowel). Compare the following two sentences:

ni
v

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the subject of the verb.
(Mary) (food)

U

Example #1 (b) presents more information about this sentence.

he

ad

~icimim

Inanimate P~ssive ~erb ~iative
Noun
Suffix
Suffix

La

ke

Pronominal
Prefix

minohpikwanini.

0
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I.

r

Review Exercise:
Translate the following sentences into Ojibwe. Underline the Verb suffixes (ni). Corrections
are on page 113.

a.
Her coat is yellow.
b.

n

His house is white.

io

C.

Joan's hat is black.

at

d.

uc

Bruce's gun is broken.
e.

Ed

John's plane is red.

f.

of

His axe is sharp.

g.

ty

Susan's food is hot.

cu
l

h.

Matthew's canoe is green.

Fa

i.

Sally's camera is grey.

j.

y

Peter's shirt is brown.

sit

(

er

Note: These are some of the Il verbs in the sentences above:

Translate the following sentences below. Indicate beside each sentence which is an AI Verb
and which is an IT Verb. Underline the obviative endings. The first two have been done for
you. Corrections are on page 113.

ke

he

2.

ad

U

ni
v

• sharp - kaashaa
• be hot - kishite
• nice
- minwaahshin

a.

La

VAiorVIl

b.

VAI

VII

Opiinahikan piikoshkaani
Her purse is broken.

Saanii omihsens!!l kiiwewan
Sally's (older) sister is going home.

c._ _ __
His car is red.
~

d._ _
John's canoe is blue.

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e.
Her son is running.

1

0

f.

Joyce's dog is walking.
g.

His shoe's are brown.
h.

n

Henry's tent is hot.

io

i.

at

My grandmother's tipi is cold.

uc

j.

Nancy's daughter is coming home.

Ed

k.
Her car is stopped.

of

I.

ty

His dog is going downhill.

cu
l

Think of four sentences of your own to write in the spaces provided below.

Fa

a. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

--------------------------------------------------

sit

y

b._ __ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _

0

er

--------------------------------------------------

ni
v

c._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

U

--------------------------------------------------

ad

d._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

La

ke

he

--------------------------------------------------

0
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Exercise E
TA Verbs with Obviative
{

Transitive Animate with a Specified Object.
Tansitive Animate verbs may also have obviative forms. Compare the following two sentences
which both have an animate grammatical object.
Nipaashk.iswaa moos.
Ciimii Qpaashkiswaan moosQQJ!.

I'm shooting the moose.
Jimmy is shooting a moose.

n

(a)
(b)

of

Ed

uc

at

io

Both sentences have a third-person animate grammatical object ('moose'). The first sentence has a
first-person grammatical subject ('I'). The second sentence has a third-person grammatical subject
("Jimmy'). Notice that the second sentence has an extra ending non the verb and an ending oon on
the object noun. Both of these are obviative endings. In a sentence with a Transitive Animate verb
if both the subject and the object are third-person, then one of them must be obviative. In the type
of sentence presented here, it is the object that is obviative.

ty

Listen and look carefully as the instructor goes through the example sentence below.

cu
l

Jimmy is shooting a moose.
Ciimii o
hki waan moosoon.

Fa

ru!

(

S~fied~eNoun

TA verb

y

Person
Subject

Suffix

sit

Object

er

Obviative
Verb
Suffix

Before doing the exercises, make sure you understand the examples above. Underline the
Noun and Verb suffixes. Corrections are on page 114.

U

1.

ni
v

Pronominal
Prefix

ad

a. ___________________________________

he

Rose is eating bread.

ke

b.___________________________________

La

John is cooking a partridge.
c._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Bob is looking for an animal.

d. ___________________________________
James is feeding his dog.

e.___________________________________
Tony loves his son.
f. ___________________________________
\;::;

Susan is visiting her friend. (within community)
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g. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Peter is talking to his mother.

h._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Thomas knows Sally.

0

i._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Maggie is snaring a rabbit.
j._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

io

n

Steven is trapping a beaver.

Now, try to write two or three sentences of your own with obviative endings and using the
Past, Present and Future tenses.

3.

For speaking practice, get someone to work with you taking turns by repeating the sentences
in section 1 (a-j).

0

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

2.

0
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Exercise F

r

Tl Verbs with Obviative

Transitive Inanimate with a Specified Object.
Listen and look carefully as the instructor goes through the example sentence below.

io

ty

a.
Joyce is looking after the house.

cu
l

b.

Fa

Allen dropped the gun.
C.

y

Mary is looking at the lake.

d.

sit

(

at
Ed

Before doing the exercises, make sure you understand the example above. Underline the
Verb obviative suffixes. Corrections are on page 114.

of

1.

Obviative Noun
Suffix

uc

r

First/
TI\erb
Spelfied
Third
Object
Person
Obviative
Pronominal
Verb
Suffix
Prefix

n

Anna is cutting a meat.
Aana okiishkishaa ~

e.

ni
v

Tony loves the house.

er

Sam is cooking some moose meat.

f.

U

Peter is taking an outboard motor.
g.

he

h.

ad

Susan is writing a book.

ke

Albert is using a canoe.
1.

j.

La

Rose is cutting meat.

Joe is thinking about the plane.

~

2.

Now, try to write two or three sentences of your own with obviative endings and using the
Past, Present and Future Tenses.

3.

For speaking practice, get someone to work with you taking turns by repeating the sentences
in section I (a-j).

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Exercise G
Independent Ver~s
So far, we have been looking at sentences with verbs that can stand alone, and express a complete
thought. Below are more sentences of these kind. The sentences are written in English. Translate
them into the Native language. Corrections are on page 114.
1.

Q

Review exercise for Independent Order verbs.

n

a.

io

He wants to go hunting tomorrow.

at

b.

uc

Are you going today?
C.

Ed

I found your dog yesterday.
d.

of

I will talk to you later.
e.

ty

She wants to go home soon.

cu
l

f.
They are leaving right away.

Fa

g.
h.

sit

We will go later. (Exclusive)

y

We will g~ later. (Inclusive)

er

i.

0

ni
v

Are you going to work tomorrow? (Plural)
j.

U

When did he/she arrive?

La

ke

he

ad

Note: Review the translations you just wrote. Is each one a complete statement?_ _ __
Underline the Independent verbs.

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2.

r

Review exercise for verbs that cannot stand alone. These are called Conjunct Verbs.
Translate each of the following incomplete sentences !nto Ojibwe and underline the conjunct
verbs.
Corrections are on page 115.
a.
While I was working.

n

b.

io

If he/she comes soon.

at

C.

uc

When you arrive,

d.

Ed

After you finish eating,
e.

of

Before it rains,
f.

ty

If they come,

cu
l

g.

(Plural)

While you're gone,

Fa

h.

(Inclusive)

(

i.
j.

Think of your own sentences to write below.

U

3.

ni
v

Before I sleep.

(Exclusive)

er

sit

After we have done working,

y

When we arrive, (over there)

ad

a. _________________________________

he

b .._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

ke

c .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

La

d._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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Exercise H
,Independent and Conjunct Verbs

In this review exercise, we will put two clauses together. The clauses are written in English.
Translate them into the Severn dialect. Underline the conjunct verbs once and the independent
verbs twice. Corrections are on page 115.

Q

a.. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

io

n

I'll leave before it rains.
b . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

at

Are you going home after the snow falls?

uc

c._________________________________
While he was working. his spouse left.

Ed

d. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

of

If it costs too much, don't buy it.
e._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

cu
l

ty

After we eat, we will go. (Inclusive}
f . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
After I ate, she arrived.

Fa

g.

If the weather is nice, I will be coming home soon.

y

h.

sit

I will work if the weather is nice.
1.

0

er

When do you want to go home?

ni
v

j.

I will go home when the weather is nice.

U

k.

ad

When did he leave?

I.

ke

m.

he

After you left, the baby cried.
Do you want to work before the snow falls?

n.

La

1.

If you sick, I will sick too.

o.
I will go home after I have finished working.

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2.

r

Think of your own sentences to write below.

a. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

b._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
c._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

d . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

(

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Exercise I
More Independent and Conjunct Verbs
We have already learned that in sentences containing several clauses, verbs that are in the Conjunct
Order will frequently have a particle or a preverb before them.

Q

after
before

io

Preverbs
ishkwaamwaye-

at

if
while/during
when
when?

of

Ed

uc

Particles
kiishpin
mekwaac.
ahpii
aanahpii?

n

Here is the list of the particles and preverbs.

ty

We are going to continue to do some more exercises joining Independent Clauses and Conjunct
Clauses.

In this review exercise, the sentences are written in Severn Ojibwe. Please translate them into

cu
l

1.

Fa

English. Corrections are on page 115.

Conjunct Clause

Independent Clause
Nikiiwe
b.
C.

kiishpin mino-kiishikaak?

Ebe, nika-anohkii waapank

kiishpin mino-kiishikaak.

ad

he

mekwaac sookihpwaninink.

K.ika-pootawenaawaa na

mwaye-kimiwank?

La

g.

ke

Ta-maacaawak
f.

0

U

K.ika-anohkii na waapank
d.
e.

ahpii ishkwaa-anohkiiyaan.
ahpii ishkwaa-wiihsiniyank.

ni
v

K.ika-kiiwemin (incl.)

er

sit

y

a.

Nilcii-nanaantawaapamaamin (excl.)

mekwaac kii-tipihkaak.

Ta-maacaa

ahpii ishkwaa-aahkosic.

Niwii-wiihsin

mwaye-anohkiiyaan.

K.iwii-nanaantawaapamaa na kitaanihs

mwaye-tipihkaak?

h.
i.
J.

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�INTERMEDIATE OJIBWE · UNIT 1; LESSON 5
2.

In the following exercise each of the verbs in the first column is in the conjunct. The
corresponding verb in the second column expresses the same person and number but is in the
independent. Translate each of them into English so that you can compare the differences in
meaning. Then underline each verb and circle the preverbs and particle. Sections 2 and 3
corrections are on page 116.

Independent Clause

Conjunct Clause
a.

nipaa

Ishkwaa-anohkiic,

anohkii

Mekwaac kii-wiihsiniyan,

niwiihsin

Mwaye-pootawewaac

pootawewak

n

Ahpii nipaac,

at

io

b.

Ed

d.

of

e.

(already a complete thought.)

ty

Aanahpii waa-k.iiweyan?

Now try translating the following complete Severn Ojibwe sentences into English.

cu
l

3.

uc

c.

y

Nika-ayamihaa ahpii ishkwaa-wiihsiniyaan.
b. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

er

sit

Kika-ayamihaa na ahpii ishkwaa-wiihsiniyan?
c._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Oka-ayamihaan na ahpii ishkwaa-wiihsinic(t)?

ni
v

d. _________________________________

U

Nik.ii-.kiiwemin ahpii kaa-ishkwaa-sookihpwank. (exclusive)
e., _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

________________________________

ad

Kiishpin kimiwak kaawin nika-maacaahsiimin. (exclusive)

{.,

he

Kika-minihkwemin na ahpii ishkwaa-nipaayank? (inclusive)

ke

g.__________________________________
Mekwaac kii-tipihkaak niwiiciiwaakan k.ii-kiimooci-maacaa.

h. __________________________________

La

(

Fa

a. __________________________________

__________________________________
Mekwaac kii-anohkiiyaan nitayihsh kii-nipo.

).,

Niwii-niim mwaye-wiihsiniyaan.

J·---------------------------------Kiwii-pimipahtoo na mwaye-nipaayan?

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�INTERMEDIATE OJIBWE · UNIT 1; LESSON 6
Unit 1 Review Section
This lesson contains review materials for Lessons 1 through 5. For most of the exercises your
instructor will dictate words or sentences for you to write. You can do the first review exercise for
Lesson 5 on your own. You may find it helpful to review your notes and lessons before trying the
review materials in this section.

0

n

Lesson I Review Test: Twenty-Four Items

maank

loon

na

13.

2.

wiikwaahs

birchbark

ni

14.
15.

Fa

3.

16.

4.

17.

sit

y

5.

er

19.

ni
v

7.

20.

U

8.

21.

ad

9.

22.

he

10.

ke

23.
24.

La

12.

0

18.

6.

11.

Gender

ty

1.

Translation

cu
l

Translation

of

Noun

Gender

Noun

Ed

uc

at

io

Your instructor will say twenty-four items from the vocabulary you have learned in Lesson L Listen carefully as the instructor says each noun. For each word your instructor says, please write it in
Ojibwe, write the English translation, and write 'the gender of the Ojibwe word. The spaces are
provided for you below. The first two responses have been done for you. Corrections are on page
117.

Note: Be sure to check your Ojibwe spelling after you have written the words!

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�INTERMEDIATE OJIBWE - UNIT 1; LESSON 6
Lesson 2 Review Test: How Much Does It Cost?

Translation

Native Language

one cent

peshik piiwaapihkohsh

uc

1.

Ed

2.
3.

of

4.

ty

5.

cu
l

6.

Fa

7.

y

8.

sit

9.

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

10.

La

(

n

Listen carefully as the instructor says each word. For each word your instructor says, please
write it in Ojibwe and give the English translation. The space is provided for you below. The
first one has been done for you. Corrections are on page 118.

io

1.

at

r

This review test has two sections. Before you begin, review the words for amounts of money from
one cent to twenty dollars on page 12.

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Useful Expressions:
2.

'

Before you begin, review the words from (a - p) on page 20. Listen carefully as the instructor
says each word. For each word your instructor says, please write it in Ojibwe and give the
English translation. The space is provided for you below. Corrections are on page 119.

Q

Translation

Native Language

n

a.

io

h.

at

c.

uc

d.

Ed

e.

of

f.

ty

e:.

cu
l

h.

Fa

i.
Ii.

sit

y

k

er

I

0

ni
v

m

U

n.

ad

o.

he

p.

La

ke

Note: Check your spelling and translations when you are done.

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�INTERMEDIATE OJIBWE- UNIT 1; LESSON 6
Lesson 3 Review Test: What Are They Doing?

Your instructor will say twelve Animate Intransitive verbs from the vocabulary you have learned on
page 27. Listen carefully as the instructor says each verb. For each word your instructor says,
please write it in Ojibwe and also write the English translation. The spaces are provided for you
below. corrections are on page 120.

Enelish Translation

at

io

Animate Intransitive Verbs

uc

1.

Ed

2.

3.

of

4.

ty

5.

cu
l

6.

Fa

7.

y

8.

sit

9.

ni
v

er

10.

11.

ad

U

12.

ke

he

Note: Check your spelling and translation when you are done.

La

(

n

r

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Possessive Forms of Animate Nouns

Lesson 4 Review Test:

This review test has nine sections. Before you begin, review the spelling and translation of the
words on page 38.

1.

Q

io

n

Listen carefully as the instructor says each word. For each word your instructor says, please
write it in Ojibwe and also write the English translation. Sections 1 and 2 corrections are on
page 121.

Translation

at

Animate Nouns

uc

a.

Ed

b.

of

C.

d.

cu
l

ty

e.
f.

Fa

g.

y

h.

sit

i.

ni
v

er

J.

0

k.

ad

U

l.

La

ke

he

Note: Check your spelling and translation when you have finished.

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�INTERMEDIATE OJIBWE - UNIT 1; LESSON 6
Possessive Forms of Inanimate Nouns:

r

2.

Before you begin, review the spelling and translation of the words on page 38. Listen
carefully as the instructor says each word. For each word your instructor says, please write it
in Severn Ojibwe and also write the English translation.

Translation

Inanimate Nouns

io

n

a.

at

b.

uc

IC

Ed

rl

of

IP

ty

f
ty

cu
l

h

y

i

sit

k.

ni
v

er

I.

ke

he

ad

U

Note: Check your spelling and transition when you have finished.

La

(

Fa

i

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Four Directions:
'

The four directions are particles. Before you begin, review the spelling and translation of the words
on page 43.
Listen carefully as the instructor says each word. For each word your instructor says, please
write it in Ojibwe and also write the English translations. Space is provided for your answers.
Sections 2 and 3 corrections are on page 122.
Translation

io

Four Directions

n

3.

0

uc

at

a.

Ed

b.

of

c.

cu
l

ty

d.

Seasons:

sit

Listen carefully as the instructor says each word. For each word your instructor says, please
write it in Ojibwe and also write the English translations. Space is provided for your answers.

er

4.

y

Fa

The four seasons are Inanimate Intransitive Verbs (VII). Before you begin, review the spelling and
translations of the words on page 45.

Translation

ni
v

Intransitive Inanimate Verb

U

a.

he
ke
La

d.

ad

b.
C.

0

0
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�INTERMEDIATE OJIBWE - UNIT 1; LESSON 6
Days of the Week:
The days of the week are Inanimate Intransitive Verbs (VIl). Before you begin, review the spelling
and translations of the words on page 47.

5.

Listen carefully as the instructor says each word, and then fill in the spaces below. Sections 1
and 2 corrections are on page 123.

Intransitive Inanimate Verb

Translation

n

a.

io

b.

at

C.

uc

d.

Ed

e.
f.

of

e:.

cu
l

ty

Months of the Year:

Listen carefully as the instructor says each word, and then fill in the spaces below.

y

6.

Animate Nouns

ni
v

er

I~

h

U

('

ad

d

f

La

fJ

ke

he

IP

h

sit

(

Fa

The months of the year are Animate Nouns (na). Review the spelling and translation on page 49
before doing the review test.

;
;
Ir

I
~ Note:

Check your spelling when you have done.

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Translation

�INTERMEDIATE OJIBWE - UNIT 1; LESSON 6
Lesson S: Independent and Conjunct Verbs
In this review test, you will be translating sentences into the Native language. Spaces are provided
below for your answers.
7.

0

After completing your translations, the instructor will give you the correct Severn Ojibwe
sentence. Corrections are on page 124.

n

a.

io

After I have done working, I'll be going home.

at

b.

uc

I want to go before it rains.
c.

Ed

While you were playing, your dog left.
d.

of

Tell him when you want to leave tomorrow.
e.

ty

If you are afraid, get up!

cu
l

f.
g.
I'll be leaving after I have done eating.
I want to dance before it snows.

0

er

i.

sit

y

h.

Fa

When do you want to go home?

ni
v

Your son came home while you were sleeping.

J.

U

When do you want to work?

ad

Note to Instructors and students:

La

ke

he

This section somehow got mixed up. As indicated above, this is Lesson 5 review exercise.

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Colours:
(

'

Before you begin, review the spelling and meanings of the words on page 58.
8.

Listen carefully as the instructor says each word. Space is provided below for your answers.
Corrections are on page 125.
Translation

AI verbs

io

n

a.

at

b.

uc

C.

Ed

d.

of

e.

ty

f.

cu
l

1?,.

Translation

y

a.

sit

b.

er

c.

ni
v

d.

U

e.

ad

f.

he

g,

ke

Note: Check your spelling and translation when you have finished.

La

(

Fa

II verbs

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Descriptions:

We have learned some descriptive words which are Animate Intransitive verbs (VAI). Before you
begin, review the spelling and translation of the words on page 61.
9.

Listen carefully as your instructor says each of the descriptive words. Space is provided for
you below. Corrections are on page 126.

Spelling

n

Translation

io

a.

uc

at

b.

Ed

C.

d.

of

e.

ty

f.

cu
l

fl.

Fa

h.

y

i.

sit

j.

ni
v

I.

U

m.

ad

n.

La

ke

he

0.

q.

0

er

k.

p.

Q

Note: Check your spelling and translation when you have finished.

This is the end of UNIT 1; Lessons 1- 6.

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�INTERMEDIATE OJIBWE - UNIT l; REVIEW SECTION
Let's Look Back At What You Have Learned:

Animate Nouns: Translations on this page are on page 127.

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

niyaananwaapihk
ociimitoo-piihsim
okaahs
pahkweshikan
peshik piiwaapihkohsh
peshikoshaap tahswaapihk
peshikwaapihk
peshishooniyaahsh
pinaahkiiwi-piihsim
saankahsoshaap tahswaapihk
saankahswaapihk
sakime
sakipakaawi-piihsim
shooniyaan
tihtipwepishkikan
waahtepakiiwi-piihsim

miikihsi.kwaahson
pakiciwin
pinaahkwaan
piinahikan
shooniyaawash
wiikwaahs

ad

U

ni
v

ahcikanaahtik
ataawikamik
cahkaahtehsicikan
maacii-kitowin
maacishikan
masinaahtehsicikan

sit

y

Inanimate Nouns:

he

Animate Intransitive Verbs:

ke

aacipo
aniipiiwisi
ataawe
ihkwaamaciwe
ihkwaatawe
inakiso
ishi-naakosi
kihkinooharnaake
kihtimi
kinokaapawi

La

(

mitaahswaapihk
name
namekohs
nihki-piihsim
nihsoshaap tahswaapihk
nihswaapihk
niishitana tahswaapihk
niishoshaap tahswaapihk
niishwaahsoshaap tahswaapihk
niishwaahswaapihk
niishwaapihk
niiwaapihk
niiwishaap tahswaapihk
ninkotwaahsoshaap tahswaapihk
ninkotwaahswaapihk
niyaanan piiwaapihkohsh
niyaananoshaap tahswaapihk

Fa

aapih tawaapihk
atihtemini-piihsim
atihkamek
ayinaanewaapihk
ayinaanewishaap tahswaapi hk
cwaapiihsh
kaa-tahkwekisoc-piihsim
kashkatinoo-piihsim
kiishipakawi-piihsim
kinepik
koohkoohkohoo
maank
mahko-piihsim
makohshe-kiishikani-piihsim
memenkwe
mikisiiwi-piihsim
mitaahso piiwaapihkohsh

er

r

Le~ons 1-S

kinwaanihkwe
maci-naakosi
mahkatewaanihkwe
mahkatwisi
miihsaweshkishii
miishitoone
mino-naakosi
miskosi
miskwaanihkwe
naacimiicine

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naanipaawe
naasipii
natawihiwe
osaawaanihkwe
osaawisi
oshaawashkosi
paawanii
pimipahtoo
pimitaacimo
pimohse

pitikosi
tahkohkaapawi
tahkwaanihkwe
takahki-naakosi
tiihtipaamaciwe
tiihtipaatawe
tihtipanaweyaanihkwe
waapisahisi
waap1s1
waahkaahike

�INTERMEDIATE OJIBWE - UNIT 1; REVIEW SECTION
Inanimate Intransitive Verbs: Translations on this page are on page 128.
osaawaa
oshaawashkwaa
pahkweshikani-kiishikaa
pipoon
siikwan
takwaakin
waapaa
waapisahaa

0

io

n

maatinawe-kiishikaa
mahkatewaa
minwaashin
miskwaa
niipin
niisho-kiishi.kaa
nii wi-kiishikaa
oncinowe

aapihtawan
aniipiiwaa
anohkiiwi-kiishikaa
ayamihe-kiishikaa
inakite
ishi-naakwan
kaashaa
kishaakamite

uc

at

Transitive Animate Verbs:
naasihkaw

Ed

inentam

of

Transitive Inanimate Verbs:
inentan

ty

naasihkan

cu
l

Particles:

shaawanonk
waapanonk

Fa

kiiwetinonk
nikaapiihanonk

sit

y

Expressions:

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

Aan enakisoc(t)?
Aan enakitek?
Aani minikohk?
Aan enakimac?
Aan enakimaac?
Aan enakitaman?
Aan enakitank?
Aan eshiwepahk?
Aan enahkamikahk?
Aan eshi-kiishikaak noonkom kaa-kiishikaak?
Aan enasinaasoc(t)?
Aan enasinaatek?
Anahpii ta-pipoon eshinaman?
Anahpii ta-siikwan eshinaman?
Anahpii ta-niipin eshinaman?

0

Anahpii ta-takwaakin eshinaman?
Aanahpii waa-kiiweyan?
Aanti wencinowek?
Kekonen ataaweyan?
Kekonenini ataawec(t)?
Kekonen waa-ataaweyan?
Kekonenini waa-ataawec(t)?
Kekonen ataawaakeyan?
Kekonenini ataawaakec(t)?
Kekonen waa-ataawaakeyan?
Kekonenini.waa-ataawaakec(t)?
Wiipac ina ta•pipoon kitinentaan?
Wiipac ina ta-siikwan kitinentaan?
Wiipac ina ta-niipin kitinentaan?
Wiipac ina ta-takwaakin kitinentaan?

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�INTERMEDIATE OJIBWE - UNIT 1; TRANSLATION SECTION
Lesson 1:
What are they?

23,

15,

12,

11,

I,
17,

22)

owl
table
pickerel
flour

11)
15)
19)
23)

4) lake trout
8) butterfly
12) jackfish
16) comb
20) telephone
24) scissors

n

7)

sturgeon
wallet
beaded article
white fish
snake
television

Answers

8,

10,
14,
18,

7,
19,

4,
22,

20,
5,
21

2,
16,

I 3,
24,

ty

6,

6) money
10)
14)
18)

Exercise B:
9,
3,

3)

io

I 7)
21)

2) birchbark

uc

9)
13)

loon
purse
mosquito
airport
bicycle
camera

Ed

1)
5)

Aan entootamowaac(t)?

at

Exercise A:

of

r

cu
l

Exercise D:

maank
wiikwaahs
name
namekohs
piinahikan
shooniyaan
shooniyaawash
memenkwe
sakime
koohkoohkohoo
miikihsikwaahson
cwaapiihsh
pakiciiwin
ahcikanaahtik
atihkamek
pinaahkwaan
tihtipwepishkikan
okaahs
kinepik
maaciikitoowin
cahkaahtehsicikan
pahkweshikan masinaahtehsicikan
maacishikan

2.

I. f
2. m

Fa

I.

3. r
4. b
5. 0

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19.
20.
21.
22.

s

23. n
24. h

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u
w
j

Answers

La

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Exercise E:

I
a
d
q

he

6.

10. V
11. p
12. q

13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

ni
v

7. t
8. k
9. i

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1.
7.
13.
19.

animate
inanimate
inanimate
animate

2.
8.
14.
20.

inanimate
animate
inanimate
inanimate

3.
9.
15.
21.

animate
animate
animate
inanimate

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4.
10.
16.
22.

animate
animate
inanimate
animate

5.
11.
17.
23.

inanimate
inanimate
animate
inanimate

6.
12.
18.
24.

animate
animate
animate
inanimate

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Exercise F:

io

you see s.t. animate
you eat s.t. animate
you are looking for s.t. animate
you like the taste of s.t. animat
you kill s.t. aniamate
you need/want s.t. animate
you take care of s.t. animate
you cook s.t. animate
you pack s.t. animate
you love s.t. animate
you think about s.t. animate

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I see s. t. animate
I eat s.t. animate
I am looking for s.t. animate
I like the taste of s.t. animate
I kill s.t. animate
I need/want s.t. animate
I take care of s.t. animate
I cook s.t. animate
I pack s.t. animate
I love s.t. animate
I think about s.t. animate

n

0

(second person subject)

at

YIA
(first person subject)

Examples:

Fa

cu
l

ty

Do you see a loon?
Yes, I see a loon.
No, I don't see a loon.

YII

(second person subject)

er

you see s.t. inanimate
you eat s.t. inanimate
you are looking for s.t. inanimate
you like the taste of s.t. inanimate
you kill s.t. inanimate
you need/want s.t. inanimate
you take care of s.t. inanimate
you cook s.t. inanimate
you pack s.t. inanimate
you love s.t. inanimate
you think of s.t. inanimate

0

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

I see s.t. inanimate
I eat s.t. inanimate
I am looking for s.t. inanimate
I like the taste of s.t. inanimate
I kill s.t. inanimate
I need/want s.t. inanimate
I take care of s.t. inanimate
I cook s.t. inanimate
I pack s.t. inanimate
I love s.t. inanimate
I think of s.t. inanimate

sit

y

(first person subject)

Examples:

Do you see the airport?
Yes. I see the airport.
I don't see the airport.

0
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Exercise G:

Exercise H:

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he

La
2.

of

2
23
5

ty

11

12
3
17
7
20
10
21
18

cu
l

Fa

oon
ak
ak
wak
wak
wak
an
an
k
ak
k
an

U

ahcikanaahtik
namekohs
shooniyaan
atikamek
kinep
maank
pinaahkwaan
maacishikan
sakime
pahkweshikan
memenkwe
pakiciiwin

ke

m
na
na
na
na
na
ni
m
na
na
na
ni

sit

8
13

Exercise I:
1.

y

9
22

ni
v

(

wiikwaahs
masinaahtesicikan
piinahikan
miikihsikwaahson
cwaapiihsh
name
tihtipwepishkikan
shooniyaawash
maaciikitoowin
koohkoohkohoo
cahkaahtesicikan
okaahs

14
4
6
15
19
1
16
24

er

ahcikanaahtik
namekohs
shooniyaan
atikamek
kinepik
maank
pinaahkwaan
maacishikan
sakime
pahkweshikan
memenkwe
pakiciiwin

ni
ni
ni
ni
na
na
na
ni
ni
na
ni
na

wiikwaahs
masinaahtesicikan
piinahikan
miikihsikwaahson
cwaapiihsh
name
tihtipwepishkikan
shooniyaawash
maaciikitoowin
koohkoohkohoo
cahkaahtesicikan
okaahs

Review the plural endings:
The ending k. ak, wak, are heard on animate nouns.
The ending an, oon, are heard on inanimate nouns.
The plural endings of "animate'' nouns are k. ak, wak.
The plural endings of ''inanimate" nouns are an, oon.

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ni
Ill

na
Ill

na
na
na
ni
ni
na
ni
ni

n

io

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Niwaapantaan pakiciiwin.
Niwaapantaan ahcikanaahtik.
Niwaapamaa atikamek.
Niwaapantaan pinaahkwaan.
Niwaapamaa tihtipwepishkikan.
Niwaapamaa okaahs.
Niwaapamaa kinepik.
Niwaapantaan maaciikitoowin.
Niwaapantaan cahkaahtesicikan.
Niwaapamaa pahkweshikan.
Niwaapantaan masinaahtesicikan.
Niwaapantaan maacishikan.

at

5.

13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.

na
ni
na
na
m
na
ni
na
na
na
ni
na

uc

r

Niwaapamaa maank.
Niwaapantaan wiikwaahs.
Niwaapamaa name.
Niwaapamaa namekohs.
Niwaapantaan piinahikan.
Niwaapamaa shooniyaan.
Niwaapantaan shooniyaawash.
Niwaapamaa memenkwe.
Niwaapamaa sakime.
Niwaapamaa koohkoohkohoo.
Niwaapantaan miikihsikwaahson.
Niwaapamaa cwaapiihsh.

Ed

1.
2.
3.
4.

an
an
an
an
ak
wak
ak
an
an
k
an
ak

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Exercise J:
Note:Review spelling test will be done by the instructor.

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Lesson 2:
Exercise A:

1. e

2. f
7. b

3. g

8. d

io

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er

sit

0

5. a
10. C

4. i
9. j

he

Exercise D:
1. Examples:

7. niishwaapihk
8. niyaananwaapihk
9. mitaahswaapihk
10. niishitana tahswaapihk

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6. h

6. peshikwaapihk

ni
v

1. peshik piiwaapihkohsh
2. niyaanan piiwaapihkohsh
3. mitaahso piiwaapihkohsh
4. peshishooniyaahsh
5. aapihtawaapihk

U

2.

Fa

Exercise C:

1.

at

cu
l

ty

3. ten cents
4. quarter
5. half-dollar

of

6. one dollar
7. two dollars
8. five dollars
9. ten dollars
10. twenty dollars

Ed

Exercise B:
1. one cent
2. five cents

n

6. peshikwaapihk
7. niishwaapihk
8. niyaananwaapihk
9. mitaahswaapihk
10. niishitana tahswaapihk

uc

1. peshik piiwaapihkohsh
2. niyaanan piiwaapihkohsh
3. mitaahso piiwaapihkohsh
4. peshishooniyaahsh
5. aapihtawaapihk

La

ke

Comb
Q. How much does it cost? (inanimate)
A. It costs one dollar.

White fish
Q. How much does it cost? (animate)
A. It cost on dollar.

2.

This section will be done by the student. Check your answers with your instructor.

3.

This section will be done by the student. Follow the instructions.

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Exercise E:

r

Note: Sections I and 2 translations are done in text.

3. HowMuch?

ni
v

Q. How much?

9
10
11

6)

7)
8)
9)

12
13
14
15

La

3)

4)
5)

10)

7
6

11)
12)
13)
14)
15)

5
4
3
2

16)

22
21
20
23
18

he

2)

ke

8

ad

Exercise G:

1)

ty
cu
l
Fa
A. One dollar.

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Exercise F:
Example:

er

sit

(

y

peshikoshaap tahswaapihk.
niishoshaap tahswaapihk.
nihsoshaap tahswaapihk.
niiwishaap tahswaapihk.
niyaananoshaap tahswaapihk.
ninkotwaahsoshaap tahswaapihk.
niishwaahsoshaap tahswaapihk.
ayinaanewishaap tahswaapihk.
saankahsoshaap tahswaapihk.
niishitana tahswaapihk.

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Ed

uc

at

io

n

peshikwaapihk
niishwaapihk
nihswaapihk
niiwaapihk
niyaananwaapihk
ninkotwaahswaapihk
niishwaahswaapihk
ayinaanewaapihk
saankahswaapihk
mitaahswaapihk

17)
18)
19)
20)

I

21)
22)
23)
24)
25)
26)
27)
28)
29)
30)

Exercise H:
(;_ J

Note: Translations are done in text.

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17
16
30
29
28
27
26
25
24

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Exercise I:
Answers

What are you selling?
What is he selling?
What do you want to sell?
What does he want to sell?

I am selling lake trout.
He is selling lake trout.
I want to sell a purse.
He wants to sell a purse.

Questions

Answers

a)
b)

Are you buying something?
Is he buying something?

Yes, I'm buying flour.
Yes, he's buying flour.

a)
b)

Are you buying something?
Is he buying something?

No, I'm not buying anything.
No, I'm not buying anything.

a)
b)

What are you selling?
What is he selling?

a)
b)

How much are you charging for white fish?
How much are you charging for scissors?

I'm charging $2.00.
I'm charging $4.00.

a)
b}

How much is he charging for white fish?
How much is he charging for scissors?

He is charging $2.00.
He is charging $2.00.

a)
b)
c)
d)

(

at

uc

Ed

of

U

Sections 1 and 2 corrections will be done by the instructor.

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Exercise K:

he

Done in text.

La

ke

Note:

ty
cu
l

Fa

y

sit

ni
v

Exercise J:
Note:

I'm selling a beaded article.
He is selling a beaded article.

er

2.

io

n

I.

Questions

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Lesson 3

1)

2)
3)

8)

9)
10)
11)
12)

ihkwaamaciwe
tiihtipaatawe
ihkwaatawe
waahkaahike
pimitaacimo

io

4)
5)
6)

7) tiihtipaamaciwe

pimohse
pimipahtoo
naanipaawe
natawihiwe
naacimiicime
naasipii

n

r

Exercise A

10)
11)
12)

walking upstairs
building a house
crawling

Exercise C

5)

Note:

Fa

Corrections will be done by the instructor.

ad

ExerciseD

I am walking.
You are walking.
He/she is walking.

(2)

I am running
You are running.
He/she is running.

(3)

I am yawning.
You are yawning.
He/she is yawning.

(4)

I am healing.
You are healing.
He/she is healing.

(5)

I am going to get food.
You are going to get food.
He/she is going to get food.

(6)

I am going to the shore.
You are going to the shore.
He/she is going to the shore.

(7)

I am going down the hill.
You are going down the hill.
He/she is going down the hill.

(8)

I am going up the hill.
You are going up the hill.
He/she is going up the hill.

ke

he

(1)

La

c

ihkwaatawe
waahkaahike
pimitaacimo

U

2.

10)
11)
12)

ni
v

6)

y

3)
4)

7) tiihtipaamaciwe
8) ihkwaamaciwe
9) tiihtipaatawe

sit

(

pimohse
pimipahtoo
naanipaawe
natawihiwe
naacimiicime
naasipii

er

1)
2)

1.

Ed

walking up the hill

9) walking downstairs

of

4)
5)
6)

8)

ty

2)
3)

7) walking down the hill

walking
nmnmg
yawning
healing
going for food
going to the shore

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Exercise B

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(10) I am climbing up by ladder or stairs.

I am climbing down by ladder or stairs.
You are climbing down by ladder or stairs.
He/she is climbing down by ladder or stairs.

You are climbing up by ladder qr stairs.
He/she is climbing up by ladder or stairs.
(12) I am crawling.

( 11) I am building a house.
You are building a house.
He/she is building a house.

You are crawling.
He/she is crawling.
ninaanipaawe
nitiihtipaamaciwe
niwaahkaahik.e

You're

kipimohse
kinaacimiicime
kitiihtipaatawe

kipimipahtoo
kinaasipii
kitihkwaatawe

kinaanipaawe
kitiihtipaamaciwe
kiwaahkaahike

He/she's

pimohse
naacimiicime
tiihtipaatawe

pimipahtoo
naasipii
ihkwaatawe

naanipaawe
tiihtipaatawe
waahkaahike

kinatawihiwe
kitihkwaamaciwe
kipimitaacim

Ed

of

ty

natawihiwe
ihkwaamaciwe
pimitaacimo

cu
l

kaawin nipimohsehiin
kaawin nipimipahtoohsiin
kaawin ninaanipaawehsiin
kaawin natawihiwehsiin
kaawin ninaacimicimehsiin
kaawin ninaasipiihsiin

kaawin nitiihtipaamaciwehsiin
kaawin nitihkwaamaciwehsiin
kaawin nitiihtipaatawehsiin
kaawin nitihkwaatawehsiin
kaawin niwaahkaahikehsiin
kaawin nipimitaacimohsiin

er

sit

y

Fa

I'm not

ninatawihiwe
nitihkwaamaci we
nipimitaacim

n

nipimipahtoo
ninaasipii
nitihkwaatawe

io

nipimohse
ninaacimiicimer
nitiihtipaatawe

uc

2. I'm

3.

kaawin kipimohsehsiin
kaawin kipimipahtoohsiin
kaawin kinaanipaawehsiin
kaawin kinatawihiwehsiin
kaawin kinaacimiicimehsiin
kaawin kinaasipiihsiin

he

ad

U

ni
v

You're not

La

ke

He/she's not

0

at

(9)

kaawin pimohsehsiin
kaawin pimipahtoohsiin
kaawin naanipaawehsiin
kaawin natawihiwehsiin
kaawin naacimiicimehsiin
kaawin naasipiihsiin

0

kaawin kitiihtipaamaciwehsiin
kaawin kitihkwaamaciwehsiin
kaawin kitiihtipaatawehsiin
kaawin kitihkwaatawehsiin
kaawin kiwaahkaahikehsiin
kaawin kipimitaacimohsiin
kaawin tiihtipaamaciwehsiin
kaawin ihkwaamaciwehsiin
kaawin tiihtipaatawehsiin
kaawin ihkwaatawehsiin
kaawin waahkaahikehsiin
kaawin pimitaacimohsiin

Exercise E
Examples:

Q.

Aie you walking?

Q.

Is Sally walking?

A.
or
A.
or
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Yes, I am walking
I am not walking.
Yes, Sally is walking.
Sally is not walking.

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D.

What will you be doing tomorrow?
I don't know. I am not exactly sure yet.
What about you. what will you be doing?
I want to run/jog. I am getting too lazy.
Do you want to run/jog too?
Yes. I want to run to.
I am getting too fat to.

io

What is your son doing?
He/she is crawling.
He/she is not walking yet.
Oh yeah! Are you teaching him/her to walk?
Yes. I am teaching him/her to walk.
He/she should be walking soon.

at

C.

uc

Where are you going?
I am going to the shore.
What are you going to do at the shore?
I want to get ready to go hunt tomorrow.
Oh yeah! Who will go with you?
My son is coming with me.

Ed

B.

of

Hello my friend. What are you doing?
I am just leaving.
Oh yeah! Where are you going?
Store.
What are you fetching?
I am going to get food.
I will go with you.

ty

A.

y

sit

er

ni
v

U

ke

he

ad

Note: Sections 2 and 3 are done by the student.

La

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Fa

cu
l

r

l.

n

Exercise F

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Exercise G

.

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We are walking. (excl.)
We are walking. (incl.)
You are walking. (pl)
They are walking.

(2)

We are running. (excl.)
We are running. (incl.)
You are running. (pl)
They are running.

(3)

We are yawning. (excl.)
We are yawning. (incl.)
You are yawning. (pl)
They are yawning.

(4)

We are healing. (excl.)
We are healing. (incl.)
You are healing. (pl)
They are healing.

(5)

We are fetching food. (excl.)
We are fetching food. (incl.)
You are fetching food. (pl)
They are fetching food.

(6)

We are going to the shore. (excl.)
We are going to the shore. (incl.)
You are going to the shore. (pl)
They are going to the shore.

(7)

We are going down the hill. (excl.)
We are going down the hill. (incl.)
You are going down the hill. (pl)
They are going down the hill.

(8)

We are going up the hill. (excl.)
We are going up the hill. (incl.)
You are going up the hill. (pl)
They are going up the hill.

(9)

We are climbing down.(excl.)
We are climbing down. (incl.)
You are climbing down. (pl)
They are climbing down.

(10) We are climbing up. (excl.)

io

at

uc

ni
v

We are crawling. (incl.)
You are crawling. (pl)
They are crawling.

Are you walking? (pl)
Yes, we're walking. (excl.)
Are you walking? (pl)
No, we are not walking. (excl.)

Q.
A.
Q.
A.

Are we walking? (incl.)
Yes, we are walking. (incl.)
Are we walking? (incl.)
No, we are not walking. (incl.)

Q.
A.
Q.
A.

Are they walking?
Yes, they are walking.
Are they walking?
No, they are not walking.

La

he

ad

Q.
A.
Q.
A.

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Examples:

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Exercise H

Ed

of

ty

cu
l

Fa
y

(12) We are crawling. (excl.)

er

We are building a house. (incl.)
You are building a house. (pl)
They are building a house.

We are climbing up. (incl.)
You are climbing up. (pl)
They are climbing up.

sit

(11) We are building a house. (excl.)

n

(1)

Note:

Section 2 will be done by the student.
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Exercise I

1 I am running.
2 You are running.
3 He/she is running.

I I am yawning.
2 You are yawning.
3 He/she is yawning.

13 We are walking. (excl.)
21 We are walking. (incl.)
22 You are walking. (pl)
33 They are walking.

13
21
22
33

13
21
22
33

t)

2.

1 nipimohse
2 kipimohse
3 pimohse

13
21
22
33

of
ty

cu
l

Fa

y

sit

er

ni
v

La

ke

u)
v)

U

g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
1)
m)
n)
o)
p)
q)
r)
s)

ad

f)

I am not walking.
Yes, he/she is running.
Are you yawning?
I want to get food.
I am healing.
Is Jane going to the shore?
Do you want to go down the hill now?
I am building a house today.
Are they going up hill?
We will not be climbing down. (excl.)
We were climbing up yesterday. (excl.)
The baby is crawling.
Are they climbing down?
Do you want to walk today? (pl)
Are they going to build the house tomorrow?
We will run.
Were you healing?
Do you want to build the house too?
Is the boy crawling too?
We want to get food tomorrow. (excl.)
We don't want to run. (excl.)
We will not be walking. (incl.)

he

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Ed

Exercise J

(

n

at

Sections 2 and 3 will be done by the student.

Note:

1.

We are yawning. (excl.)
We are yawning. (incl.)
You are yawning. (pl)
They are yawning.

io

We are running. (excl.)
We are running. (incl.)
You are running. (pl)
They are running.

uc

r

1 I am walking.
2 You are walking.
3 He/she is walking.

nipimohsemin (excl.)
kipimohsemin (incl.)
kipimohsenaawaa (pl)
pimohsewak
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Lesson 4
Exercise A:

n

cu
l

1 my purse
2 your purse
3 his/her purse

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er

sit

y

1 my sturgeon
2 your sturgeon
3 his/her sturgeon

ni
v

Translations in plurals are done in the text.
nipinaahkwaan
kipinaahkwaan
opinaahkwaan

nimemenkweminaan
kimemenkweminaan
k.imemenkwemiwaa
omemenkwemiwaa

nipinaahkwaaninaan
kipinaahkwaaninaan
kipinaahkwaaniwaa
•pinaahkwaaniwaa

nitahcikanaahtik
kitahcikanaahtik
otahcikanaahtik

nimiikisikwaahson
kimiikisikwaahson
omiikisikwaahson

nipahkweshikanim
kipahkweshikanim
opahkweshikanim

nitahcikanaahtikonaan
kitahcikanaahtikonaan
kitahcikanaahtikaw aa
otahcikanaahtikowaa

nimiikisikwaahsoninaan
kiimiikisi.kwaahsoninaan
kimiikisikwaahsoniwaa
omiikisikwaahsoniwaa

nipahkweshikaniminaan
kipahkweshikaniminaan
kipahkweshikanimiwaa
opahkweshikanimiwaa

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nimemenk.wem
kimemenkwem
omemenkweman

nishooniyaanim
kishooniyaanim
oshooniyaaniman

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nishooniyaanirninaan
kishooniyaanirninaan
kishooniyaanimiwaa
oshooniyaanimiwaa

La

3.

io

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1 my birchbark
2 your birchbark
3 his/her birchbark

1 my loon
2 your loon
3 his/her loon

Note:

at

my birchbark
my purse
my wallet
my beaded article
my airport
my table
my comb
my bicycle
my telephone
my telephone
my television
my scissors

uc

my loon
my sturgeon
my lake trout
my money
my butterfly
my mosquito
my owl
my jackfish
my whitefish
my pickeral
my snake
my flour

Ed

Inanimate

Fa

2.

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Animate

ty

1.

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nishooniyaawash
kishooniyaawash
oshooniyaawash

nishooniyaaniminaan
k.ishooniy aaniminaan
kishooniyaanimiwaa
oshooniyaanimiwaa

nishooniyaawashinaan
kishooniyaawashinaan
kishooniyaawashiwaa
oshooniyaawashiwaa

nimemenkwem
kimemenkwem
omemenkweman

nimiikisikwaahson
kimiikisikwaahson
omiikisikwaahson

nimemenkweminaan
kimemenkweminaan
kimemenkwemiwaa
omemenkwemiwaa

nimiikisikwaahsoninaan
kimiikisikwaahsoninaan
kimiikisikwaahsoniwaa
omiikisikwaahsoniwaa

uc

Ed

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sit

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nipinaahkwaan
kipahkweshikanim
omaacishikan
nicahkaatehsicikan
onamemiwaa

South

West

I am going up north.
I am going down east.
I am going down south.
I am going out west.

(b)

Where do you come from?
Where do you come from?
Where do you come from?
Where do you come from?

I come from up nonh.
I come from down east.
I come from down south.
I come from out west.

(c)

Where is the wind blowing from?
Where is the wind blowing from?
Where is the wind blowing from?
Where is the wind blowing from?

he

Where are you going?
Where are you going?
Where are you going?
Where are you going?

ke

(a)

La

2.

East

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North

1.

kinamekohsimiwaa

ni
v

Exercise C:

k.isakimem
nitatihkamekominaan
nitihtipwepishkikaninaan
nimaaciikitowin
nimasinaahtehsicikan
nimasinaahtehsicikaninaan

Fa

nikoohkoohkohoom
ocwaapiihshiman

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nishooniyaanim
k.ishooni yaanim
oshooniyaaniman

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Inanimate Nouns

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2.

Animate Nouns

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Exercise B:

It is blowing from the nonh.
It is blowing from the east.
It is blowing from the south.
It is blowing from the west.
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(a)

3.

(b)

Where are you going today?
I am going ~p north today.

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Where do you think the wind will be blowing from tomorrow?

I think the wind will be blowing from the east tomorrow.
What do you think the weather will be like tonight?
I think it will be blowing from the south, it will rain and it will be windy.

(d)

Do you think the wind will be blowing from the west tonight?
No, if the wind is blowing from the west, it will be snowing for sure.

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Sections 4 and 5 will be done by the students.

Note:

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(c)

Winter

2.

(a)

What's the weather like outside?
What's the weather like outside?
What's the weather like outside?
What's the weather like outside?

(b)

What's happening outside?
What's happening outside?
What's happening outside?
What's happening outside?

(c)

Do you think the winter will come early?
Yes, I think the winter will come early.

Fall

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Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

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Summer
Spring
Fall
Winter

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Summer

1.

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Exercise D:

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Do you think the spring will come early?
Yes, I think the spring will come early.

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Do you think the summer will come early?
Yes, I think the summer will come early.

La

Do you think the fall will come early?
Yes, I think the fall will come early.

Negative Forms:
When do you see it being winter?
I see that it won't be winter soon.

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When do you see it being spring?
I see that it won't be spring soon.
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When do you see it being summer?
I see that it won:t be summer soon.

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When do you see it being fall?
I see that it won't be fall soon.
3.

(a)

Are you going home in the winter?
Yes, I will be going home in the winter.

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I will not be going home in the winter.

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Are you leaving in the spring?
Yes, I will be leaving in the spring?

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OR

I will not be leaving in the spring.

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Are you going to be working when summer arrives?
Yes, I will be working in the summer.
I will not be working in the summer.

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OR

sit

I will not be going hunting in the fall.

2.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)

U

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

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Exercise E:

What day is it today?
What day is it today?
What day is it today?
What day is it today?
What day is it today?
Whatdayisittoday?
What day is it today?

La

(

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Are you going hunting in the fall?
Yes, I will be going hunting in the fall.

cu
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OR

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

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5.

Are you leaving on Tuesday?
No, probably Wednesday.
Who are you going with?
I am probably going with one of my uncles.
What about your dad, where is he going?
He already left.

Note: Sections 5 and 6 are done in the text.

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Exercise F:

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(b)

Ed

Do you want to go today?
No, after a while I will be going on Monday.
What will you be doing over there? Will you be working?
No, I will be playing hockey.
Oh yeah! Who are you going to play hockey with?
One of my older brothers and my cousins.

n

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(a)

Fa

4.

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

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(f)

(g)

When do you want to go home?
When do you want to go home?
When do you want to go home?
When do you want to go home?
When do you want to go home?
When do you want to go home?
When do you want to go home?

uc

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

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3.

July
August
September
October
November
December

January
February
March
April
May
June

2.

When will you be going to Beaver Lake?
I will be going during the month of January.

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La

When will you be going to Beaver Lake?
I will be going during the month of February.

When will you be going to Beaver Lake?
I will be going during the month of March.

When will you be going to Beaver Lake?
I will be going during the month of April.

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When will you be going to Beaver Lake?
I will be going during the month of May.
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When will you be going to Beaver Lake?
I will be going during the month of June.

r

When will you be going to Beaver Lake?
I will be going during the month of July.
When will you be going to Beaver Lake?
I will be going during the month of August.

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When will you be going to Beaver Lake?
I will be going during the month of September.

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When will you be going to Beaver Lake?
I will be going during the month of October.

Ed

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When will you be going to Beaver Lake?
I will be going during the month of November.

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Sections 3 and 4 are done in the text.

Note:

a.

Nika-maacaa naake.
IGkii-maacaa ina onaako?
Naapenhs wii-wiihsini.
Kitayihsh kii-aahkosi awahsinaako.
Kii-kimiwan onaako.
Ta-sookihpwan awahsiwaapank.

Fa

b.
C.

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d.

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e.
f.

2.

Ishkwaa-nipaayaan,
Mekwaac kii-anohkiiyaan onaako,
Mwaye-kii-kiiweyaan,

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a.
b.

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C.

OR

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e.

kaa-mwaye-kiiweyaan,
Kiishpin wii-wiihsiniyaan,
Ahpii anohkiiyaan,

lshkwaa-anohkiiyaan, nika-kiiwe.
Nika-maacaa naake ahpii-ishkwaa wiihsiniyaan.
Kiishpin wii-wiihsiniyaan, nika-kiiwe.
Nimaamaa kii-maacaa mekwaac kii-metaweyaan.
Nikii-minihkwe pankii nipi mwaye-kii-nipaayaan.

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a.
b.

No.

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Discussion:

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d.

3.

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Exercise G:

1.

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When will you be going to Beaver Lake?
I will be going during the month of December.

C.

d.
e.
OR

Nikii-minihkwe pankii nipi kaa-mwaye-nipaayaan.
Note: This section is done in the text.
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Exercise H:

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Mekwaac kii-nipaayaan niwiiciiwaakan kii-maacaa.
Ishkwaa-anohkiiyaan, nika-kiiwe .
Niwii-maacaa mwaye-kimiwank.
Kiishpin wii-wiihsiniyan, miicin pankii mooso-wiiyaahs.
Nikii-minwentaan ahpii kii-pi-kiiweyan.

f.
g.
h.
i.
J.
k.
I.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
s.
t.

Nikii-minwentaan ahpii kaa-kii-pi-kiiweyan.
Wiintaman aanahpii waa-maacaayan waapank.
Nika-kanoonaa ishkwaa-wiihsiniyaan.
Niwii-wiihsin mwaye-anohkiiyaan.
Mwaye-nipaayaan, niwii-minihkwe nipi.
Ahpii ishkwaa-wiihsiniyaan, nika-maacaa.
Ahpii ishkwaa-anohkiiyan, kiiwen.
Mckwaac kii-metaweyan, kitayihsh kii-maacaa.
Kiishpin ekaa piishaayan, nika-kishiwaas.
lshkwaa-nantawencikeyan, pi-kiiwen.
Mekwaac .kii-aahkosiyan, ni.kii-takohshin.
Nika-maacaa ahpii ishkwaa-.kiishitepoyan.
Mwaye-maacii-nikamoyaan, niwii-minihkwe nipi.
Aanahpii waa-.kiiwcyan?
Niwii-anohkii ahpii ishkwaa-nipaayan.
Kiishpin kohtaaciyan, wanishkaan!

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g.

white
black
blue
green
red
brown/yellow
grey

ni
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Animate
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

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Execise I:

1.

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OR

a.

b.

C.

d.

e.
f.

g.

Inanimate
white
black
blue
green
red
brown/yellow
grey

Sections 2, 3 and 4 are done in the text.

La

Note:

Exercise J:

Note:

Sections I, 2, 3 and 4 are done in the text.

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Lesson S:

r

Exercise A:

I.

VAi

n

a) Jason kii-anohkii onaako.
b} Sally aahkosi noonkom kaa-lciishikaak.
c) Mary ta-kiiwe.

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VII

VTA

Fa

a) Nikiishisaan pankii mooso-wiiyaahs.
b) Piitoon minihkwaakan !
c) Ahtoon onaakan wiihsiniiwinaahtikonk.

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a) Nlkii-waapamaa moos onaako noohpimink.
b) Kinanaantawaapamaa na animohsh?
c) Nika-kiishiswaa pankii kinooshe noonkom kaa-kiishikaak.

Ed

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a) Peshikwaapihk inakite.
b) Waahkaahikan miskwaa.
c) Miicim minohpikwan.

sit

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Independent and Conjunct

U

ni
v

a) Niwii-maacaa mwaye-kimiwank.
b) Kikiiwe na ahpii ishkwaa-anohkiiyan?
c) Mekwaac kii-nipaayaan, kii-takohshin.

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a. Sarah oohkomM nipaawan.
b. John oshtehsan nantawencike~.
c. Bonnie okohsihsmi wiihsini~
d. Peter otayihshm wii-wiihsiniwan.
e. Susan ociimicmi maacaawan.
f. Samson otootemill aahkosiwan.
g. Anna omohshooman anohkiiwan.
h. Jane omihsensm kishiwaasi~.
i. Debbie otaataa.lllim wanishkaa~.
j. Ruby owiiciiwaakanm pootawewan.

La

1.

ad

Exercise B:

Note: Section 2 will be completed in the text.

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Exercise C:
1.

a. Otootemm kiiwewan.
b. Nitootem kiiwe.
c. Otayihshan nipaawan.
d. Nitayihs nipaa.
e. Nikohsihs aahkosi.
f. Okohsihs.iYl aahkosi~ .
g. Omaamaa mm kiishitepowan.
h. Nimaamaa kiishitepo.
i. Otashikanmi mahkatew isi~.
j. Nitashikan mahkatewisi.

2.

Note: Section 2 will be completed in the text.

Ed

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a. Omakoot osaawaani..
b. Owaahkaahikan waapaani.
c. Joan otashtotin mahkatewaani.
d. Bruce opashkisikan piikoshkaani.
e. John opimihsew in miskwaani.
f. Owaakaahkwat kaashaani.
g . Susan omiicimim kishiteni.
h. Mathew ociimaan aniipiiwaani.
i. Sally ocahkaahtesicikan waapihsahaani.
j . Peter opakwaan osaawaam.

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b. VAI
C. VAI
d . VII
e. VAI
f . VAi
g. VII
h. VII
i. VII
j . VAI
k. VAI
1. VAI

Opiinahikan piikoshkaan,i.
Sally omihsensmi kiiwewan.
Otootaapaanan miskosiYii!fi.
John ociimaan oshaawashkwaani.
Okohsihsm pimipaht oo~.
Joyce otayihshm pimohsewan.
Omahkisin osaawaan.i.
Henry owiishkwehokaan kishiteni.
Noohkom omatikwaan tahkaayaani.
Nancy otaanihsmi pi~kiiwe ~.
Otootaapa anm kipihcii~ .
Otayihsh.m tiihtipaamaciwelYAO.

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VAlorVI I

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1.

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Exercise D:

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Exercise E:

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a. Rose otamwaan piihswe-aanahkonaan.
b. John ok.iishiswaan pinewan or pinen.
c. Bob onanaantawaapamaan awiyaashiihshf!.ll.
d. James otahshamaan otayihshan.
e. Tony osaak.ihaan okohsihsan.
f. Susan ok.iwikamaan otootemrui.
g. Peter otayamihaan omaamaaman.
h. Thomas ok.ihkenimaan saanii~.
i. Maggie onakwaanaan waapoosQQ!l.
j. Steven otahsoonaan amihkw&amp;i.

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I.

Ed

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Note: Sections 2 and 3 will be completed in the text.

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cu
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a. Joyce okanawentaan waahkaahikan.ini.
b. Allen okicishkinan paashkisikani..ni.
c. Mary okanawaapantaan saakahikanini.
d. Sam okiishisaan wiiyaahsini.
e. Tony osaakihtoon waahkaahikanini.
f. Peter otootaapionaan pimipanihcikanini.
g. Susan omasinahaan masinahikanini.
h. Albert otaapacihtoon ciimaanini.
i. Rose okiishk.ishaan wiiyaahsini.
j. Joe omaamitonentaan pimihsewinini.

Fa

1.

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Exercise F:

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Note: Sections 2 and 3 will be completed in the text.

Exercise G:

U

a. Wii-nanaantawencike waapaninink.
b. Kika-maacaa na noonkom kaa-kiishikaak?
c. Nikii-mihkawaa kitayihs onaako.
d. Kika-ayamihin naake.
e. Wii-kiiwe wiipac.
f. Maacaawak ohsha shemaak.
g. Kika-kiiwemin naake. (incl.)
h. Nika-kiiwemin naake. (excl.)
i. Kika-anohkii na waapank?
j. Aanahpii kaa-takohshik?

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0

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Note: Section 3 will be completed in the text.

uc

3.

a. Mekwaac kii-anohkiiyaan,
b. Kiishpin piishaac(t) wiipac,
c. Ahpii takohshiniyan.
d. Ishkwaa-wiihsiniyan,
e. Mwaye-kimiwank,
f. Kiishpin piishaawaat,
g. Mekwaac kii-maacaayek,
h. Ahpii ani-takohshiniyak, (incl.)
i. Ishkwaa-anohkiiyaak, (excl.)
j. Mwaye-nipaayaan.

io

2.

a. Nika-maacaa mwaye-kimiwank.
b. Kika-kiiwe na ishkwaa-sookibpwank?
c. Mekwaac kii-anohkiic(t), owiiciiwaakanan kii-maacaawan.
d. Kiishpin osaam mishtahi inakitek, ikaawin ataawen.
e. lshkwaa-wiihsiniyak. kika-maacaamin.
f. Kaa-ishkwaa-wiihsiniyaan, kii-takohshin.
g. Kiishpin mino-kiishikaak. nika-pi-kiiwe wiipac.
h. Nika-anohkii kiishpin mino-kiishikaak.
i. Aanahpii waa-kiiweyan?
j. Nika-kiiwe ahpii mino-kiishikaak.
k. Aanahpii kaa-maacaat?
I. Kii-ishkwaa-maacaayan, awaashihsh kii-mawi.
m. Kiwii-anohkii na mwaye-sookibpwank'rn. Kiishpin aahkisiyan, nika-aahkos keniin.
o. Nika-kiiwe ishkwaa-anohkiiyaan.

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Exercise I:

Conjunct Clause

I am going home
We will go home (incl.)
Are you going to work tomorrow
Yes, I will be working tomorrow
They will be working
Are you going to make a fire
We were looking for him/her (excl.)
He/she will be leaving
I want to eat/I am hungry
Do you want to look for you daughter

when I am finished working.
when we finish eating. (inc.)
if the weather is nice?
if the weather is nice.
during the snow.
before it rains? (you pl.)
during the night. (excl.)
when he gets well.
before I work.
before night time?

La

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.

Independent Clause

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Exercise H:

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Independent Clause

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

When he is sleeping
After he is working
While you were eating
Before he is making a fire
When do you want to go home?

he is sleeping.
he is working.
I am eating.
they are making a fire.

a.

I will talk to him/her when I finish eating.
Are you going to talk to him/her when you are finished eating?
Is he going to talk to him/her when he is finished eating?
We went home when it finished snowing. (excl.)
If it rains, we are not leaving. (excl.)
Are we going to drink when we finish sleeping? (incl.)
During the night, my spouse sneak away.
While/during I was working, my dog died.
I want to dance before I eat.
Do you want to run before you sleep?

g.
h.
I.

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e.
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C.

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Coniunct Clause

2.

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Review Section:

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Lesson 1:

Translation

Noun

Translation

Noun

Gender

Gender

loon

na

13. oakiciiwin

aimort

ni

2. wiikwaahs

birchbark

ni

14. ahcikanaahtik

table

ni

3. name

sturgeon

na .

15. atikamek

whitefish

4. namekohs

lake trout

na

16. oinaahkwaan

comb

ni

5. piinahikan

ourse

ni

17. tihtiowepishkikan

bicycle

na

6. shoonivaan

money

na

18. okaahs

pickerel

na

7. shooniyaawash

wallet

ni

19. k.inepik

8. memenkwe

butterfly

na

20. maaciik.itowin

9. sakime

mosquito

na

21. cahkaahtehsicikan

owl

na

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camera

ni

22. pahkweshikan

flour

na

23. masinaatehsicikan

television

ni

scissors

ni

y

24. maacishikan

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telephone

sit

jackfish

12. cwaapiihsh

na

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11. miikihsikwaahson beaded article

na

snake

Fa

10. koohkoohkohoo

n

1. maank

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Lesson 2:

Native Language

Translation

peshik piiwaapihkohsh

one cent

2.

niyaanan piiwaapihkohsh

five cents

3.

mitaahso piiwaapihkohsh

ten cents

4.

peshishooniyaahsh

quarter

5.

aapihtawaapihk

half-dollar

6.

peshikwaapihk

one dollar

7.

niishiwaapihk

two dollars

8.

niyaananowaapihk

five dollars

9.

mitaahsowaapihk

ten dollars

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miishitana tahsiwaapihk

twenty dollars

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10.

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La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

C

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2.

Useful Expressions:

0

Translation
How much are vou chareine: for it?(animate)

b. Aan enakitarnan?

How much are you char2in2 for it?(inanimate)

c. Niyaananowaapihk nitinakitaan.

I charge $5.00 for it. (inanimate)

d. Niyaananowaapihk nitinakimaa.

I charge $5.00 for it. (animate)

e. Aan enakitank?

How much is he charging for it?(inanimate)

f. Aan enakimaac?

How much is he charging for it?(animate)

g. Niyaananwaapihk otinakitaan.

He charges $5.00 for it. (inanimate)

h. Niyaananwaapihk otinakimaan.

He charges $5.00 for it. (animate)

i. Kekonen attaweyan?

What are you buying?

j. Kekonen waa-ataaweyan?

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

a. Aan enakimac?(t)

cu
l

Native Language

Fa

What do you want to buv?

k. Kekonenini ataawec?(t)

What is he buvim??

I. Kekonenini waa-ataawec?(t)

sit

y

What does he want to buv?

What are vou sellimr?
What do you want to sell?

ni
v

n. Kekonen waa-ataawaakeyan?

er

m. Kekonen ataawaakevan?

0

o. Kekonenini ataawaakec?(t)

U

What is he selling?
What does he want to sell?

La

ke

he

ad

p. Kekonenini waa-ataawaakec?(t)

0
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Lesson 3:

r

Animate Verbs

English Translation
walking

2. pimipahtoo

nmnin_g

3. naanipaawe

yawning

4. natawihiwe

healing

5. naacimiicime

going for food

6. naasipii

going to the shore

7. tiihtipaamaciwe

walking down the hill

8. ihkwaamaciwe

walking up the hill

9. tiihtipaatawe

walking downstairs

io
at
uc

Ed

of

ty

walking upstairs

cu
l

10. ihkwaatawe
11. waahkaahike

Fa

building a house

12. pimitaacimo

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

crawling

La

(

n

1. pimohse

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Lesson 4:
1.

0

Translation

Animate Nouns
my loon

b. kinamem

your sturgeon

c. onamekohsiman

his/her laketrout

d. nishooniyaanim

my money

e. kimemenkwem

your butterfly

f. osakimeman

his/her mosquito

g. nikoohkoohkohoom

my owl

h. kicwaapiihshim

your jackfish

i. otatikamekoman

his/her whitefish

j. nitookaahsim

my pickerel

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

a. nimaankom

your snake

Fa

k. kikinepikom
I. opahkweshikaniman

0

Inanimate Nouns

his/her wallet

ad

c. oshooniyaawash

your purse

U

b. kipiinahikanim

Translation
my birchbark

ni
v

a. niwiikwaahsim

er

2.

sit

y

his/her flour

my beaded article

he

d. nimiikisikwaahson

your airport

ke

e. kipakiciiwin

f. otahcikanaahtik

La

his/her table.

g. nipinahkwaan

my comb

h. kitihtipwepishkikan

your bicycle

i. omaaciikitowin

his/her telephone

j. nicahkaahtehsicikan

my camera

k. kimasinaahtesicikan

your television

l. omaacishikan

his/her scissors
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3.

Translation

a.

k.iiwetinonk

north

b.

waapanonk

east

C.

shaawanonk

south

d.

nekaapiihanonk

west

io

n

Four Directions

Seasons:

of

4.

Ed

uc

at

r

Four Directions:

d.

takwaakin

cu
l

niipin

Fa

C.

y

siikwan

sit

b.

winter

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

pipoon

La

(

a.

Translation

ty

Intransitive Inanimate Verb

122

spring

summer
fall

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5.

Days of the Week:
·1 ranslation

a.

anohkiiwi-k.iishikaa

Monday

b.

niisho-k.iishikaa

Tuesday

C.

aapihtawan

Wednesday

d.

ni iwi-k.iishikaa

Thursday

e.

pahkweshikani-k.iishikaa

Friday

f.

maatinawe-k.iishikaa

Saturday

g.

ayamihe-k.iishikaa

Sunday

0

Months of the Year:

of

6.

Ed

uc

at

io

n

Intransitive Inanimate Verb

Translation

Animate Nouns

January

ociimitoo-piihsim

b.

kaa-tahkwek.isoc-piihsim

C.

mik.isiiwi-piihsim

d.

nihki-piihsim

e.

mahko-piihsim

f.

saakipakaawi-piihsim

g.

kiishipakaawi-piihsim

July

h.

atihtemini-piihsim

August

1.

waahtepakiiwi-piihsim

September

Ii.

oinaahkwiiwi-oiihsim

October

k.

kashkatinoo-piihsim

November

1.

makohshe-k.iishikani-piihsim

December

cu
l

ty

a.

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

February

March
April

May

0

June

0
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7.

r

Independent and Conjunct Verbs:

Niwii-maacaa mwaye-kimiwank.
I want to go before it rains.

c.

Mekwaac kii-metaweyan. kitayihsh kii-maacaa.
While you were playing, your dog left.

d.

Wiintamaw aanahpii waa-maacaayan waapank.
Tell him when you want to leave tomorrow.

e.

Kiishpin kohtaciyan, wanishkaan!
If you are afraid, get up!

f.

Aanahpii waa-kiiweyan?
When do you want to go home?

g.

Nika-maacaa ishkwaa-wiihsiniyaan.
I'll be leaving after I have done eating.

uc
Ed
of
ty

cu
l
Fa

y

er

sit

h.;,__.....;..N..;;.iw---=ii--n=i=im;;;;;..;;;m_w""""'""'...
aye_-_so....o_ki=·,h;;;.ip;;..;w"""an=k;.;. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
I want to dance before it snows.

he

ad

Aanahpii waa-anohkiiyan?
-'"""'.'.".~-":"-------------------------------When do you want to work?

ke

j.

U

ni
v

i. _ _Ki_'k_o_h_s_ih_s_ki..;..'_i-.p_i-_ki_.iw__,;..e..;.m..;;.e_k_w_a=a..;;.c..;;.ki=·i_-ru=··p=aa_,yi.;;an;;;;.;..
...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Your son came home while you were sleeping.

La

(

at

io

b.

n

a._ _Is_hk_w_a_a_-an_o_hki_·i,,_yaan
___, _n_ik_a_-ki_._iw_e_._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
After I have done working, I'll be going home.

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8.

Colours:
Translation

Al verbs
waapisi

white

b.

mahkatewisi

black

c.

oshaawashkosi

blue

d.

aniipiiwisi

green

e.

miskosi

red

f.

osaawisi

brown/yellow

g.

waapisahisi

grey

0

Ed

uc

at

io

n

a.

Translation

of

II verbs

c.

oshaawashkwaa

d.

aniipiiwaa

e.

miskwaa

f.

osaawaa

g.

waapisahaa

black

cu
l

mahkatewaa

Fa

b.

er

sit

y

waapaa

ty

white

a.

blue

green
red

0

brown/yellow

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

grey

0
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K.inokaapawi

He/she is tall.

b.

Tahkohkaapa wi/fahkoosi

He/she is short.

C.

Aacioo

He/she is fat.

d.

Paawanii

He/she is skinnv.

e.

Pitikosi

He/she is stocky/chubby.

f.

Kinwaanihkwe

He/she has Jong hair.

g.

Tahkwaanihkwe

He/she has short hair.

h.

Tihtioanawevaanihkwe

He/she has curlv hair.

i.

Miihshitoone

He has a beard.

j.

Miihsaweshkishii

He has a mustache.

k.

Mahkatewaanihkwe

].

Osaawaanihkwe

m.

Miskwaanihkwe

n.

W aapaanihkwe

o.

Takahkinaakosi

p,

Maci-naa.kosi

q.

Minonaakosi/Mino-naakosi

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

a.

cu
l

He/she has black hair.

Fa

He/she has brown hair.

er

sit

y

He/she has red hair.

He/she has white/grev hair.
He/she is eood-Jookino- handsome.

ni
v

He/she is bad-Jookine:.

he

ad

U

He/she looks nice, looks good

ke

(_

Translation

Spelline

La

r

Descriptions:

n

9.

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Let's Look Back At What You Have Learned:

0

Lessons 1 - 5

of

Ed

uc

at

io

five dollars
January
pickeral
flour
one cent
eleven dollars
one dollar
quarter
October
nineteen dollars
nine dollars
mosquito
June
money
bicycle
September

cu
l

Fa

0

sit

y

Inanimate Nouns:

U

ni
v

er

beaded article
airport
comb
purse
wallet
birchbark

ad

table
store
camera
telephone
scissors
television

ty

ten dollars
sturgeon
lake trout
April
thirteen dollars
three dollars
twenty dollars
twelve dollars
seventeen dollars
seven dollars
two dollars
four dollars
fourteen dollars
sixteen dollars
six dollars
five cents
fifteen dollars

half dollar
August
whitefish
eight dollars
eighteen dollars
jack fish
February
November
July
snake
owl
loon
May
December
butterfly
March
ten cents

n

Animate Nouns:

he

Animate Intransitive Verbs:

La

ke

fat
green
buying
going up hill
climbing up
cost
looks like
teaching
lazy
tall

long hair
bad looking
black hair
black
beard
mustache
good looking
red
red hair
get food

yawn
going to shore
healing
brown/yell ow hair
brown/yell ow
blue
skinny
running
crawl
walk

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chubby
short
short hair
handsome
going down hill
going down stairs
curly hair
grey
white
build house

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Inanimate Intransitive Verbs:
'

Saturday
black
it looks nice
red
summer
Tuesday
Thursday
wind blows from certain direction

brown/yellow
blue
Friday
winter
spring
fall
white
grey

io

n

Wednesday
green
Monday
Sunday
cost so much
it looks certain way
sharp
hot water

to fetch/go

uc

think so

at

Transitive Animate Verbs:

Ed

Transitive Inanimate Verbs:
to fetch/get

cu
l

ty

Particles:
south
east

Fa

north
west

sit

y

Expressions:

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

How much does it cost (animate)?
How much does it cost (inanimate)?
How much?
How much are you charging for it (animate)?
How much is he charging for it (animate)?
How much are you charging for it (inanimate)?
How much is he charging for it (inanimate)?
How's the weather?
What is happening?
What day is it today?
What colour is it (aniamte)?
What colour is it (inanimate)?
When do you see it being winter?
When do you see it being spring?
When do you see it being summer?

La

(

of

think so

128

When do you see it being fall?
When do you want to go home?
Where's the wind blowing from?
What are you buying?
What is he/she buying?
What do you want to buy?
What does he/she want to buy?
What are you selling?
What is he/she selling?
What do you want to sell?
What does he/she want to sell?
Do you think it will be winter soon?
Do you think it will be spring soon?
Do you think it will be summer soon?
Do you think it will be fall soon?

�ad

he

ke

La

y

sit

er

ni
v

U

ty

cu
l

(

Fa
of

at

uc

Ed

n

io

r

Part Two

Kihkinoohainaake

�INTERMEDIATE OJIBWE - UNIT 2; LESSON 1
Exercise A
More About Transitive Verbs
You have already learned how to fonn the sentences with Transitive Verbs. Here are more TA and
TI verbs listed below.
1.

In this exercise, there are twelve (12) TA verbs and twelve (12) TI verbs introduced to you.

Ed

of

ty

3.

Let's repeat the exercise with the second person singular forms. Again, remember that the
grammatical object is third-person.

ni
v

ke

C.

Kipiihaa
Kimaaciipahiwaanaa
Kimamisbimaa
Kipakitinaa
Kipoosihaa
Kikocihpwaa
Kipi-kiiwenotawaa
Kitepihtawaa
Kinatobtawaa
Kikiiwewinaa
Kimaaciiwinaa
Kinakanaa

he

a.
b.

ad

VfA

La

d.
e.
f.
g.
b.
i.

j.
k.
1.

C

cu
l
y
sit

Repeat this exercise until you completely understand the meaning of the words and have
mastered the pronunciation.

er

2.

U

(

I.

Fa

k.

Nipiihtoon
Nimaaciipahiwaataan
Nimamishitaan
Nipakitinaan
Nipoosihtoon
Nikocibpitaan
Nipi•kiiwenotaan
Nitepihtaan
Ninatohtaan
Nikiiwewitoon
Nimaaciiwitoon
Ninakataan

uc

Nipiihaa
Nimaaciipahiwaanaa
Nimamishimaa
Nipakitinaa
Nipoosihaa
Nikocihpwaa
Nipi•kiiwenotawaa
Nitepihtawaa
Ninatohtawaa
Nikiiwewinaa
Nimaaciiwinaa
Ninakanaa

at

VTI

VTA
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.

io

n

Listen carefully as your instructor repeats them. Let's begin with the first person singular
subject forms. In these forms the grammatical object is third-person. Translations are on page
228.

4.

VTI
Kipiihtoon
Kimaaciipahiwaataan
Kimamishitaan
Kipakitinaan
Kipoosihtoon
Kikocihpitaan
Kipi-kiiwenotaan
Kitepihtaan
Kinatohtaan
Kikiiwewitoon
Kimaaciiwitoon
Kinakataan

Repeat these words until you completely understand the meaning of the words and have
mastered the pronunciation.
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Exercise B
Third•Person Transitive Verbs
In this exercise, you will continue to practice the pronunciation of these words listed below.
Listen carefully as the instructor repeats them with third person singular subject. Translations
are on page 228.

io

uc

Ed

0

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Repeat these words until you completely understand the meaning of the words and have
mastered the pronunciation.

La

2.

Fa

k.
I.

of

h.
i.
j.

ty

f.

g.

cu
l

e.

Opiihtoon
Omaaciipahiwaataan
Omamishitaan
Opakitinaan
Opoosihtoon
Okocihpitaan
Opi-kiiwenotaan
Otepihtaan
Onatohtaan
Okiiwewitoon
Omaaciiwitoon
Onakataan

Opiihaan
Omaaciipahiwaanaan
Omamishimaan
Opakitinaan
Opoosihaan
Okocihpwaan
Opi-kiiwenotawaan
Otepihtawaan
Onatohtawaan
Okiiwewinaan
Omaaciiwinaan
Onakanaan

n

VTI

VTA
a.
b.
c.
d.

0

at

1.

0
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Exercise C
Questions and Answers
First, Second-Person Form Only
You know the meaning of these twelve TA verbs and twelve TI verbs.
1.

In this exercise, you will form the sentences by asking simple questions and answers.

Question
Kipiihaa na Soosan?

at

Positive Answer
Ebe, nipiihaa.

uc

A.

io

n

Listen to and imitate these sets of examples. Examples will be given in first, second person
form only. Translations are on page 229.

OR

B.

Kimaaciipahiwaanaa na?

of

Ed

Negative Answer
Kaawin, kaawin nipiihaahsiin.
Ebe, nimaaciipahiwaanaa.

C.

Kipiihtoon ina pimihsewin?

cu
l

ty

OR

Ebe, nipiihtoon pimihsewin.

Fa

OR

D.

Kimaaciipahiwaataan ina?

Ebe, nimaaciipahiwaataan.

sit

(

y

Kaawin, kaawin nipiihtoohsiin pimihsewin.

U

Writing Practice:

Try writing questions using some of the new verbs that we have learned, using the model
above. For this exercise concentrate on questions that have a second-person subject, and
answers that have a first-person subject.

he

ad

2.

Kaawin, kaawin nimaaciipahiwaatahsiin.

ni
v

er

OR

Now, try working with a partner asking and answering questions with the words you have
learned in this section. Take turns so that you both have an opportunity to participate.

La

3.

ke

Speaking Practice:

C
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Exercise D
Questions and Answers
Third-Person With Obviative

In this exercise, you will learn to fonn sentences by asking simple questions and answers.
Listen to and imitate these sets of examples. Examples will be given in third person form
only. Obviative endings are underlined for you. Translations are on page 229.

io

A.

n

Answer

Question

Ebe, opiihaan soosanm.

Opiihaan na Soosanmi?

uc

OR

at

1.

0

B.

Ed

Kaawin, kaawin opiihaahsiin Soosanm.
Ehe, omaaciipahiwaanaan.

Omaciipahiwaanaan na?

of

OR

C.

ty

Kaawin, kaawin omaacilpahiwaanaahsiin.
Ehe, opiihtoon pimihsewinioi.

Opiihtoon ina pimihsewiniDi?

cu
l

OR

D.

Fa

Kaawin, kaawin opiihtoohsiin pimibsewinw.
Ebe, omaaciipahiwaataan.

Omaaciipahiwaataan ina?

y

OR

sit

Kaawin, kaawin omaaciipahiwaataahsiin.

ni
v

Now try writing questions and answers that have third-person subjects using some of the new
verbs that you have learned.

Speaking Practice:

ke

he

For speaking practice, work in groups of three by taking turns asking questions and answers
using those sentences you have just completed. Repeat this exercise until you completely
understand and have mastered the pronunciation.

La

3.

ad

U

2.

er

Writing Practice:

0

0
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Exercise E

Paradigms

13 First Person Plural Exclusive
21 First Person Plural Inclusive
22 Second Person Plural
33 Third Person Plural

uc

at

1 First Person
2 Second Person
3 Third Person

n

As you are aware, it is important in paradigm work to use numbers for the different persons to
help in an orderly arrangement and identification of your work. The following numbers are
used:

io

1.

of

Ed

Now, let's do some examples using one TA verb and one TI verb. Listen carefully as the
instructor says these examples. The number code refers to the subject only. Translations are
on page 230.

13
21
22
33

2.

Fa
13
21
22
33

nipiihtoomin
kipiihtoomin
kipiihtoonaawaa
opiihtoonaawaa

U

ni
v

er

1 nipiihtoon
2 kipiihtoon
3 opiihtoon

sit

y

VTI

(

nipiihaamin
kipiihaamin
kipiihaawaa
opiihaawaan

cu
l

1 nipiihaa
2 kipiihaa
3 opiihaan

ty

VTA

On the next page, write out some of your own full paradigms using the verbs listed below.

ad

Check the corrections with your instructor.

VTA

La

ke

he

VTI

omaaciipahiwaanaan
omishimaan
opakitinaan
opoosihaan

omaaciipahiwaataan
omishitaan
opakitinaan
opoosihtoon

C
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1

1
2
3

n
io
at

1
2
3

uc

1
2
3

Ed

13
21
22
33

of

13
21
22
33

ty

1
2
3

cu
l

1
2
3

sit

y

Fa

22
33

13
21
22
33

13
21

0

er

13
21
22
33
1

2
3
13

13
21
22
33

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

13
21
22
33
1
2
3

0

2
3

3.

When you complete your own paradigms, read aloud for several times until you have mastered
the pronunciation. Check with your instructor for proper pronunciation.

21

22
33

0
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Exercise F
Working With The Language
Read and Understand:
Here are some sentences in a variety of forms to read.
1.

In this exercise, listen carefully as the instructor reads the following sentences. The words and
Kiwii-piihaa na okimaahkaan ohomaa?
Kaawin, kaawin niwii-piihaahsiin. Aasha niwii-kiiwe.

b)

Nitayihsh wii-wiihsini. Niwii-maaciipahiwaanaa noonkom kaa-kiishikaak.

c)

Nikii-mamishimaa kitootem onaako. Kii-kimooti miicimini.

d)

Nitaanihs wii-anohkii waapaninink. Nika-pakitinaa.

e)

Kipiihtoon ina pimihsewin?

f)

Nimaaciipahiwaataan aahkosiwin.

g)

Opoosihtoon paashkisikanini ciimaanink.

h)

Nipakitinaan nimoobkomaan wakici-wiihsiniiwinaahtikonk.

at
uc

Ed

of

ty
cu
l

Fa

y

ni
v

ad

U

The sentences above use four TA and four TI verbs. Now try writing some sentences using
four different TA verbs and four different TI verbs.

Speaking Practice:

he

For speaking practice, get someone to work with you using the sentences from above plus
your own. Repeat this exercise until you completely understand and have mastered the
pronunciation.

La

ke

3.

er

Writing Practice:
2.

io

a)

sit

(

n

sentence types are ones that you are familiar with. Translations are on page 231.

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ExerciseG
More Sentences

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Read and Understand:
Here are some other examples of sentences with Transitive verbs.
1.

In this exercise, listen carefully as the instructor reads the following sentences. You can use

Kikii-natohtawaa na pinehshiihsh kaa-kii-nikamoc awahsinaako?

b)

Niwii-natohtaan natohtamowin noonkom ani-tipihkaak.

c)

Nimihshoom aahkosi. Niwii-kiiwewinaa waapank. (or with obviative "waapaninik".)

d)

Kika-kiiwewitoon ina .kimasinahikan noonkom ani-tipihkaak?

e)

Nikii-maaciiwinaa noohkom noonkom kaa-kii-kekishepaayaak.

f)

Noonkom ina kaa-kiishikaak kika-maaciiwitoon kipaashkisikan?

g)

Noonkom ina kaa-kiishikaak kika-maaciiwitoon kimoobkomaan?

h)

Joan onakanaan ociimican.

i)

Piitan (Peter) onakataan owiiskwehokaan.

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ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

a)

U

Writing Practice:

ad

Using the sentences above as a model, write at least eight sentences of your own in your
notebook. Make sure you include some of the new transitive verbs introduced in this lesson
for each sentence.

ke

he

2.

at

io

n

your knowledge of Ojibwe words and sentence types to help you understand these sentences.
Translations are on page 231.

3.

La

Speaking Practice:

For speaking practice, get someone to work with you using the sentences above plus your
own. Repeat this exercise until you completely understand and have mastered the
pronunciation.

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Exercise ff

r

Dialogues
1.

Read and understand the following dialogues. Translations are on page 231.
A.

Pooshoo Ernie. Aan ke-tootarnan noonkom kaa-kiisbikaak?
Nika-piihaa nitaanihs. Ta-pi-kiiwe noonkom kaa-kiishikaanink.

at
uc

Aan waa-tootarnan ahpii ishkwaa-anohkiiyan?
Nika-piihtoon pimihsewin. Ta-pi-takohse naanta niishin ishihsek.
Kiin tabsh wiin, aan waa-tootarnan ahpii ishkwaa-anohkiiyan?
Niwii-maaciipahiwaataan tahkaayaa.
Kekonen tahsh, kaawin ina kiminwentahsiln tahkaayaa?
Kaawin niminentahsiin pipoon. Osaam kinwesh tahkaayaa.
Kiwiiciiwaakan tahsh wiin, kiwiiciiwik na?
Ehe, kewiin piisbaa.

Fa

cu
l

ty

B.

of

Kikohsihs tahsh wiin, kiwiiciiwik na?
Ebe, niwiiciiwik. Kaawin nika-kii-nakanaahsiin.

Ed

Kekonen tahsh?
Osaarn mishtahi minihkwe. Kaawin niminwentahslln.

io

n

Kiin tahsh wiin, aan ke-tootarnan?
Niwii-maaciipahiwaanaa niwiiciiwaakan.

er

sit

y

(

ni
v

Kinwesh is a particle which means ''for a long time".

U

G,ammattcal Note: The basic form of the new word in bold in the dialogue above is
minwentam 'he/she is glad'. This is an Animate Intransitive (VAl) verb. However, the way

La

ke

he

ad

that person and number endings for first and second-person singular and plural forms are
added to this verb is slightly different from the way that they are added to most AI verbs.
Below is a partial paradigm for minwentam. Check the translations in the translation section
on page 231.

I niminwentaan
2 kiminwentaan
3 minwentam

13 niminwentaamin (excl.)
21 kiminweotaamio (incl.)
22 kiminweotaanaawaa (you pl.)
33 ominweotaanaawaa (they)

Imperative Forms:
• minwentan!
• minwentamok!

Like it!
Like it!

(singular)
(plural)

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You will probably notice that the endings are identical to those Transitive Inanimate verb
fonns in the first and second-person singular and plural fonns. There are many AI verbs that
end in am which add their suffixes in the same pattern as minwentam. These include
common words such as:

io

n

he/she goes out
he/she understands
he/she is listening

saakaham
nihsitohtam
natohtam

uc

at

The ftrst-person singular fonn for these are:

I go out.

nisaakahaan
ninihsitohtaan
ninatohtaan

Q

of

Ed

I understand.
I am listening.

ty

Just remember that if a verb ends in am in the third-person fonn it will add the extra endings
in the other fonns.

Now; write your own dialogues using some of the new vocabulary you have learned in this
lesson.

Fa

2.

cu
l

Writing Practice:

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ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

With a partner; read over your dialogues. Be sure to take turns saying each part. Then try
your partner's dialogue.

La

3.

sit

y

Speaking Practice:

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Exercise I

More Dialogues

io
at

Kikii-mamishitaan ina maci-kekoon onaako?
Ehe, awiya kii-macihcike onaako.
Aan tahsh kaa-tootank?
Awiyan okii-miikanaan.
Kekonen tahsh?
Osaam mishtahi kii-minihkwe sboomlnaapooni.
Aan tahsh ke-tootank?
Oka-pakitinaan minihkwewinini.

uc

B.

Ed

Nikii-mamishimaa nitootem awahsinaako.
Kekonen tahsh?
Kii-kimooti kekoonini ataawikamikonk.
Kekonenini kaa-kimootic(t)?
Shooniyaanan.
Ooshta! Aani minikohk?
Nahke piko. Kaawin mayaam niwiintamaakohsiln.
Aan tahsh waa-tootawac?
Niwii-kiiwewinaa waapanlc.

of

A.

n

Read and understand the following dialogues.

er

sit

Note: Here are partial paradigms for the new words in bold in the above dialogues. You can check
the translations in the translation section on page 232.
(Remember that kimooti is an VAl+O verb, that is, an Animate Intransitive verb that
can have either an animate or inanimate object.)

ke

he

1 nikimoot
2 kikimoot
3 kimooti

U

ni
v

VAI+O

13 nikimootimin (excl.)
21 kikimootimin (incl.)
22 kikimootinaawaa (you pl.)
33 kimootiwak (they)

ad

(

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

I.

La

Imperative forms:
• kimootin!
• kimootik!
or
• kimootiyok!

Steal! (singular)
Steal! (plural)
Steal! (plural)

Noun
• ataawikamik
• atawikamikmlk

store
store + locative ending

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Translations are on page 232.

0

VAi
13
21
22
33

nimacihcikemin (excl.)
kimacihcikemin (incl.)
kimacihcikenaawaa (you pl.)
macihcikewak. (they)

Ed

or

at

Do something bad!
Do something bad! (plural)
Do something bad! (plural)

uc

Imperative forms:
• macihciken !
• macihcikek!
• macihcikeyok

io

n

1 nimacihcike
2 kimacihcike
3 macihcike

of

VTA

Imperative forms:
• miikaash!

sit

y

fight him! {singular)
fight them! (plural)

Fa

cu
l

21 kimiikaanaamin (incl.)
22 kimiikaanaawaa (you pl.)
33 omiikaanaawaan (they)

ty

13 nimiikaanaamin (excl.)

1 nimiikaanaa
2 kimiikaanaa
3 omiikaanaan

er

Noun

Shoominaapoo
Shoominaapoon

U

ni
v

wine (singular)
wine (plural)

ad

Writing Practice:

Now try writing two dialogues of your own. Be sure to include some of the vocabulary
introduced in this lesson.

ke

he

2.

0

3.

La

Speaking Practice:

For speaking practice, get someone to work with you using the dialogues above plus your
own. Go over the dialogues with your partner until you feel comfortable with the material.

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ExerciseJ
Review Transitive Verbs
This is the final review exercise of this lesson. There are twelve (12) Transitive Animate
Verbs (VTA) and twelve (12) Transitive Inanimate Verbs (VTI). Read the words over and
check to see if you understand them. Then, write the English translation of each one in the
space provided. Try to do this without looking at your notes. You can check your answers on
page 233.

io

n

1.

English Translation

uc

at

Transitive Animate Verbs

I am waiting for him/her.

Ed

1. Nipiihaa

2. Kimaaciipahiwaanaa

of

3. Omamishimaan

cu
l

ty

4. Nipakitinaa

5. Kipoosihaa

sit
er

8. Kitepihtawaa

ni
v

9. Onatobtawaan

ad

U

10. Ni.kiiwewinaa

1. Kimaaciiwinaa

y

7. Nipi-kiiwenotawaa

ke

he

l2. Onakanaan

La

(

Fa

6. Okocihpwaan

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English Translation

Transitive Inanimate Verbs

0

1. K.ipiihtoon

2. Nimaaciipahiwaataan

n

3. Omamishitaan

at

io

4. K.ipakitinaan

uc

5. Nipoosihtoon

Ed

6. Okocihpitaan

of

7. K.ipi-kiiwenotaan

ty

8. Nitepihtaan

cu
l

9. Onatohtaan

Fa

0. K.ikiiwewitoon

U. Nimaaciiwitoon

0

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

12. Onakataan

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Here is a list of all 24 transitive verbs you have learned from this lesson given in mixed order.
Translate them into Native language as shown below. Do this exercise on your own. After
you have completed, check your translations on page 233.

VTA

1. Nipiihaa

3.

He/she is running away from him/her.

4.

You are running away from it.

s.

Are you telling on him/her?

6.

I am telling on it.

7.

I am letting him/her go.

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

Are you waiting for it?

He/she is letting it go.

VI1

cu
l

Are you putting him/her on board?

Fa

9.

y

lO.

sit

1.

I am coming back for it.

U

14.

I hear him/her from the distance.

ad

15.

Are you hearing it from the distance?

he

16.

He/she is listening to him/her.

ke

l7.

I am tasting s.t. animate.

Are you coming back for it.

ni
v

13.

You are putting it on board.

He/she is tasting s.t. inanimate.

er

12.

I am listening to it.

La

18.

Are you taking him/her home?

9.

C

I am waiting for him.

2.

8. Opakitinaan

(

English Language Translation

Verb Type

Native Language Translation

n

2.

20.

He/she is taking it home.

21.

He/she is taking him/her away.

i2.

I am taking it away.

!3.

He/she leaves him/her behind.

!4.

You are leaving him/her behind
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Exercise A
More About TA Verb
Subject and Object Combinations

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Listen and Understand:

uc

at

io

n

We know already that Transitive Animate verbs are ones that have a grammatical subject (the
person or persons doing the action) and a grammatical object (the person(s) or animate thing(s) that
the action of the verb is done to). And we know that the grammatical object of a Transitive Animate
verb is always animate. For Transitive Animate verbs there are a large number of different possible
combinations of person and number of the subject and object which may be expressed. We indicate
these combinations by headings such as "(1 acting on 3)", which means a fll'St-person singular
subject (1, "niin") with a third-person singular object (3, "wiin").

ty

of

Ed

We are already familiar with some of these combinations. Here are some examples with verbs we
learned in Unit 2; Lesson 1. In the examples the stem of the verb is in bold type. Remember that
the stem is the basic fonn of a word to which any prefixes or suffixes are added. Translations are on
page 234.

cu
l

(1 acting on 3)

nipiihaa

Fa

nimaaciipahiwaanaa
nimamishimaa

sit

y

nipoosihaa

ni
v

U

kipllhaa
kimuclipahiwaanaa
kimamibsllimaa

er

(2 acting on 3)

0

ad

kipooslhaa

he

(3 acting on 3 Obviative)

La

ke

opllbaan
omaaciipahiwaanaan
nmamlshimaan
opooslhaan

You have already learned how to ask and answer forms using these questions.
You may have noticed that in each of the examples in the chart there is an ending aa which comes
after the verb stem. As well, for each one the grammatical object is a third person.

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Now compare the forms in the chart above with the forms in the chart above with the forms in the
following chart. Again, the verb stem is in bold type.
(3 acting on 1)

n

nipiihik
nimaacllpahiwaanik
nimamishlmik

io

nipoosihaa

uc

at

(3 acting on 2)

Ed

kipiihik
kimaacllpahiwaanik
kimamishimik

of

kipoosihaa

cu
l

ty

(3 Obviative acting on 3)

opllbikoon

y

sit

You may have noticed that in each of the forms in this new chart there is a suffix ik following the
verb stem. As well, each one of these verb forms has a third-person subject, unlike the forms in the
previous chart, which have a third-person object.

ni
v

er

C.

Fa

omaaciipahiwaanikoon
omaroisbimikoon
opoosihikoon

U

Just as before we can ask and answer questions using some of these new Transitive Animate combinations. Here's an example using the first two.

ad

A.

(3 acting on 1)
Ebe, nipiihik.
Yes, he/she is waiting for me.

ke

he

Q.

(3 acting on 2)
Kipiihik na?
Is he/she waiting for you?

La

Speaking Practice:
Working with a partner ask and answer questions that use the person combinations presented in the
sample pair just above. Try using some of the different Transitive Animate verbs introduced in this
Unit, or some of the other ones you know. Take turns so that you both get an opportunity to ask and
answer questions.

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Exercise B
More Transitive Animate Combinations
Listening and Understanding:

-

Q·

Possessor ofSubject

at

Third-person

uc

Possessor ofSubject
opiihaan.
is waiting for him.

Ed

First-person
Nitaanihs
My daughter

io

n

Now let's see if we can understand how to use the final set of forms that we introduced above in
Exercise A. These forms have a third-person obviative subject and a third-person object: "(3
obviative acting on 3)". One of the most common ways of using this Transitive Animate number
combination is when the subject noun is possessed by a third-person. Compare the following two
sentences. In the first one the subject ("daughter") is possessed by a first-person. In the second one
the subject ("daughter") is possessed by a third-person.

ty

of

John otaanihsan opiibikoon.
John's daughter is waiting for him.

cu
l

The second sentence means that John's daughter is waiting for John. Notice that in the second
sentence we must use the ending ikoon, but in the first we use the ending aan.

y

0

A positive answer would be:

ni
v

Ebe, opiibikoon.
Yes, she• s waiting for him.

er

sit

John na otaanihsan opiihikoon?
Is John• s daughter waiting for him?

Fa

You can ask a question such as:

U

Speaking Practice:

ke

There is another way to use the 3 obviative form. If the subject of a Transitive Animate verb
refers back to the object of a previous sentence that contains an obviative third-person, then
the subject of the second sentence must also be obviative third-person. The 3 obviative form
would only be used when you have already been referring to the people involved and the
subject of the action has previously been referred to in the obviative. For example:

La

1.

he

ad

Now try making question and answer pairs that use this new person combination. Take turns asking
and answering questions with your partner.

Q.

(3 acting on 3 obviative)
Dave na opiibaan?
A.
Is Dave (3) waiting for him/her (3 obviative)?

(3 obviative acting on 3)
Ebe, opiihikoon.
Yes, he/she (3 obviative) is waiting
for him/her (3).

Now, try making up a question and an answer in your notebook using the verb
"omaaciipahiwaanaan" - "He/she is running away from him/her''.

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Writing Practice:

r

2.

In this exercise, write some questions and answers using the verbs listed below by using them
on these numbers; Check the corrections with your instructor.
A.
A.

(2 acting on 3)
(3 acting on 2)

Q.
Q.

(1 acting on 3)
(3 acting on I)

io

A.

(3 acting on 3 obviative)

Q.

uc

at

Repeat this exercise using the same verbs in section 2 by using them on these numbers;
(3 obviative acting on 3)

Ed

3.

n

• mamishim
• poosihi

For speaking practice, get someone to work with you taking turns by asking questions and
answers in sections I - 3. Pay particular attention to proper pronunciation and the accent of
the dialect.

cu
l

ty

4.

of

Speaking Practice:

Fa

Now let's look at two more Transitive Animate subject and object combinations. Translations are
on page 235.
(1 acting on 2)

(

kipllhihsh

er

U

(2 acting on 1)

ni
v

kipooslhin

sit

y

kipiihin

kimaaclipahiwaanin
kimamishimin

ad

kimaacilpahiwaanihsh

he

kimamishimihsh
kipoosihihsh

La

ke

Notice that in both these sets there is no third-person; the subject and object are only first-· or
second-person.
You can also ask and answer questions using these forms:

Q.

(2acting on 1)
Kipiihihsh na?
Are you waiting for me?

A.

(1 acting on 2)
Ebe, kipiihin.
Yes, I am waiting for you.

Speaking Practice:

L

Now try making question and answer pairs that use this new person combination. Take turns asking
and answering questions with your partner.
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Exercise C
Dialogues

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Listen and Understand:

Nika-maacaa noonkom ke-kiishikaak.
Kah! Aanti ahpin eshaayan?
Nimaaciipahiwaanaa nitayihsh.
Kekonen tahsh? Wii-wiihsini na?
Kaawin, kishiwaasi.
Kekonen tahsh weci-kishiwaasic(t)?
Okii-wanlhaan Qtoobaanan.
Aanti kaa-ishi-wanihaac?
Nahke piko. Kaawin nitoonci-wiintamaakohsiin.

io

B.

at

Aan entootaman ohowe kaa-ani-tipihkaak?
Nika-piihaa Soosan.
Kekonen tahsh?
Niwii-maacaamin.
Kah! Aanti waa-ishaayek?
Kaa-ishi-niiminaaniwank niwii-ishaamin.
Aahti piihishik! Keniin niwii-ishaa kaa-ishi-niiminaaniwank.
Ahaaw ka-piihikoo.

uc

A.

n

Listen carefully as the instructor reads the following dialogues. Pay particular attention to the
pronunciation. Repeat this reading exercise several times on your own. Translations are on
page 235.

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

1.

0

U

ni
v

er

Note: (1) "Ahpin" is a particle which means "when, then, since, for a reason, or gone".
(2) The phrase "okii-wanlhaan" is a Transitive Animate verb which means "he/she lost it"
(talking about someone or something animate).
(3) "Toohaan" is an animate noun which means "ball".

he

13
21
22
33

niwanihaamin
kiwanihaamin
kiwanihaawaa
owaoibaawaan

(excl.)
(incl.)
(you pl.)
(they)

La

2
3

niwanibaa
kiwanihaa
owanibaan

ke

1

ad

Here is the paradigm for the verb mentioned in Note 2 above; the verb stem is wanlh.

Grammatical Notes:

In Dialogue 1B above one of the speakers asks the question;
Kekonen tahsh wenci-kishiwaasic?
Why is he/she angry?
This sentence is a common way to ask questions involving the concept "why". The question
contains the particle sequence Kekonen tahsh "why" and is followed by a preverb meaning
"reason/cause, or source" and a verb in the conjunct order. The preverb has the form wencl- because it is in the conjunct form. The Animate Intransitive verb kishiwaasi "be angry" has the thirdperson conjunct c.
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r

Almost any verb can appear in a sentence that asks a question about why something is a certain way.
Here are some examples with third-person subject. Translations are on page 236.

io

n

Kekonen tahsh wenci-mawic(t)?
Kekonen tahsh wenci-nipaac(t)?
Kekonen tahsh wenci-aahkosic(t)?
Kekonen tahsh wenci-paahpic(t)?
Kekonen tahsh wenci-maacaac(t)?

uc

at

Remember that you already know how to make Animate Intransitive conjunct forms for other
person-number combinations. Here are some others based on kishiwaasi.

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

Kekonen tahsh wenci-kishiwaasiyan?
Kekonen tahsh wcnci-kishiwaasiwaac(t)?
Kekonen tahsh wenci-kishiwaasiyek?
Kekonen tahsh wenci-kishiwaasiyank?
Kekonen tahsh wenci-kishiwaasiyaank?
Kekonen tahsh wenci-kishiwaasiyaan?

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

(

L
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ExerciseD

More Dialogues

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Listen and Understand:

io
at

Nika-maacaa noonkom ke-ani-tipihkaak.
Kah! Aanti ahpin eshaayan?
Nimaaciipahiwaataan tabkaayaa.
Kekonen tabsh? Kikawac ina?
Ehe, osaam mooshak tabkaayaa.
Kitayibsh tabsh wiin, kiwiiciiwik na?
Kaawin, kaawin wiin kawacibsiin.
Aan tahsb ke-tootank?
Nishtehs oka-kanawenimaan.

uc

B.

Ed

Aan entootaman ohowe kaa-ani-maacii-kiishikaak?
Nika-piihtoon pimihsewin.
Kekonen tahsh?
Niwii-maacaa.
Kah! Aanti waa-ishaayan?
Kaa-ishi-kllsbiwaayaak niwii-ishaa.
Ahaaw. kika-piihin. Wiipac pi-kiiwen.

cu
l

ty

of

A.

n

Listen carefully as the instructor reads the following dialogues. Pay particular attention to the
pronunciation. Repeat this reading exercise several times on your own. Translations are on
page 236.

sit

y

Fa

1.

0

ni
v

er

Note: ..Kiishlwaayaa" is an Intransitive Inanimate verb which means "it is warm" (speaking
about the weather).

ad

Now, write two dialogues of your own, similar to the ones in the ·previous section. Be sure to
include at least one of the Transitive Verbs you have learned in this lesson in each dialogue.

he

2.

U

Writing Practice:

For speaking practice, get someone to work with you using the dialogues in section 1 plus
your own in section 2. Repeat this exercise until you completely understand and have
mastered the pronunciation.

La

3.

ke

Speaking Practice:

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Exercise E
Continuation of Dialogues
Listen and Understand:
Listen carefully as the instructor reads the following dialogues. Pay particular attention to the
pronunciation. Repeat this reading exercise several times on your own. Translations are on
pages 236 and 237.

io

n

Nilcii-mamishimaa nitootem onaako.
Kah! Aan tahsh kaa-tootank?
Kii-kiimooci-maacaa awahsinaako.
Kekonen tahsh?

at

A.

uc

1.

Okii-kohsaan ominlhkwen.

of
ty

Nikii-mamishitaan kipimipanihcikan.
Kekonen tahsh?
Osaam kii-k.ishllwemakan.
Aan tahsh waa-tootaman?
Nahke piko. Aan tahsh kiln enentaman?
Kinantawentaan ina ci-kipihtinamaan?
Ebe, aahti nftawaac klpihtinan.

Fa

cu
l

B.

Ed

Aanti tahsh kaa-ishaac?
Nahke piko. Kii-kiiwetok maawiin.
Miina na tahsh ta-pi-kiiwe Jdtlnentaan?
Siyaaken maawiin.

er

sit

y

(

1
2
3

13
21
22
33

nikohsaamin
kikohsaamin
kikohsaawaa
okohsaawaan

(excl.)
(incl.)
(you pl.)
(they)

he

ad

U

nikohsaa
kikohsaa
okohsaan

ni
v

Note: ••okohsaan,, is a Transitive Animate Verb meaning "he/she is afraid of him/her''. The
verb stem is kobs. Here is a partial paradigm:

ke

"Ominihkwe" is an animate noun meaning "alcohol drinker".

La

"Kitinentaan° is a Transitive Inanimate Verb meaning "think something to be so',_ The verb
stem is lnentan. Here is a partial paradigm:

1
2
3

C

nitinentaan
kitinentaan
inentam

13 nitinentaamin
21
kitinentaamin
22 kitinentaanaawaa
33 inentamowak
"Kishiiwemakan" is an Inanimate Intransitive verb which means "it is loud".
"Nitawaac" is a Particle which means '-might u well".
"Kipihtinan!" is a Transitive Inanimate verb which means "stop it! (by hand), shut it off!".
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Writing Practice:
2.

Write two dialogues of your own. Be sure to use some of the new vocabulary introduced in
this lesson.

Q

Speaking Practice:

0

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

For speaking practice, work with a partner by reading the dialogues in this section, as well as
the new one you wrote yourself. Take turns with your partner so you have the opportunity to
say each line.

La

3.

0
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ExerciseF

Read and Understand:

n

In this exercise, you will learn how to use some of the transitive verbs introduced in this lesson
in simple sentences. First, we will do some examples together. Translations are on page 237.
Noonkom kaa-tipihkaak niwii-pakitinaa kinooshe ci-papaarnaatakec.

b)

(Ki)ka-poosihaa na kimohshoom pimihsewinink noonkom kaa-kiishikaak?

c)

Kaawin. kaawin niin nika-poosihaahsiin. Soosan iitok oka-poosihaan.

d)

Ohomaa nika-pakitinaan moohkomaan naaniyahii onaakanink.

e)

(Ki)ka-poosihtoon ina kipaashkisikan ciimaanink?

f)

Kaawin nika-poosihtoohsiin nipaashkisikan ciimaanink. Osaam kohtaatikwan.

uc

at

io

a)

Ed

1.

of

r

More Sentences
With Transitive Verbs

1

ty

Note: ' Kohtaatikwan" is an Intransitive Inanimate verb meaning "it is dangerous".

Fa

For speaking practice work with a partner by reading the dialogues in this section, as well as
the new one you wrote yourself. Take turns with your partner so you have the opportunity to
say each line.

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

3.

sit

Speaking Practice:

er

(

Write two dialogues of your own. Be sure to use some of the new vocabulary introduced in
this lesson.

y

2.

cu
l

Writing Practice:

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Exercise G
Continuation of Sentences
Read and Understand:

d)

Kika-pi-kiiwenotawaa na kiwiiciiwaakan ahpii ishkwaa-anohkiiyan?
Kaawin, kaawin nika-pi-kiiwenotawaabsiin noonkom kaa-kiishikaak.
Paanimaa waapank nika-pi-kiiwenotawaa.
Kekiin ina kiwii-kocihpitaan pankii shoomlnaapoo?

e)

Kaawin, kaawin wiibkaa nimihkwehsiin sboominaapoo.

f)

Aasba wiipac nika-pi-kiiwenotaan nitashllhkewin.

io

b)
c)

at

Ke-kishepaayaak nika-kocihpwaa aanahkonaa.

Ed

uc

a)

0

n

In this exercise you will continue to learn how to use the Transitive verbs introduced in this
lesson in simple sentences. First, we will do some examples. Tranlsations are on page 237.

of

t.

cu
l

ty

Note: "Shoominaapoo" is an Inanimate noun which means "wine".
"Tashiihkewin" is an Inanimate noun which means "village, settlement, or community".

Writing Practice:

Fa

Write two dialogues of your own. Be sure to use some of the new vocabulary introduced in
this lesson.

y

2.

er

0

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

For speaking practice, work with a partner by reading the dialogues in this section, as well as
the new one you wrote yourself. Take turns with your partner so you have the opportunity to

La

3.

sit

Speaking Practice:

0
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Exercise ff
More Sentences
Read and Understand:
In this exercise, read and understand the following sentences. Translations are on page 237.
Nikii-tepihtawaa koohkoohkohoo noopimink tipihkonk.

b)

Kikii-nantohtawaa na mahiinkan kaa-kii-wawoonoc tipihkonk?

c)

Kaawin, kaawin nitoonci-nantohtawaahsiin mahiinkan tipihkonk. Nikii-nipaa.

d)

Nitepihtaan paawihtik ihiweti awahsite pihkwaamatinaak.

e)

Aan ke-tootaman ani-tipihkaak?

O

Niwii-nantohtaan nikamowin.

uc

at

io

n

a)

Ed

1.

of

Note: "Nikamowin" is an Inanimate Noun which means "song".
"Wawoono" is an Animate Intransitive verb which means "howl".

cu
l

sit

3.

y

Speaking Practice:

For speaking practice, work with a partner by reading the dialogues in this section, as well as
the new one you wrote yourself. Take turns with your partner so you have the opportunity to
say each line.

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

(

Write two dialogues of your own. Be sure to use some of the new vocabulary introduced in
this lesson.

Fa

2.

ty

Writing Practice:

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Exercise I
Final Set of Sentences

0

Read and Understand:

io

of

h)

at

b)

c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

Nika-kiiwewinaa nitootem waapank. Awahsiwaapank nika-pi-kiiwe.
Sally na kewiin oka-maaciiwinaan owiiciiwaakanan?
K.aawin, kaawin oka-maaciiwinaahsiin owiiciiwaakanan.
Oka-nakanaan na otayihshan ahpii maacaat?
Ebe, oka-nakanaan (o )hsha iitok ahpii maacaat.
Kika-kiiwewitoon ina kipaashkisikan ahpii ishkwaa-nanaantawencikeyan?
Ebe, nika-kiiwewitoon ahpii isbkwaa-nanaantawencikeyaan.
Ahpii miina wii-nanaantawencikeyaan nika-maaciiwitoon.
Nika-nakataan nioiimaawiniwash ohomaa. Nika-pi-naaslhkaan naake.

uc

a)

n

This is the final exercise involving sentences in this lesson. Translations are on page 238.

Ed

1.

Fa

(excl.)
(incl.)
(you pl.)
(they)

0

er

Naasihkan!
Naasibkamok!

U

ni
v

Go get it! (singular)
Go get it! (plural)

ad

Now, using the sentences above as a model, write some sentences of your own using the
transitive verbs listed below:

La

ke

he

2.

ninaasihkaamin
kinaasihkaamin
kinaasihkaanaawaa
onaasihkaanaawaa

sit

Imperative Form:

Writing Practice:

cu
l

13
21
22
33

ninaasihkaan
kinaasihkaan
onaasihkaan

y

1
2
3

ty

Note: "Naasihkan" is a Transitive Inanimate Verb which means "Get it; fetch it".
Here is a partial paradigm:

nikiiwewitoon
oirnaaciiwitoon
ninakataan

nikiiwewinaa
oimaaciiwinaa
ninakanaa

Speaking Practice:
3.

For speaking practice, get someone to work with you using the sentences in section 1 plus
your own from section 2. Repeat this exercise until you completely understand these
sentences and have mastered the pronunciation.

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ExerciseJ

Final Review Test for Lesson 2
Transitive Animate Verbs
This review test has three sections. Before you begin, review the spelling and meanings of the
words. When you are ready, translate them into English. Remember, try to do this on your
own without looking at your notes. Translations are on page 238.

English Translation

io

TA Verbs

uc

at

a. nipiihaa

Ed

b. kimaaciipahiwaanaa

of

c. omamishimaan

cu
l

ty

d. nipakitinaa

Fa

e. kipoosihaa

U

h. kitepihtawaa

ni
v

er

g. nipi-kiiwenotawaa

sit

y

f. okocihpwaan

ad

i. onatohtawaan

ke

he

j. nikiiwewinaa

k. kimaaciiwinaa

La

(

n

1.

I. onakanaan

Note: Check your spelling and translation when you have finished.

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Transitive Inanimate Verbs
Translate the following words into English. The words are in the same order from (a-1) from
the previous section. Translations are on page 238.

Q

En1dish Translation

n

TI-Verbs

at

io

a. nipiihtoon

uc

b. kimaaciipahiwaataan

of

Ed

c. omamishitaan

ty

d. nipakitinaan

cu
l

e. kipoosihtoon

Fa

f. okocihpitaan

sit

y

g. nipi-kiiwenotaan

ni
v

er

h. kitepihtaan

0

he

ad

j. nikiiwewitoon

U

i. onatohtaan

ke

k. kimaaciiwitoon

I. onak.ataan

La

2.

Note: Check your spelling and translation when you are finished.

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3.

In this final review exercise, there are 24 transitive verbs listed in mixed order (a-x) on the left
hand side below. Accompanying the English translation is a small box. Use a pencil and
write the letter which matches the translation in the box.

b)

nikiiwewinaa

c)

nipiihtoon

d)

kimaaciwinaa

e)

omamishitaan

t)

kipoosihtoon

g)

onatohtawaan

h)

nipiihaa

i)

kimaaciipahiwaanaa

j)

kitepihtaan

k)

nikiiwewitoon

I)

nipi-kiiwenotawaa

m)

kitepihtawaa

n)

onakataan

o)

kimaaciiwitoon

p)

omamisbimaan

q)

nipakitinaa

io

at

uc

Ed

of

ty

cu
l

Fa
y
sit
er

ni
v

U

ad

he

onatobtaan

ke

r)
s)

□ I am coming back for it.
□ He/she is tasting it.
□ He/she is listening to it.
□ You are hearing him/her from the distance.
□ He/she is leaving it behind.
□ You are taking it away.
□ I am Jetting it go.
□ He/she is tasting s.t. animate.
□ You are putting him/her on board.
□ I am letting hem/her go.
□ You are running away from it.
□ He/she is telling on it.
□ You are putting it on board.
□ You are hearing it from the distance.
□ I am taking him/her home.

n

onakanaan

La

(

a)

kimaaciipahiwaataan

t)

okocihpwaan

u)

nipi-kiiwenotaan

v)

okocihpitaan

w)
x)

D

□
□

D
D

He/she is listening to him/her.
You are running away from him/her.
You are taking him/her away.
I am waiting for it.
I am waiting for him/her.

kipoosihaa

D
D
D

He/she is telling on him/her.

nipakitinaan

D

I am coming back for him/her.

He/she is leaving him/her behind.
I am taking it home.

Note: Check your answers with the instructor when you have done this final review test.
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Exercise A

New AI Verbs

Q

2.

4.

s.

0

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

1.

Ed

uc

at

io

n

In this lesson, there will be twelve (12) new Animate Intransitive Verbs introduced to you. Listen
carefully as the instructor says the words that match the pictures below. Each word will be repeated
three or four times. Translations arc on page 239.

he

- - ---

La

ke

--

0

. 11.

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ExerciseB

r

Reading and Understanding
Listen and Understand:

Here is the list of words which were introduced to you in the previous page.
In this exercise, listen carefully once again as the instructor repeats them. They are in order
from 1 to 12. Translations are on page 240.

{12) kwaashkwepine

Words have been broken down into syllables for you to help identify them and for proper
pronunciation. A space separates the syllables.

(1) lei sii pii lcii
(2) ki sii hsi pa so
kaa hsii kwe

(9)

memcpi so

kaa hsii ni naa ka ne
pih taa bpi so
pi naa hkwe ho

(10) .Id to hci ke

Fa

kapaa

y

{11) matwehike
(12) kwaa shkwe pi ne

sit

(6)

poosi

(7)
(8)

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

(_

(3)
(4)
(5)

cu
l

ty

2.

memepiso

(10) Jdtohcike
(11) matwehike

of

(6)

(9)

at

(3)
(4)
(5)

uc

(2)

(7) poosi
(8) . kapaa

kisiipiikii
kisiihsipaso
kaahsiikwe
kaahsiininaakane
pihtaahpiso
pinaahkweho

Ed

(1)

io

n

1.

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Exercise C

0

Read and Understan d:

io

.

Ed

uc

at

.

n

Below are twelve pictures. For writing practice, write the word in the numbered space which
corresponds to the picture. Translations arc on page 240.

cu
l

ty

of

1.

0

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

4.

- 11.

La

l.

7.
8.
9.

1.

2.
3.
4.

10.

5.

11.

6.

12.
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2.

Translate these words into English. They are in mixed order. Translations are on page 240.

English Translation

AI Verbs

2.

pinaahkweho

3.

kapaa

4.

lcisiihsipaso

5.

kwaashkwepine

6.

ldtohcike

7.

kaahsiikwe

8.

memepiso

9.

pihtaahpiso

10.

kisiipiikii

11.

matwehike

12.

poosi

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

kaahsiininaakane

(4)

he

(5)

take a bath
take a shower
wash one's face
wash dishes
put clothes on
comb one's hair

U

(1)
(2)
(3)

ni
v

Say each of the following in the Native language in the form that means "he/she...,.

ad

3.

er

sit

(

1.

La

ke

(6)

get on, embark
disembark:, get off
(9) swing oneself
(10) play a musical instrument
(11) drumming
(12) fishing with a hook
(7)
(8)

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Exercise D
Matching Pictures and Words

0

In the beginning of this lesson, you were introduced to twelve AI Verbs.
In this exercise, there are 12 pictures below. Accompanying the words is a small box to the
right of the picture. Using a pencil, match up pictures and wolds by writing the appropriate
number in each box. Corrections are on page 241.

I

pinaahkweho

□

memepiso

uc

Ed

cu
l

□
□

at

□

Fa
y
sit
er
ni
v

U

~
~
~
~
~

poosi

of

:I~
,

~~ ,' I t:J. ___

□

ty

(0

io

n

~

ad

he

ke
La

~
~
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kitohcike

□

pihtaahpiso

□

kaahsiikwe

□
□

[I:]

kisiipiikii

0

kapaa
matwehike

□

kwaashkwcpine

□

kisiihsipaso

□

kaahsiininaakane

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Matching Words to the Pictures

n

In this exercise. there are twelve pictures in the first column. Accompanying them is a list of
words in the second column. Using a pencil, draw a line to the picture which corresponds to
each word. The first one has been done for you. Corrections are on page 242.

kaahsiininaakane

t

at

io

t

uc

2.

Ed

ldsiihsipaso

kwaashkwepine

t

matwehike

•

kapaa

y
sit

kaahsiikwe

er

~
~
--~
~

•
•

ad

-

U

ni
v

C

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

t

La

ke

he

•
•
•

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.

,

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.,

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pihtaahpiso
kitohcike
kisiipiikii
memcpiso

pinaahkweho
poosi

�INTERMEDIATE OJIBWE - UNIT 2; LESSON 3
ExerciseE

Fill in the Missing Letters

_ _ _h_ _ _k__

_o_ _i

p_ _t_ _ _p__ _

k_ _ _s_ _n_n_ _k_ _ _

_ _t_ _ _i_ _

__s_ _ _s_p_ _ _

_ _s_ _p_ _k_ _

_ w _ _ _h_ _ _p_ _ _

m_ _e_ _s_

m__w_ _i_ _

n

p_n___k_ _h_

uc

at

io

k_ _ _a

of

Matching Up Translations

Fa

cu
l

ty

In this exercise, there are two columns of words. The column on the left contains AI verbs
and the column on the right contains English translations. Using a pencil, draw a line to the
English translation which corresponds to the AI verbs. The first one has been done for you.
Corrections are on page 243.

er

sit

y

AI-Verbs

ni
v

kisiipiikii

0

fishing with hook

put clothes on

he

poosi

get on, embark

disembark, get off•••

ad

pinaahkweho

Enelish Translation

drumming

U

memepiso

wash one's face

ke

lcaahsiininaakane

lay musical instrument

kisiihsipaso

La

2.

0

For each of the following words, fill in the missing letters.

Ed

1.

kwaashkwepine

swing oneself

matwehike

take a bath

kapaa

wash dishes

kaahsiikwe

take a shower

pihtaahpiso

comb one's hair
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Singular Forms
Read and Understand:

1.

In this exercise, you will be learning how to use these new Intransitive Animate Verbs in first,
second and third person fonns only. Let's begin with the twelve pictures below. Listen
carefully as the instructor says these following words. Translations are on page 243.

n

r

Exercise F

uc

at

io

. .

nikisiihsipas
kikisiihsipas
kisiihsipaso

of

nikaahsiikwe
kikaahsiikwe
kaahsiikwe

:s.

nipihtaahpis
kipihtaahpis
pihtaahpiso

sit

nipinaahkweh
kipinaahkweh
pinaahkweho

U

ni
v

er

nikaahsiininaakane
.kikaahsiininaakane
kaahsiininaakane

y

4.

(

Fa

cu
l

ty

nikisiipiikii
Jcikisiipiikii
kisiipiikii

Ed

l.

he

ad

--

La

ke

nipoos
ldpoos
poosi

nikapaa
kikapaa
kapaa

nimemepis
kimcmepis
memepiso

nimatwehike
kimatwehike
matwehike
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nikwaashkwepine
kikwaashkwepine
kwaashkwepine

. 11.

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nikitohcike
kikitohcike
kitohcike

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Now you know twelve new Animate Intransitive Verbs. For writing practice, fill in the
following chart with appropriate forms of each of these new words.

0

uc

at

io

n

I'm

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

You're_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

0

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

He/she's,__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

La

2.

0
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3.

Let's also practice the negative fonns. The first example in each set has been done for you.
Corrections are on page 244.

Ed

uc

at

io

n

1) I'm not - kaawin nikisiipiikiihsiin

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

2) You're not - kaawin .kikisiipiikiihsiin

er

sit

y

(

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

3) He/she's not - kaawin kisiipiikiihsiin

4.

For speaking practice, work in pairs by taking turns repeating phrases out loud in sections 1, 2.
and 3.

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Exercise G
Dialogues

0

Read and Understand:

Read and understand the following dialogues with a partner. English translations are on
page 245.
Nikosihs aasha na kikii-kisiipiikii?
Kaawin, kaawin niwii-kisiipiikiihsiin.
Niwii-kisiihsipas ehta.
Wiipac! Kwayaaciin. Aasha wiipac kika-maacaa.
Niwii-wiihsin pankii mwaye-maacaayaan.
Kekonen waa-miiciyan?
Anoominaapoo, pankii ehta.
Ahaaw, nika-kiishisaan.
Miikwehc nimaamaa.

B.

Kaahsiininaakanen mwaye-rnaacaayan!
Naake, niwii-kaahsiikwe niikaan.
Kehcinaac nika-kaahsiininaakane mwaye-maacaayaan.
Amihiwe kwayahk.
Aasha na kitani-maacaa?
Ebe, wiipac miina kika-waapamin.
Ahaaw, mino-kiishikanihtoon.
Miikwehc. Kekiin mino-kiishikanihtoon.

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

A.

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

1.

Aasha na pihtaahpiso kiciimic?
Kaawin, kiiyaapic pinaahkweho.
Wiintamaw aasha ke.kaat otaapaan ta-pi-takopiso.
Ahaaw. eniwehk nika-wiintamawaa.
Kiin tahsh wiin, aan ke-tootaman noonkom .kaa-kiishikaak?
Nahke piko. Kaawin mahshi mayaam nikihkentahsiin.
Naanta nika-matwehike kape-kiishikaa.

D.

Aan waa-tootaman noonkom ke-kiishikaak?
Niwii-antawi-kwaashkwepinc. Niwii-amwaa kinooshe.
Kekiin ina kiwii-amwaa kinooshe?
Kaawin. Shikaak niin niwii-amwaa.
Tepwe ina? Ehshay!
Ebe, kekiin ina kiwii-amwaa shikaak?
No, paanimaa kwenawi-miiciyaan nika-amwaa shikaak.

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

C.

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New Vocabulary:

Niikaan (pc)
Amihiwe kwayahk (pc)
Mino-kiishikanihtoon (vai)
Eniwehk (pc)
Kape-kiishikaa (vii)

at front, leading
that's good
have a good day
attempt, cffo~ trial
all day

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Writing Practice:

2.

Now write two dialogues of your own. Be sure to use some of the new vocabulary introduced
in this section.

Speaking Practice:
For speaking practice. get someone to work with you using the dialogues in section 1 plus
your own in section 2. Repeat this exercise until you completely understand and have

io

n

3.

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

mastered the pronunciation.

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Exercise H
Plural Forms

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Read and Understand:

nikisiihsipasomin
kikisiihsipasomin
kikisiihsipasonaawaa
kisiihsipasowak

nikaahsiikwemin
kikaahsiikwemin
kikaahsiikwenaawaa
lcaahsiikwewak

(4)

nikaahsiininaakanemin
kikaahsiininaakanemin
kikaahsiininaakanenaawaa
kaahsiininaakanewak

(5)

nipihtaahpisomin
kipihtaahpisomin
kipihtaahpisonaawaa
pihtaahpisowak

(6)

nipinaahkwehomin
kipinaahkwehomin
kipinaahkwehonaawaa
pinaahkwehowak

(7)

nipoosimin
kipoosimin
kipoosinaawaa
poosiwak

(8)

(9)

nimemepisomin
kimemepisomin
kimemepisonaawaa
memepisowak

at
uc

Ed

of

nikapaamin
ldkapaamin
kikapaanaawaa
kapaawak

sit
er

kikitohcikemin
kikitohcikenaawaa
kitohcikewak

U

ni
v

0

(10) nikitohcikemin

ad

he

ty

cu
l

Fa

(3)

(excl.)
(incl.)
(you pl.)
(they)

y

nikisiipiikiimin
Jcikisiipiikiimin
kikisiipiikiinaawaa
kisiipiikiiwak

io

(2)

(1)

(11) nimatwehikemin

(12)

La

ke

kimatwehikemin
kimatwehikenaawaa
matwehikewak

Note:

n

In this exercise, you will be learning how to use these new Animate Intransitive verbs in the
plural fonns. This time. we will not be using pictures. Listen carefully as the instructor
says the words listed below. Translations are on page 246.

1.

nikwaashkwepinemin
kikwaashkwepinemin
kikwaashkwepinenaawaa
lcwaashkwepinewak

When you complete this exercise, see if you can identify the prefixes and suffixes used
to make the different plural forms.

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Writing Practice:

2.

For writing practice, fill in the plural paradigms of the words listed below. Corrections are on
page 246 and 247.
kisiipiikii
kaahsiikwe
pihtaahpiso

pinaahkweho
poosi

kitohcikc
matwehike
kwaashkwepine

n

kapaa

io

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(excl.)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(excl.)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(excl.)
(incl.)._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (incl.)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(you pl.)

(you pl.)._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(you pl.)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _(they)

(thcy)._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(they)

of

Ed

uc

at

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (incl.)

(cxcl.)

(excl.)

(incl.)

(incl.)

ty

(excl.)

cu
l

(incl.)

Fa

(you pl.)
(they)

(you pl.)

(you pl.)

(they)

(they)

(cxcl.)

(excl.)

(incl.)

(incl.)

(incl.)

(you pl.)

(you pl.)

U

ni
v

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(excl.)

sit

y

(

(they)

La

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3.

Let's also try some negative plural forms using the verbs listed below. Here is an example:
Corrections are on page 247.

matwchike

io

memepiso

poosi

at

kitohcike

(excl.)

(incl.)

(incl.)

(you pl.)

(you pl.)

(they)

(they)

uc

(excl.)

(excl.)
(incl.)

(you pl.)
(they)

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

kapaa

kaahsiikwe

0

n

kaawin nikisiihsipasohsiimin (excl.)
kaawin kikisiihsipasohsiimin (incl.)
kaawin kikisiihsipasohsiinaawaa (you pl.)
kaawin kisiihsipasohsilwak (they)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (excl.),_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(excl.),_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(excl.)
(incl.)

Fa

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _{incl.)

sit

(you pl.)

(they)

(you pl.)
(they)

0

er

_ _ _ _ _ _ _(they)

y

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(you pl.)

(incl.)

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

Note: When you complete this exercise, make sure you can identify the word parts used in making
plural negative fonns.

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Exercise I

r

Paradigms
Singular and Plural
Read and Understand:

So far, you have learned the meaning of twelve Intransitive Animate Verbs in this lesson both
singular and plural and positive and negative forms.

n

In this exercise, let's put together singular and plural in pardigms for some verbs. Translations
are on page 248.
1 nikisiihsipas
2 kikisiihsipas
3 kisiihsipaso

13 nikisiipiikiimin
21 .kikisiipiikiimin
22 .kikisiipii.kiinaawaa
33 kisiipii.kiiwak

13 ni.kisiihsipasomin
21 kikisiihsipasomin
22 .kikisiihsipasonaawaa
33 kisiihsipasowak

1 nikaahsiikwe
2 lcikaahsiikwe
3 kaahsiikwe

1 nikaahsiininaakane
2 kikaahsiininaakanc
3 kaahsiininaakane

13 nikaahsiininaakanemin
21 kikaahsiininaakanemin
22 kikaahsiininaakanenaawaa
33 kaahsiininnaakanewak

Write paradigms for the following verbs listed below. Corrections arc on page 248.

U

2.

ni
v

er

13 nikaahsiikwemin
21 .kikaahsiikwemin
22 .kikaahsiikwenaawaa
33 kaahsiikwewak

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

1 nikisiipiikii
2 kikisiipiikii
3 kisiipiikii

sit

(

at

io

1.

ad

pihtaahpiso

poosi

1_ _ _ _ _ _ __

l _ _ _ _ _ _ __

2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

2._ _ _ _ _ _ __

2._ _ _ _ _ _ __

3_________

3_ _ _ _ _ _ __

3_ _ _ _ _ _ __

13_ _ _ _ _ _ __

13_ _ _ _ _ _ __

13_ _ _ _ _ _ __

21 _ _ _ _ _ _ __

21_ _ _ _ _ _ __

21_ _ _ _ _ _ __

22_ _ _ _ _ _ __

22._ _ _ _ _ _ __

33_ _ _ _ _ _ __

33_ _ _ _ _ _ __

ke

he

l _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

La
L

pinaahkweho

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1 kaawin nimemepisohsiin
2 kaawin kimemepisohsiin
3 kaawin memepisohsiin

13
21
22
33

13
21
22
33

at

io

kaawin nimemepisohsiimin
kaawin kimemepisohsiimin
kaawin kimemepisohsiinaawaa
kaawin memepisohsiiwak

uc

kaawin nikapaahsiimin
kaawin ki.kapaahsiimin
kaawin kikapaahsiinaawaa
kaawin kapaahsiiwak

0

n

1 kaawin nikapaahsiin
2 kaawin kikapaahsiin
3 .kaawin kapaahsiin

Ed

Write negative paradigms using the verbs listed below. Corrections are on page 249.

matwehike

of

kitohcike

l._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

2._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

2.____________

3,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

3.____________

13._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

13._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

cu
l

Fa

y

21 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

sit

21_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

ty

!. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

er

22._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

0

he

ad

U

ni
v

33_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

22'------------33_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

ke

4.

Let's also do some negative fonns. The first two examples have been done for you.
Translations are on page 248.

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Exercise J

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Review Test
This review has three sections. Before you begin. review the meaning of the words.
In this exercise, there are twelve pictures below. Accompanying each word is a small box.
Using a pencil, write the number of each picture in the appropriate box. Corrections are on
page 249.

at

□

uc

kaahsiininaakane

io

n

1.

of
ty

□

kapaa

□

kaahsiikwe

□

pihtaahpiso

Fa
y
sit

er

(

cu
l

matwehike

ni
v

kwaashkwepine

Ed

□
□

kisiihsipaso

U

□

he

ad

memepiso

La

ke

kiisiipiikii

kitohcike

poosi

pinaahkweho

L

□
□

□

□
□

Note: Check your answers when you have finished.
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In this section, there are twelve pictures listed in the second column. In the first column is a
list of words. Using a pencil, draw a line to the picture which corresponds to each word.
Correctionsa are on page 250.

.

....

uc

...

io

~

kaahsilkwe

n

[tlJ

kapaa

0

at

2.

pihtaahpiso

Ed

~

•

pinaahkwcho

•

poosi

•

matwehikc

•

cu
l

memepiso

Fa

•

0

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

kiisiipiikii

ty

of

kitohcike

ke

kwaashkwcpinc •

La

kisiihsipaso

t

kaahsiininaakanc t

Note: Check your answers when you have finished.

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3.

Translate the following words into English. Translations arc on page 249.

English Translation

AI Verbs
pinaahkweho

io

n

poos1

at

kitohcike

uc

kiisiipiikii

Ed

memepiso

of

pihtaahpiso

cu
l

ty

kaahsiikwe
kapaa

Fa

matwehike

sit

U

ni
v

kaahsiininaakane

er

kisiihsipaso

y

kwaashkwepine

(

La

ke

he

ad

Note: Check your translation when you have finished.

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Exercise A
Inanimate Intransitive Verbs

You have already learned how to fonn simple phrases and sentences with Inanimate Intransitive
verbs. Some new II verbs are listed below. Translations are on page 251.
In this exercise. there are ten verbs introduced to you. Listen carefully as your instructor
repeats them.
shaakashkine
(7) masbkawaahkwatin
(8) niiskaatan
(9) isbkwaahkamikan
(10) wiihsakaakamin

Ed

uc

at

(6)

nihshiwanaatan
kipihsin
kihkentaakwan
kishiiciwan
maacaamakan

of

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

io

n

1.

0

ty

Notice how the words can be broken down into syllables. To help you identify the syllables
and pronunciation, we have placed a space between each one. In this section, listen carefully
as your instructor repeats each word. After completing this exercise. repeat the exercise in
section l with your partner for speaking and pronunciation practice. English translations will
be given in section 4.

Fa

cu
l

2.

(3)

(4)
(5)

ad

U

The words from section 1 are presented below. Fill in the missing letters to complete the
words. When you have completed, check your spelling.
sh_ _k_ _ _k_ _ _

(f)

m__c_ _m_ _ _n

(b)

m_ _ _k_ _ _ _ _k__t_ _

(g)

ki_ _ _ _ci_ _ _

n_ _ _k_ _t_ _

{b)

ki

(i)

_ _p_ _s_ _

(j)

__

ke

(c)

he

(a)

La

3.

0

y

ki pi hsin
kih ken taa kwan
ki shii ci wan
maa caa ma kan

shaa ka shki ne
ma sbka waa bkwa tin
(8) nil skaa tan
(9) isb kwaa hka mi kan
(10) wii hsa kaa ka min

sit

(2)

(6)
(7)

er

nih shi wa naa tan

ni
v

(1)

(d)

__ k___ k

__ k

(e)

__ h k k _

_

n

__

shi

t k __

_

aa __

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4.

The translation of each new word is given below. Study them and then do the next exercise.
nihshiwanaatan
kipihsin
kihkentaakwan
(4) ldshiiciwan
(5) maacaamakan
(6) shaakashkine
(7) mashkawaahkwatin
(8) niiskaatan
(9) ishkwaahkamikan
(10) wiihsakaakamin
(1)
(2)
(3)

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

It is spoiled
It is closed
It is known
It is a fast current
It is going away
It is full
It is frozen solid (something non-liquid)
The weather is miserable
The event is over
It tastes bitter (liquid)

La

ke

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v

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sit

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ExerciseB

Complete the Sentences

0

Read and Understand:
In this exercise, ten incomplete phrases in English are listed below. Using one of the II verbs
learned in this lesson, complete each phrase with a suitable Ojibwe word. The first one has
been done for you. Corrections are on page 251.

n

I.

at

io

The suitcase: wsh.-.aak_as_hki_·nu.:e~-------The river: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

uc

The weather: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Ed

The event: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
The salt water: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

cu
l

The door: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

ty

The meat: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,

of

The plane: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Fa

The food: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,

Q

Shinkopiiwaapoo

ni
v

er

sit

There are ten incomplete phrases in the Severn dialect listed below. Using one of the II verbs
introduced in this lesson, complete each phrase with a suitable word. The first one has been
done for you.

wiihsakaakamin

U

Akwaciink awahsinaako kii-____________

ad

Pipoononk saakahikau kii- ____________

----------------------------------

ke

Paawihtik

he

Pasbkwewash _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Miicim kiih hkwaantem _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

La

2.

y

When the winter arrives: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Aahkosiwin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Pimibsewin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,
Aasha weshkac kii-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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Exercise C
Working With the Language
Read and Understand:
Here are some sentences in a variety of fonns to read.

1.

In this exercise, you will be learning to write simple sentences using the Il verbs you have

d)
e)

at

ty

Writing Practice:

wiihsakaakamin

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

(

ishkwaahkamikan

Fa

shaakashkine
mashkawaabkwatin
niiskaatan

cu
l

Now, write your own sentences in your notebook, similar to the ones above. Use the II verbs
listed below.

y

2.

uc

c)

Ed

Kaawin niwii-miicihsiin wiiyaahs. Nihshiwanaatan.
Nitishkwaantem kipihsin.
Kihkentaakwan aasba wiipac ci-pipoonk.
Kishiiciwan siipi kaa-kii-waapantamaan onaako.
Aasha kii-maacaamakan ciimaan.

of

a)
b)

io

n

just learned in this lesson. Listen carefully as the instructor reads the following sentences for
you. Translations are on page 251.

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ExerciseD
Questions and Answers

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Read and Understand:

Question

at

(a)

io

n

You have already learned how to form some simple phrases and sentences with II verbs.
In this exercise, you will learn to form sentences by asking simple questions and answers.
1.
Listen to and imitate these sets of examples. Examples will be in given first, second and third
person forms. Negative answers will also be given immediately after. Translations are on
page 252.

uc

Nihshiwanaatan ina kitinentaan wiiyaahs?

Ed

Positive Amwer
Ne1attve Answer
Kaawin, kaawin nihshiwanaatanhsinoon nitinentaan.

Question

ty

(b)

of

Eba, nihshiwanaatan ohsba nitinentaan.

cu
l

Kipibsin ina lcitisbkwaantem?

Fa

Positive Answer
Eba, kipihsin (o)hsha nitishkwaantem.

y

Neptlve Answer
Question

0

er

( C)

sit

Kaawin, kaawin kipihsinhsinoon nitishkwaantem.

Positive ADfflet

ni
v

Kihkentaakwan ina aasha kekaat ci-pipoonk?

U

Eba, kihkentaakwan (o)hsha aasha kekaat ci-pipoonk.

Ne1at1ve Answer
Question

he

(d)

ad

Kaawin, kaawin kihkentaakwanhsinoon aasba kekaat ci-pipoonk.

ke

Osaam ina kishiiciwan siipi kitinentaan?

Positive Answer

La

Ebe, osaam (o)hsha kisbiiciwan nitinentaan.

Nuattve Aomer
Kaawin, kaawin osaam kishiiciwanhsinoon nitinentaan.

(e)

Question
Aasha ina kekaat ta-maacaamakan pimihsewin?

Positive Amwer
Ebe, aasha kekaat ta-maacaamakan.

Neptlve Answer
Kaawin, kaawin wiipac ta-maacaamakanhsinoon.
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2.

Now, try writing some questions and answers of your own, using the sentences above as a
model. Use the II verbs listed below. Translations are on page 253.
ishkwaahkamikan
wiihsakaakamin

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

shaakashkine
mashkawaahkwatin
niiskaatan

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

(

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ExerciseE
Dialogues

0

Read and Understand:
Read and understand the following dialogues. Concentrate on how II verbs are used in the
dialogues. Some of the II verbs introduced in this lesson are written in italic type. As before,
new words will be written in bold type. Translations are on page 253.
Kaawin niwii-miicihsiin wiiyaahs.
Kekonen tahsh?
Nihshiwanaatan nitinentaan.
Kekonen tahsh miishkoc waa-miiciyan?
Kaawin nltawaac nika-wiihsinihsiin.
Pankii ehta nika-minihkwe shoominaapoo.

B.

Kipihsin ina kitishkwaantem?
Kaawin, nipaahkihsltoon.
Aanahpii tahsh ke-kipihsitooyan?
Waapank maawiin nika-kipibsitoon mwaye-maacaayaan.
Amihiwe kwayahk.

C.

Kihkentaakwan aasha kekaat ci-niipink.
Anleldlshiwaayaa.
Koon ekwa mihkwam ani-ninkiso.
Siipi ani-maaciciwan kaye ani-kishiiciwan.
Nihkak takohsewak kaye shiihshiipak ekwa
mahlcwak wanishkaawak.

Ed

uc

at

io

n

A.

Aasha kekaat ta-maacaamakan pimihsewin.
Aasha na kikwayaacii?
Kekaat aasha nikwayaacii.
Kiin tahsh wiin, kekiin n;1. kirnaacaa?
Kaawin. Niwii-nanaantawencike noohpimink.
Waapoos ekwa pine niwii-nanaantawaaparnaak.
Amihiwe k.wayahk. Nipakobsenim ci-wii-minobseyan.
Kihci-miikwebc nitootern.

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

D.

0

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

1.

La

New Vocabulary:

Milshkoc (pc)
Nitawaac (pc)
Paahkihsin (vii)
Ani-kiishiwaayaa (prev + vii)
Ani-ninkiso (prev + vai)
Ani-maaciciwan (prev + vii)
Ani-kishiiciwan (prev + vii)
Nipakohsenim ci-wii-minohseyan
Ani-(prev)
Kipihsitoon

in exchange, instead of, in turn
might as well, well I better, instead
it is open
becomes warm weather
becomes melted (animate)
start to flow
start to flow fast
I wish you the best
begin to, start to, away
close it
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Writing Practice:
2.

Now, write two dialogues of your own. Try to include some of the vocabulary items listed
below, or some of the other new vocabulary introduced in this lesson. Translations are on
page 253.
ishkwaahkarnikan
wiihsakaakamin

io

n

shaakashkine
mashkawaahkwatin
niiskaatan

uc

Working with a partner, practice reading the dialogues introduced in this exercise. Practice
reading your own dialogues also. Take turns so you each have an opportunity to say each line.

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

3.

at

Speaking Practice

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

(

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Exercise F
10 More U Verbs

0

Read and Understand:

In this exercise, there are ten more new II verbs introduced to you. Listen carefully as your
instructor repeats them. Translations are on page 2':54.

(5)

n

In this section, to help you identify the syllables and with pronunciation, we have placed a

Ed

2.

shiiwaa
shiiwaakamin
(8) moosbkine
(9) minwentaakwan
(10) macentaakwan

io

(2)
(3)
(4)

(6)
(7)

saakaapahte
ashepite
siilcinikaate
aaniman
oshihcikaate

at

(1)

uc

1.

saa kaa pa hte
a she pi te
sii ki ni kaa te
aaniman
o shi hci kaa te

(3)

(4)

0

ni
v

er

Fill in the missing letters to complete the words. When you have completed, check your
spelling.
(a)

sh_ _w_ _

(b)

o_ _ _ _ci_ _ _te

(c)

- _ _kaa_ _ _te

(g)

m_c_ _t_ __k_ _ _

_ _m_ _ _

(h)

m_ _w_ _t_ _k_ _ _

(d)

s_ _ki__k_ _ _e

(i)

_ _ _sb_ _ _e

(e)

a_ _ _pi_ _

(j)

___

ke

he

ad

U

(f)

waa

__

n

La

3.

sit

y

(5)

cu
l

(2)

shii waa
shii waa lea min
moosbkine
(9) mi nwen taa kwan
(10) ma cen taa kwan
(6)
(7)
(8)

Fa

(1)

ty

of

space between each one. Listen carefully as the instructor repeats them. After completing this
exercise, repeat the exercise in section 1 with your partner for speaking and pronunciation
practice. English translations will be given in section 4.

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io

of
ty
cu
l
Fa
y
La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

(

n

smoke comes out
goes backwards
being poured (liquid)
be difficult/be hard
be made, built, processed
be sweet
be sweet (liquid)
be full (liquid)
be enjoyable, liked, fun, good time
be dull, boring

saakaapahte
ashepite
sii.kinikaate
aaniman
oshihcikaate
sbiiwaa
shiiwaakamin
mooshkine
minwentaakwan
macentaakwan

at

( 1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)

Ed

r

In this section. study the meaning of the words carefully before you continue to the next
exercise.

uc

4.

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ExerciseG
Complete the Sentences

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Read and Understand:

In this exercise, ten incomplete phrases in English are listed below. Using one of the II
verbs just introduced, complete each phrase with a suitable word. The first one has been done
for you. Corrections are on page 254.

n

I.

The event:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

ty

of

The smoke: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
The outboard motor: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

uc

Ed

The water: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the container.
The pow-wow: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

at

io

The porridge: _ _
sru.,.·1...
·w.._.aa
___________
The juice: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

cu
l

The water: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the container.

Fa

Life: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,

0

ni
v

er

sit

There are ten incomplete phrases in the Severn dialect listed below. Using one of the new
Il verbs, complete each phrase with a suitable word. The first one has been done for you.
Corrections are on page 254.

U

Metawewin minwentaakwan
Nipi _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

ad

Shiiwupoo ________________

he

Anoominupoo _______________

---------------

ke

Waahkaahikan
Aahkosiwin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

La

2.

y

The house is being _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,

Shinkopiiwupoo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _in a container.
Pimipanihcikan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Noohpimink _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Kiishikaa _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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Exercise H

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Working With the Language
Read and Understand:

Here are some sentences in a variety of fonns to read.

In this exercise, you will be learning to write simple sentences using the II verbs you have
learned in this lesson. Listen carefully as the instructor reads the following sentences for you.
Sections 1 and 2 translations are on page 254.

cu
l

ty

Writing Practice:

2.

at

Kii-aaniman anohkiiwin noonkom kaa-kiishikaak.
Matikwaan kii-oshihcikaate onaako.

uc

d)
e)

Ed

Saakaapahte ihiweti naaniyahii pihkwaamatinaak.
Pimihsewin ishi-ashepite naanew.
Ta-siikinikaate shinkopiiwaapoo ani-tipihkaak.

of

a)
b)
c)

io

n

1.

Now, write some sentences of your own using the Il verbs listed below.

minwentaakwan
macentaakwan

y

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

(

Fa

shiiwaa
shiiwaakamin
mooshkine

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Exercise I
Questions and Answers

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Read and Understand:
You have already learned how to fonn simple phrases and sentences with II verbs.

Question

at

a)

io

n

In this exercise, you will learn to fonn sentences by asking simple questions and answers.
Listen to and imitate these sets of examples. Examples will be given in first, second and third
person forms. Also, negative answers will be given immediately after. Translations are on
page 255.

uc

Saakaapahte ina noohpimink?

Ed

PosltiveAnswer
Ebe, saakaapahte (o )hsha noobpimink.

of

Neptive Answer
Kaawin, kaawin saakaapahtehsinoon noohpimink.
Nibtaa-ashepite ina kipimipanihcikan?

Fa

PositiveAnswer

ty

Question

cu
l

b)

Ebe, nihtaa-ashepite (o )hsha nipimipanihcikan.

y

Nentive Answer
Question

0

er

c)

sit

Kaawin, kaawin nihtaa-ashepitehsinoon nipimipanihcikan.

PosttiveAoswer

ni
v

Aasba ina kii-siikinikaate nipi asiwacikaniok?

U

Ebe, aasha (o )hsba kii-siikinikaate nipi asiwacikanink.

Neutive Answer

he

Qgestion
Aaniman ina anohkiiwin kitinentaan?

ke

d)

ad

Kaawin, kaawin mahshi siikioikaatehsinoon nipi asiwadkanink.

PosltlveAnswer

Ebe, aaniman (o)hsha anohkiiwin nitinentaan.

La

I.

NenUve Answer
Kaawin, kaawin aanimanhsinoon anohkiiwin nitinentaan.

e)

Question
Oshibcikaate ina kiwaahkaahikan?

PosltlveAnswer
Ebe, oshibcikaate (o )hsha niwaahkaahikan.

Neptive Answer
Kaawin, kaawin oshibcikaatehsinoon niwaahkaahikan.
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Writing Practice:

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2.

Now, write some sentences of your own using the II verbs listed below. Be sure to include
some negative answers. Translations are on page 256.
minwentaakwan
macentaakwan

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

shiiwaa
shiiwaakamin
mooshkine

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

(

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E:x:erci.seJ
Dialogues

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Read and Understand:

at

Aasha miina saakaapahte noohpimink.
Ooshta! Amiikaanahi miina aasha e-maacii-sahkitek.

uc

A.

io

n

Read and understand the following dialogues. Concentrate on how Il verbs are used in the
dialogues. Words introduced in this lesson are in italic type. Also, some new words will be
introduced to you throughout the dialogues. If you find any new words, underline them.
Translations of the new vocabulary are listed on the next page. Translations are o page 256.

Aan tahsh ke-tootamank?

Ed

Nahke piko. Ka-maaciipahiwemin kaana.
Aanti tahsh ke-ihpahiweyank?

ty

Aan entiyan kitinentaan?

Ashepite ohsha nishtikwaan nitinentaan.

Fa

Kekonen tahsh wenci-inentaman?

cu
l

B.

of

Nahke piko. Nipiihkaank kaana.

Kaawin kwayahk nimaamitonentansiin.

y

Kekoon ina piikoshkaa kishtikwaanink kitinentaan?

0

er

OR

sit

Kamaawiin siyaaken.

Aasha na nipi kii-siikinikaate pootawaanink?

U

C.

ni
v

Siyaaken maawiin kaawin.

ad

Kaawin mahsbi. Kiyaapic pankii niwii-kiishitep.
K.ehcinaac nipi siikinan ahpii ishkwaa-kiishitepoyan.

he

Ahaaw, kehcinaac nika-tootaan. Aasha ina kimaacaa?

ke

Ebe, niwii-kiiwe mwaye-kimiwank.
Waapank kaana tahsh miina kika-waapamin.

La

1.

Ahaaw, waapank kika-waapamin kiishpin mino-kilshikaak.

D.

Kii-aaniman ina anohkiiwin noonkom kaa-kiishikaak?
Ebe, tepwe kii-aaniman.
Kika-kii-pi-wiicihihsh ina waaapank?
Kaawin, nika-otamiihke.
Awahsiwaapank tahsh wiin?
Nahke piko. Pinamaa nika-kakwecimaa nitookimaam.

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D.

oshihcikaate
saakaapahte
shiiwaakamin

Fa

io

mooshkine
aaniman
macentaakwan

er

sit

Speaking Practice:

For speaking practice, work with a partner by reading the dialogues in this section, as well as
the new ones you wrote yourself. Take turns with your partner so you have the opportunity to
say each line.

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

3.

(4)

(5)
(6)

y

(2)
(3)

cu
l

ty

Now, write two dialogues of your own. Try to include some of the Il verbs listed below in
each dialogue.
( l)

(

of

Writing Practice:

2.

at

C.

I guess so, is that so
start fire, begin fire
run away from
in the water
my head
what purpose, why is it so
think so
be broken
I hope not
fireplace, camp fire
pour s.t., pump s.t. out
be busy

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B.

Amiikaanahi (pc)
Maacii-sahkite (prev + vii)
Maaciipahiwe (vai)
Nipiihkaank (ni + locative)
Nishtikwaan (prefix+ ni)
Wenci-onci- (prev)
Inentam (vai2)
Piikoshkaa (vai)
Kamaawiin siyaaken (pc)
Pootawaan (ni)
Siikinan (vti)
Otamiihke (vai)

Ed

A.

n

New Vocabulary:

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Exercise K

Final Review Test for Lesson 4

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Intransitive Inanimate Verbs:

Enelish Translation

II Verbs
shaakashkine

b.

mashlcawaahkwatin

c.

niiskaatan

Ed

uc

at

a.

nihshiwanaatan

g.

kioihsin

ty

f.

cu
l

wiihsAlrSISIleamin

Fa

e.

of

d. ishkwaahlcamikan

maacaamakan

k.

shiiwaa

1.

shiiwaakamin

ni
v
U
ad

m. mooshkine
minw;anta . -

o.

macentaakwan

ke
abte

La

.

he

n.

p.

0

sit

j.

er

kishiiciwan

y

b. kihkentaakwan
i.

n

This review test has two sections. Before you begin, review the spelling and meanings of the
words very carefully. When you are ready. translate them into English. Remember, try and
answer without looking at your notes. Sections 1 and 2 translations are on page 251.

io

1.

a. asheoite
r.

siikinikaate

s.

aaniman

t.

oshihcikaate

.

Note: Check your translations when you have finished.

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2.

In this section, before you begin, review the spelling and meanings of the words very
carefully. When you are ready, translate them into Ojibwe (Severn dialect).

II Verbs

It tastes bitter (liquid)

b.

The event is over

c.

The weather is miserable

d.

It is frozen solid (something non-liquid)

e.

It is full

f.

It is swim? awav

g.

It is a fast current

h.

It is known

i.

y

Be dull, boring

sit

1.

ni
v

er

m.
n.

Being made, build. processed

he

Be difficult, be hard

ke

Being poured
Goes backwards

La

s.

Be full

Be sweet

ad

p.

Be enjoyable, liked, fun

Be sweet (liauid)

U

o.

r.

io

at

Fa

It is spoiled

k.

q.

uc
Ed

of

ty

It is closed

j.

(

n

a.

cu
l

English

t.

Smoke comes out

Note: Check your spelling and translations when you are finished.

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Exercise A
Introduction to Body-Parts

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Read and Understand:
1.

In this exercise, we will introduce you to some of the body parts, as shown in the diagram

at

io

n

below. Listen carefully as your instructor says each of the following words. Translations are
on page 258.

h. mishtikwaan

Ed

uc

a. mikanakaap

i. mipiiway

j. mihtawak

mikot

ty

C.

of

b. micaap

Fa

cu
l

d. mitoon

y

e. mitaamihkan

er

sit

f. mikotashkway •

ni
v

g. mitooskwan

k. manoway
I. mikwayaw

t;m.~~

0

n. minihk

La

ke

he

ad

U

o. mininc

0
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Exercise B
Possessive Forms of Body-Part Nouns
Read and Understand:

1 ni.kanakaap
2 kikanakaap
3 okanakaap

b.

1 nicaap
2 kicaap
3 ocaap

C.

1 nikot
2 ktkot
3 okot

d.

1 nitoon
2 ldtoon
3 otoon

e.

1 nitaamihkan
2 kitaamihkan
3 otaamihkan

f.

1 nikotahshkway
2 kikotahshkway
3 okotahshkwayan

g.

1 nitooskwan
2 kitooskwan
3 otooskwan

h.

1 nishtikwaan
2 kishtikwaan
3 oshtikwaan

i.

1 nipiiway
2 kipiiway
3 opiiway

k.

1 nimanoway
2 kimanoway
3 omanowayan

m.

1 nitihtiman
2 ldtihtiman
3 otihtiman

ad

he
ke
La

o.

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

a.

1 nihtawak
2 kihtawak
3 ohtawak

er

sit

j.

I.

l nikwayaw
2 kikwayaw
3 okwayaw

n.

1 nioihk
2 ldnihk
3 onihk

U

C

In this exercise, we will review the possessive forms of the new words you have learned in
singular form only. Listen carefully as your instructor repeats them. Translations are on page
258.

ni
v

1.

1 nininc
2 ldninc
3 oninc

In Severn Ojibwe nearly all nouns for body parts must occur with a person prefix (to indicate
who the body part belongs to). Three of the person prefixes are the same as are found with

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other nouns, those for "my", "your''. and "his/her''. These forms were presented in Exercise
B, number 1. There is also a special prefix mi or m which only occurs with nouns for body
parts or kinship terms. It indicates an indefinite possessor: "someone's". For example, a form
such as mikot means "someone's nose, a nose".

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ExerclseC

Locative Forms of Body-Part Nouns

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Read and Understand:
Body-part nouns can also have locative forms, just like other nouns. Listen carefully as your
insbllctor repeats the following words. Translations are on page 259.
1 nikanakaapink
2 kikanakaapink
3 okanakaapink

b.

1 nlcaapink
2 kicaaplnk
3 ocaapink

c.

1 nlkotink
2 klkotink
3 okotink

d.

1 nltoonlnk
2 kltoonlnk
3 otoonink

e.

1 nltaamihkanink or sank
2 kltaamihkanlnk or aank
3 otaamihkanink oraank

f.

I nlkotashkwaank
2 kikotashkwaank
3 okotashkwayank

g.

1 nltooskwanink or aank
2 kltooskwanink or sank
3 otooskwanink or sank

h.

1 nlshtikwaanlnk
2 klshtikwaanlnk
3 oshtilcwaanink

i.

1 nlpiiwayink
2 klpiiwayink
3 opiiwayink

k.

1 nlmanowayink
2 klmanowayink
3 omanowayink

m.

1 nltihtimanink or aank
2 kltihtimanink or aank
3 otihtimanink or aank

io
at
uc
Ed
of

ty

cu
l

Fa
y

1 nlbtaw
k
2 kihtawakaank
3 ohtawakaaok

I.

1 nllcwayawaank
2 kikwayawaank
3 okwayawaank

n.

1 ninihldnk
2 klojbldnk
3 onibklnk

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

j.

0

ke

0.

n

a.

1 nlninciink
2 klninciink

La

1.

3 oninciin.k

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ExerciseD

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Questions and Answers
Read and Understand:
1.

In this exercise, before you begin asking questions and answers, learn t~s phrase first

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"Aanti eshi-tewisiyan?" which means "where does it hurt you?" First, we will do some
examples together. Notice that in each one the answer has a locative ending. Translations are
on page 259.
Aanti eshi-tewisiyan?

A.

Nikanakaapink.

Aanti eshi-tewisiyan?

A.

Nicaapink.

Q.

Aanti eshi-tewisiyan?

A.

Nikotink.

Q.

Aanti eshi-tewisiyan?

A.

Nitoonink.

Q.

Aanti eshi-tewisiyan?

A.

Nitaamihkanink or aank.

Q.

Aanti eshi-tewisiyan?

A.

Nikotashkwaank.

Q.

Aanti eshi-tewisiyan?

A.

Nitooskwanink or aank.

mihtawak

at
uc
Ed
of

ty

mioibk
mininc

ad

Speaking Practice:

mitihtiman

U

manoway

mikwayaw

ni
v

mishtikwaan
mipiiway

he

With a partner try asking and answering the types of question you learned in this section.
Take turns so that both of you have the opportunity to practice questions and answers.

La

ke

3.

cu
l

y

Now try writing some questions and answers that follow the pattern in #1 above.

sit

2.

er

(

Fa

Writing Practice:

io

Q.
Q.

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Exercis eE

More Questio ns and Answer s

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Read and Understand:
In this exercise we'll learn another question you can ask about body parts.. The first question
below means "Does your forehead hurt?" Listen carefully as your instructor repeats the
examples listed below. Translations are on page 259 and 260.

Question: Kitewis ina kicaapink?
Positive: Ebe, nitewis nicaapink.
Negative: Kaawin, kaawin nitewisihsiin nicaapink.

C.

Question: Kitewis ina kikotink?
Positive: Ebe. nitewis nikotink?
Negative: Kaawin, kaawin nitewisihsiin nikotink.

D.

Question: Kitewis ina kitoonink?
Positive: Ehe, nitewis nitoonink.
Negative: Kaawin. kaawin nitewisihsiin nitoonink.

at

B.

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Question: Kitewis ina kikanakaapink?
Positive: Ehe, nitewis nikanakaapink.
Negative: Kaawin, kaawin nitewisihsiin nilcanakaapink.

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er

Question: Kitewis ina ldtsarnibkaoink?
Positive: Ebe, nitewis nitaarnibkaoiokNegative: Kaawin. kaawin nitewisihsiin nitaamihkanink.

Now, try writing some questions and answers that follow the pattern in #1 above.

he

2.

ad

Writing Practice:

U

ni
v

E.

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

A.

io

n

1.

mihtawak
maooway

La

ke

mitooskwao
mishtikwaan
mipiiway

Speaking Practice:

3.

With a partner try asking and answering the types of questions you learned in this section.
Take turns so that both of you have the opportunity to practice questions and answers.

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B.

Question: Tewisi ina otitihtimanink?
Positive: Ebe, tewisi otitihtimanink.
Negative: Kaawin, kaawin tewisihsiin otitihtimanink.

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Question: Tewisi ina okwayawaank?
Positive: Ehe, tewisi okwayawaank.
Negative: Kaawin, kaawin tewisihsiin okwayawaank.

at

A.

n

Now try some of the following questions, in which the question is asked about a third-person.
Notice again that the answer contains a body-part noun with a locative ending. Translations
are on page 260.

uc

4.

Ed

Write your own questions and answers in third person form by using the words listed below.

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

mininc

minihk

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

(

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ExerciseF

More Body-Parts

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Read and Understand:
In this exercise, we will introduce to you the second half of the body parts as shown in the
diagram below. Listen carefully as the instructor repeats the words. Translati ons are on
page 260.

c.

coocoobs h

d.

mihsat

e.

mitihs

f.

mishiikan

g.

mipwaam

h.

milcitik

i.

mibkaat

j.

misit

Fa

mitehi

y

b.

0

sit

waahkika n

ni
v

er

a.

m. waawika n

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

1.

La

ke

he

ad

U

n. miyaw or miiyaw

k.

mitoonta n

1.

niihsiikisitaan

0
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Possession in Paradigm Forms
Read and Understand:

1 nicoocoohshim
2 klcoocoohshim
3 ocoocoohshiman

d.

1 nimihsat
2 kimihsat
3 omihsat

e.

I nitihs
2 kltihs
3 otihs

f.

1 nishiikan
2 kishiikan
3 oshiikan

g.

l nipwaam
2 klpwaam
3 opwaam

i.

1 nihkaat
2 kihkaat
3 ohkaat

k.

1 nltoontan
2 kitoontan
3 otoontan

m.

1 niwaawikan
2 kiwaawikan
3 owaawikan

n

C.

io

1 nitehi
2 kitehi
3 otehi

at

b.

uc

1 niwaahkikan
2 kiwaahkikan
3 owaahkikan

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

a.

ni
v

he
ke

205

l nikitik
2 kfkitik
3 okitikoon

j.

1 nisit
2 kisit
3 osit

I.

l niniihsiikisitaan
2 klnHhsiikisitaan
3 oniihsiikisitaan

n.

1 niyaw
2 kiyaw
3 oyaw

er

sit

y

Fa

h.

La

(

In this exercise, we will review possessive forms of the new words you. have learned, in
singular form only. Listen carefully as your instructor repeats them. Translations are on page
261.

U

1.

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ExerciseH
Locative Forms of Body-Part Nouns

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Read and Understand:

Body•part nouns can also have locative forms. just like other nouns. Liste_n carefully as your
instructor repeats the following words. Translations ar eon page 262.
1 nlwaahkikanink
2 kiwaahkikanink
3 owaahkikanJnk

b.

1 nitebink
2 kltehink
3 otebink

c.

1 nlcoocoohshimink
2 klcoocoohshimink
3 ocoocoohshimink

d.

1 nlmibsataank
2 klmihsataank
3 omihsataank

e.

1 nltihsiink
2 kltihsiink
3 otihsiink

f.

1 nishiikanink or aank
2 klshiikanJnk or aank
3 oshiikanink or aank

g.

l nlpwaamink
2 klpwaamink
3 opwaamlnk

h.

i.

1 nlhkaatink
2 klhkaatink
3 ohkaatlnk

k.

1 nitoontanlnk
2 kltoontanlnk
3 otoontanlnk

m.

l niwaawikanaank
2 kiwaawikanaank
3 owaawikanaank

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

a.

y

Fa

1 nlkitikonk
2 klkitikonk
3 okitikonk

1 niniihsiikisitaanlnk
2 kiniihsiikisitaaoiuk
3 oniihsiikisitaanink

n.

1 niyawink
2 ldyawink
3 oyawink

ad

0

ke

he

l nisitlnk
2 ldsidnk
3 ositink

1.

U

ni
v

er

sit

J·

La

1.

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Exercise I
Questions and Answers

Read and Understand:

A.

A.
A.

A.

ty

Vocabulary Note:

io

A.
A.

Niwaahkikanink.
Nitehink.
Nicoocoohshimink.
Nimihsataank.
Nisitink.
Nitihsiink.
Nishiikanink or aank.
Nipwaamink.

at

A.
A.

uc

Aanti eshi-wiihsakentaman?
Aanti eshi-wiihsakentaman?
Aanti eshi-wiihsakentaman?
Aanti eshi-wiihsakentaman?
Aanti eshi-wiihsakentaman?
Aanti eshi-wiihsakentaman?
Aanti eshi-wiihsakentaman?
Aanti eshi-wiihsakentaman?

Ed

Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.

n

Here we will learn another way to ask questions about body parts. The question means
"Where does it hurt you?" First, we will do some examples together. Sections 1 and 2
translations are on page 262.

of

1.

Fa

cu
l

The word wiihsakentam "he/she has extreme pain" suggests very severe pain, while tewlsi
"he/she is sore, is in pain", suggests Jess intense but constant pain.

sit

Try writing some questions and answers on your own using the words listed below.
niihsiikisitaan
waawikan
miyaw or miiyaw

U

mildtik
mihkaat
misit
mitoontan

er

2.

ni
v

(

y

Writing Practice:

With a partner try asking and answering the types of questions you learned in this section.
Take turns so that both of you have the opportunity to practice questions and answers.

La

ke

3.

he

ad

Speaking Practice:

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ExerciseJ
More Questions and Answers
Read and Understand:
In this exercise, we will be asking questions such as "Kiwiihsakentaan Ina kiwaaldhkanink?"
which means "Do you have pain in your chest?" Listen carefully as your instructor repeats the
examples listed below. Sections 1, 2 and 4 translations are on page 263.

0

io

n

I.

Question: Kiwiihsakentaan ina kiwaahkikanink?
Positive: Ebe, niwiibsakentaan niwaahkikanink.
Negative: Kaawin, kaawin niwiibsakentahsiin niwaahkikanink.

B.

Question: Kiwiihsakentaan ina kitehink?
Positive: Ebe. niwiihsakentaan nitebink.
Negative: Kaawin, kaawin niwiihsakentahsiin nitehink.

C.

Question: Kiwiihsakentaan ina kicoocoohshimink?
Positive: Ebe, niwiihsakentaan nicoocoohshimink.
Negative: Kaawin, kaawin niwiibsakentahsiin nicoocoohshimink.

D.

Question: Kiwiihsakentaan ina kimihsataank?
Positive: Ebe. niwiihsakentaan nimihsataaok.
Negative: Kaawin, kaawin niwiihsakentahsiin nimihsataank.

E.

Question: Kiwilhsakentaan ina kitihsiink?
Positive: Ehe, niwiihsakentaan nitihsiink.
Negative: Kaawin, k.aawin niwiibsuentahsiin nitibsiink.

0

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

A.

Now, write your own questions and answers following the pattern in section 1, and using the
words listed below.

ke

he

2.

ad

Writing Practice:

mihkaat
misit

La

mishiikan
mipwaam

mikitik

Speaking Practice:
3.

With a partner try asking and answering the types of questions you learned io this section.
Take turns so that both of you have the opportunity to practice questions and answers.

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A.

Question: Wiihsakentam ina otootanink or aank?
Positive: Ehe, wiihsakentam otootamink or aank.
Negative: Kaawin, kaawin wiihsakentansiin otoontanink. or aank

B.

Question: Wiihsakentam ina oniihsiikisitaanink?
Positive: Ebe, wiihsakentam oniihsiikisitaanink.
Negative: Kaawin, kaawin wiihsakentansiin oniihsiikisitaanin.k.

n

Here are some examples of questions and answers in third person form only.

io

4.

waawikan

mikonew/mikwinew
mitenan
niihsiikinicaan
mashkasb

Fa

cu
l

ty

inside of mouth
tongue
finger
fmgemail/toenail

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

(

of

Here are some additional body•part words to keep in mind.

Ed

miyaw/miiyaw

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uc

at

Write your own questions and answers in the third person form by using the words listed
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Exercise K
Review Test

This review test has four sections. Before you begin, review the spelling and the meaning of the
words.

In this review test exercise. there are fifteen (15) words in mixed order listed below.

io

Translate them into English. The space is provided for you. Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4
translations are on page 264.

uc

at

English Translation

Nouns

Ed

mishtilcwaan
mipiiway

of

mihtawak

ty

manoway

cu
l

mikwayaw

Fa

mitihtiman

y

minihk

sit

mininc

0

er

mitooskwan

ni
v

mikotashkway

U

mitaamihkan

ad

mitoon

ke

he

mikot
micaap

n

1.

0

La

mikanakaap

Note: Check your translations when you have finished.

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2.

In this section. there are fifteen English words listed below. Translate them into Severn
Ojibwe in the spaces provided for you.

English

Ojibwe (Severn Dialect)

hand

io

n

elbow

Ed

lips

uc

chin/jaw

at

throat

of

nose
eye

Fa

cu
l

ty

forehead

sit

y

(

arm

shoulder
neck

er

cheek

ni
v

ear
hair

ad

U

head

La

ke

he

Note: Check your translations when you have finished.

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3.

In this review exercise, there are fourteen words listed below. Translate them into English in
the spaces provided for you.

Q

English Translation

Nouns

n

mipwaam

io

milcitik

at

mihkaat

uc

misit

Ed

mitoontan

of

niihsiikisitaan

ty

waawikan

cu
l

miyaw/miiyaw

Fa

waahkikan
mitehi

sit

y

coocoohsh

0

er

mihsat

ni
v

mitihs

ad

U

mishiikan

La

ke

he

Note: Check your translations when you have finished.

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4.

In this section, there are fourteen words listed below. Translate them into Severn Ojibwe
in the spaces provided for you below.

Ojfbwe (Severn Dialect)

English
hip

io

n

navel

Ed

heart

uc

breast

at

stomach

of

chest

ty

body

Fa

cu
l

thigh

er

sit

y

(

knee
leg

foot
heel

ni
v

toe

ad

U

back

La

ke

he

Note: Check your translations when you have finished.

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Unit 2 Review Test

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Lesson 1 Review Test
This review test has three sections. There are twelve Transitive Animate Verbs (VTA) and
twelve Transitive Inanimate Verbs (VTI). To successfully complete the review, you will need
to go over the spelling and meaning of the words you have learned. In this part, please give the
English translation for each Ojibwe word. Sections 1, 2, and 3 translations are on page 265.

uc

at

io

n

1.

English Translation

Ed

Transitive Animate Verbs

I am waiting for him/her.

of

1. Nipiihaa

ty

2. Kimaaciipahiwaanaa

cu
l

3. Omamishimaan

Fa

4. Nipakitinaa

y

S. Kipoosihaa

sit

6. Okocibpwaan

ni
v

8. Kitepihtawaa

ad

U

9. Onatohtawaan
l 0. Nikiiwewinaa

0

er

7. Nipi-kiiwenotawaa

La

ke

2. Onakanaan

he

11. Kimaaciiwinaatoon

Note: Check your translations when you have finished.

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r

2.

Now give the English translation for each of the following Transitive Inanimate verbs.

English Translation

Transitive Inanimate Verbs
1. Kipiihtoon

io

n

2. Nimaaciipahiwaataan

at

3. Omamishitaan

Ed

uc

4. Kipakitinaan

S. Nipoosihtoon

of

6. Okocihpitaan

ty

7. Kipi-kiiwenotaan

cu
l

8. Nitepihtaan

Fa

9. Onatohtaan

er

sit

11. Nimaaciiwinaa

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

12. Onakataan

La

(

y

0. Kikiiwewitoon

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Here is a list of all 24 transitive verbs you have learned in this lesson. Translate them into
Ojibwe as shown below. Be sure to indicate the verb type of each Ojibwe word. Do this
exercise on your own.

Native Language Translation

English Language Translation

Verb Type

I am waiting for him.

VTA

1. Nipiihaa

Are you waiting for it?

3.

He/she is running away from him/her.

4.

You are running away from it.

5.

Are you telling on him/her?

6.

I am telling on it.

7.

I am letting him/her go.

at

uc

Ed

of

ty

He/she is letting it go.

cu
l

VTI

8. Opakitinaan

Are you putting him/her on board?

Fa

9.

You are putting it on board.

10.

sit

y

u.

er

12.

ni
v

l3,

Are you coming back for it.

ke

He/she is listening to him/her.
I am listening to it.

La

19.

0

Are you hearing it from the distance?

he

16.

He/she is tasting s.t. inanimate.

I bear him/her from the distance.

ad

!5.

I am tasting s.t. animate.

I am coming back for it.

U

4.

l8.

io

2.

17.

0

n

3.

Are you taking him/her home?

He/she is taking it home.

?O.

He/she is taking him/her away.

1.

Z2.

I am taking it away.

23.

He/she leaves him/her behind.

Z4.

You are leaving him/her behind
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Unit 2 Review Test
Lesson 3 Review Test
Note: In lesson 1 review test there were the same TA Verbs and TI Verbs used in lesson 2. Therefore, there is no need to repeat the review test.

io

In this section, there are twelve pictures. There are also twelve Ojibwe words, each with a
small box beside it. Using a pencil, match up pictures and words by writing the appropriate
number in each box. Sections 1 and 3 corrections are on page 266.

□

memep1so

□

kisiipiikii

kaahsiininaakane

ty

□

pihtaahpiso

of

Ed

uc

at

1.

n

This review test has three sections. Before you begin, review the spelling and the meaning of the
words.

Fa
y

kisiisihpaso

□

er

sit

(

cu
l

1.

□

.-

□

&lt; c:..;,,

_.,

'--~,.

.

U

ni
v

kwaashkwepine

kitohcike

□

poosi

kapaa

D

pinaahkweho

kaabsiikwe

matwehike

La

ke

he

ad

□

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□
□
□

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In this section, there are twelve pictures. Accompanying them is a list of words to the left of
the pictures. Using a pencil, draw a line to the picture which corresponds to each word.
Corrections are on page 267.

kiisiipiikii

memepiso

io
at
uc
Ed
of

kitohcike

ty

pihtaahpiso

cu
l

kaahsiikwe

y
sit
er

•
•
•

ke

he

kwaashkwepine •

La

kisiisibpaso

~

0

-

~

ad

matwehike

[ji]
.-

U

poosi

Fa

••

pinaahkweho

0

n

•
•
•
•
•

kapaa

ni
v

2.

-

•

.

~

~

kaahsiininaakane •

Note: Check your answers when you have finished.
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3.

Translate the following words into English. They are in mixed order.

r

English Translation

AI Verbs
pinaahkweho

io

n

poosi

at

kitohcike

Ed

uc

kisiipiikii
memepiso

of

pihtaahpiso

cu
l

ty

kaahsiinkwe

Fa

kapaa

(

y

matwehike

er

ni
v

kisiihsipaso

sit

kwaashkwepine

U

kaahsiininaakane

La

ke

he

ad

Note: Check your translation when you have finished.

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Unit 2 Review Test
Lesson 4 Review Test:

En21ish Translation

II Verbs
shaakashkine

b.

mashkawaahkwatin

c.

niiskaatan

d.

ishkwaahkamikan

e.

wiihsakaakamin

f.

nihshiwanaatan

2,

kipihsin

h.

kihkentaakwan

i.

kishiiciwan

i.

maacaamakan

k.

shiiwaa

I.

shiiwaakamin

0

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

a.

0

n

This review test has two sections. Before you begin, review the meanings of the words very
carefully. Remember, you have to do this on your own. There are twenty Il verbs listedbelow.
When you are ready, translate them into English. Check your translations on page 266.

io

1.

minwent11akwan

o.

macentaakwan

D.

saakaaoahte

Q.

r.

siikinikaate

s.

aaniman

t.

oshihcikaate

ke

he

n.

La

ad

m. mooshkine

asheoite

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In this section, before you begin, review the spelling and meanings of the words very
carefully. There are twenty English phrases listed below. When you are ready. translate them
into Ojibwe (Severn dialect). Check your translations on page 268.

English Tranlstions
It tastes bitter (liquid)

b.

The event is over

C.

The weather is miserable

d.

It is frozen solid (somethin2 non-liquid)

e.

It is full

f.

It is 2oin2 away

g.

It is a fast current

h.

It is known

i.

at

Fa
y
sit
er

l.

n.

Be made, built, processed

he

Be difficult, be hard

ke

Bein2 noured
Goes backwards

La

s.

Be sweet

ad

p.

Be enjoyable, liked, fun

Be sweet (liauid)

U

o.

Be dull, boring

Be full

ni
v

m.

r.

uc

It is spoiled

k.

q.

Ed

of

ty

It is closed

j.

(

n

a.

cu
l

II Verbs

io

r

2.

Smoke comes out

t.

Note: Check your spelling and translations when you are done.

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Unit 2 Review Test

Lesson 5 Review Test:
This review test has four sections. Before you begin, review the spelling and the meaning of the
words.
1.

0

In this review exercise, there are fifteen words listed below. Translate them into English in the

io

EngUsh Translation

at

Nouns

uc

mishtikwaan

Ed

mipilway

of

mihtawaak

ty

manoway

cu
l

mikwayaw

Fa

mitihtiman

minihk

sit

y

mininc

0

er

mitooskwan

ni
v

mikotasbkway

U

n,itaamihkan

ad

mitoon

ke

he

mikot
micaap

n

space provided for you. Sections 1 to 4 translations are on page 268.

La

mikanakaap

Note: Check your translations when you are done.

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2.

In this section, there are fifteen words listed below. Translate them into Severn Ojibwe in the
space provided for you.

English

Ojibwe (Severn Dialect)

n

hand

throat

Ed

lips

uc

chin/jaw

at

io

elbow

of

nose

ty

eye

Fa

cu
l

forehead

er

sit

y

(

arm
shoulder
neck
cheek

ni
v

ear

U

hair

ad

head

La

ke

he

Note: Check your translations when you have finished.

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3.

In this review test exercise, there are fourteen words listed below.
Translate them into English in the space provided for you.

0

English Translation

Nouns
mipwaam

io

n

mikitik

at

mihkaat

uc

misit

Ed

mitoontan

of

niihsilkisitaan
waawikan

cu
l

ty

miyaw/miiyaw

waahkikan

Fa

mitehi

y

coocoohsh

sit

mihsat

ni
v

er

mitibs

0

U

mishiikan

La

ke

he

ad

Note: Check your translations when you have finished.

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r

4.

In this section, there are fourteen words listed below. Translate them into Severn Ojibwe
in the space provided for you.

English

Ojibwe (Severn Dialect)

hip

Ed

heart

at

breast

uc

stomach

io

n

navel

of

chest

ty

body

Fa

cu
l

thigh

er

sit

y

(

knee
leg

foot
heel

ni
v

toe

ad

U

back

This is the end of Unit 2; ~ n s 1 • 6

La

ke

he

Note: Check your translations when you have finished.

This is the end of the semester. On behalf of Ken James and Tom Beardy, we hope you did well in
this course. We thank you for your interest in the Native language.

Kinanaahkomlkoo

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Let's Look Back At What You Have Learned:

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Lessons 1-5
Animate Nouns: Translations are on page 269.

mashkash
toohaan

io

n

coocoohsh
manoway

ty

of

Ed

mikotashkway
mihtawak
mininc
mitihs
mihkaat
waawikan
niihsiikincaan

nikamowin
mikot
mitooskwan
mikwayaw
waahkikan
mishiikan
misit
miyaw/miiyaw

pinaahkweho
kapaa
memepiso
matwehike
wiiciikisi
ihpahiwe
maaciipahiwe
piikoshkaa
ontamiihke

0

he

ad

U

ni
v

kisiisihpaso
pakohsenimo
nikiso
kaahsiikwe
kaahsiininaakane
pihtaabpiso

er

sit

kiiwike (within community)
kiiwite (out of community)
inentam

y

Fa

Animate Intransitive Verbs:

IDJcaap

uc

kapehshiwin

tashiikewin
mikanakaap
mitaamihkan
mipiiway
minihk
mihsat
mikitik
niihsiikisitaan
mitenan

cu
l

minihkwewin
pootawaan
mitoon
mishtikwaan
mitihtiman
mitebi
mipwaam
mitoontan
mikonew

at

Inanimate Nouns:

ke

Inanimate Intransitive Verbs:
kiishiwaayaa
kishiiwemakan
maacaamakan
shaakashkine
mashkawaahkwatin
niiskaatan

La

minwentaakwan
macentaakwan

paabkibsi.n
maaciciwan
kishiiciwan
saakaapahte
ashepite

ishkwaahkamikan

wiihsakaakamin
siikinikaate
aaniman
oshihcikaate
mooshkine

nihshiwanaatan

kipihsin
kihkentaakwan
shiiwaa
shiiwaakamin

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Transitive Animate Verbs: Translations are on page 270.

kohsi
maaciwish
maaciipahiwaash
mamishim
poosihi

nakash
nantohtaw
pi-kiiwenotaw
pakitin

kohtan
maaciwitoon
maaciipahiwaatan
mamishitan
poosihtoon

nakatan
nantohtan
pi-kiiwenotan
pakitinan

io

n

wanihi
kiiwewish
piihi
tepihtaw
kocihpo

uc

Ed

eniwehk
ahkonaak

nipiihkaank
ahpii piko

y

Fa

nitawaac
acina

miishkoc
kamaawin

sit

Preverbs:

piihtaa-

ni
v

er

wenci-

Prefix:

he

Expressions:

ad

U

kape-

Ani-maaciciwan.
Ani-ninkiso.
Kape-kiisbikaa.
Mino-kiishikanihtoon.
Nipakohsenim ci-wii-minohseyan.

ke

Amihiwe kwayahk.
Aanti eshi-tewisiyan?
Aanti eshi-wiihsakentaman?
Ani-kiishiwaayaa.
Ani-kishiiciwan.

La

(

cu
l

ty

Particles:

of

wanihtoon
kiiwewitoon
piihtoon
tepihtan
kocihpitan

at

Transitive Inanimate Verbs:

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Lesson 1:
More About Transitive Verbs

Exercise A:

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i.
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He/she is waiting for him/her.
He/she is running away from him/her.
He/she is telling on him/her.
He/she is letting him/her go.
He/she is putting him/her on board.
He/she is tasting it. (VTA)
He/she is coming back to him/her.
He/she bears him/her from a distance.
He/she is listening to him/her.
He/she is taking him/her home.
He/she is taking him/her along.
He/she is leaving him/her behind.

He/she is waiting for it.
He/she is running away from it.
He/she is telling on it.
He/she is letting it go.
He/she is putting it on board.
He/she is tasting it. (VTI)
He/she is coming back to it.
He/she hears it from a distance.
He/she is listening to it.
He/she is taking it home.
He/she is taking it along.
He/she is leaving it behind.

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b.
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Third-Person Transitive Verbs

ExerclseB:
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You are waiting for it.
You are running away from it.
You are telling on it.
You are letting it go.
You are putting it on board.
YOU are tasting it.
You are coming back to it.
You hear it from a distance.
You are listening to it.
You are taking it home.
You are taking it along.
You are leaving it behind.

ty

You are waiting for him/her.
You are running away from him/her.
You are telling on him/her.
You are letting him/her go.
You are putting him/her on board.
You are tasting it. (VTA)
You are coming back to him/her.
You hear him/her from a distance.
You bear him/her.
You are taking him/her home.
You are taking him/her along.
You are leaving him/her behind.

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b.

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b.
c.
d.
e.
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g.

I'm waiting for it.
·"Tm running aw~y_from it.
rm telling on it.
I'm letting it go.
I'm putting it in a car/boat.
I'm trying the taste of it (inanimate).
I'm coming back to it.
I'm coming back to it.
I can hear it from a distance.
I'm listening to it.
I'm taking it home.
I'm leaving it behind.

I'm waiting for him/her.
I'm running away from hlm/her.
I'm telling on him/her.
I'm letting him/her go.
I'm putting him/her on board.
I'm trying the taste of it (animate).
I'm coming back to him/her.
I hear him/her from a distance.
I'm listening to him/her.
I'm taking him/her home.
I'm taking him/her along.
I'm leaving him/her behind.

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Questions and Answers
First, Second-Person Form Only

Exercise C:

Question

1.

Positive Answer

Are you waiting for Susan?

Yes, I'm waiting for Su~an.

OR

Neeative Answer
Are you running away from him/her?

io

n

No, I'm not waiting for her.
Yes, I'm running away from him/her.

at

OR

uc

No, I'm not running away from him/her.
Are you waiting for the airplane?

Ed

Yes, I'm waiting for the airplane.

OR

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No, I'm not waiting for the airplane.
Are you running away from it?

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OR

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Yes, I'm running away from it.
No, I'm not running away from it.

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Questions and Answers
Third-Person with Obviative

Question

1.

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ExerciseD:

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Sections 2 and 3 will be completed in the text.

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Note:

Answer
Yes, he/she is waiting for Susan.

OR
No, he/she is not waiting for Susan.

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Is he/she waiting for Susan?

Yes, he/she is running away from him/her.

OR
No, he/she is not running away from him/her.

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Is he/she running away from him/her?

La

Is he/she waiting for the airplane?

Yes, he/she is waiting for the airplane.

OR
No, he/she is not waiting for the airplane.

Is he/she running away from it?

Yes, he/she is running away from it.

OR
NO, he/she is not running away from it.

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Note:

Sections 2 and 3 will be completed in the text.

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Paradigms

Exercise E:

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1 I'm waiting for him/her.
2 You are waiting for him/her.

1 I'm waiting for it_.
2 You are waiting for it.

3 He/she is waiting for him/her.

3 He/she is waiting for it.

13 We (exc) are waiting for it.
21 We (inc) are waiting for it.
22 You (pl) are waiting for it.
33 They are waiting for it.

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13 We (exc) are waiting for him/her.
21 We (inc) are waiting for him/her.

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Fa

Sections 3 will be completed in the text.

Working With the Language

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Exercise F:

Do you want to wait for the chief here?
No, I don't want to wait for him/her.
I want to go home now.

b)

My dog wants to eat.
I want to run away from him/her today.

c)

I told on your friend yesterday.
He/she stole the food.

d)

My daughter wants to work tomorrow.
I will let her go.

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a)

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Are you waiting for the airplane?

La

e)

ni
v

er

I.

He/she is running away from it.
He/she is telling on it.
He/she is letting it go.
He/she is putting it on board.

of

He/she is running away from him/her.
He/she is telling on him/her.
He/she is letting him/her go.
He/she is putting him/her on board.

Ed

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Note:

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22 You (pl) are waiting fonn him/her.
33 They are waiting for him/her.

2.

n

YIA

1.

Note:

f)

I'm running away from the sickness.

g)

He/she is putting the gun into the boat.

h)

I put my knife on the kitchen table.
Sections 2 and 3 will be completed in the text.

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More Sentences

Exercise G:

Did you listen to the bird that was singing the day before yesterday?

b)

I want to listen to the radio tonight.

c)

My grandfather is sick. I want to take him home tomorrow.

d)

Are you taking you book home tonight?

e)

I took my grandmother along this morning.

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Are you taking your gun along today?

g)

Are you taking your knife along today?

h)

Joan is leaving behind her younger sibling.

i)

Peter is leaving behind his tent.

Note:

Ed

uc

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io

n

a)

Sections 2 and 3 will be completed in the text.

Exercise H:

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Dialogues

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1.

ty

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1.

Hello Ernie. What will you do today?
I will wait for my daughter. She is coming home today.
How about you? What will you do?
I want to run away from my spouse.
Why?
He/she drinks too much. I'm not happy.
How about your son, is he going with you?
Yes, he is going with me. I can't leave him behind.

B.

What do you want to do when you finish work?
I will wait for the airplane. It will arrive maybe at 2 o'clock.
How about you, what do you want to do when you finish work?
I want to run away from the cold weather.
Why? Don't you like the cold weather?
I don't like winter. It's cold too long.
How about your spouse, is he/she going with you?
Yes, he/she also is coming.

La

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ni
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Fa

A.

1 I'mhappy
2 You're happy
3 He/she is happy

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Note:

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21
22
33

We're happy (exc.)
We're happy (inc.)
You're happy (pl.)
They're happy

Sections 2 and 3 will be completed in the text.

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More Dialogues

n
io
at

Did you tell about the bad thing yesterday?
Yes, someone did something bad yesterday.
What did he/she do?
He/she fought someone.
Why?
He/she drank too much wine.
What will he/she do?
He/she will let the drinking go.

uc

B.

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Ed

I told on my friend the day before yesterday.
Why?
He/she stole something from the store.
What did he/she steal?
·
Money.
Ohmy! How much?
I don't know. I'm not told exactly.
What do they want to do?
I want to take him/her home tomorrow.

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A.

Fa

cu
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1.

ty

Exercise I:

sit

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VAI+Q

ni
v
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1 I'm fighting him/her.
2 You are fighting him/her.
3 He/she is fighting him/her.

Note:

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13 We (exc.) are doing something bad.
21 We (inc.) are doing something bad.
22 You (pl.) are doing something bad.
33 They are doing something bad.

La

ke

he

1 I'm doing something bad.
2 You're doing something bad.
3 He/she is doing something bad.

YIA

We (exc.) are stealing.
We (inc.) are stealing.
You (pl.) arc stealing.
They are stealing.

U

LU

13
21
22
33

er

1 I'm stealing
2 You're stealing.
3 He/she is stealing.

13
21
22
33

We (exc) are fighting him/her.
We (inc.) are fighting him/her.
You (pl.) are fighting him/her.
They are fighting him/her.

Sections 2 and 3 will be completed in the text.

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Transitive Animate Verbs:

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Native Lapguaae Inuslatiop Yecbime

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Nipiihaa
Kipiihtoon na?
Omaaciipahiwaanan
Kimaaciipahiwaataan
Kimamishimaa na?
Nimamishitaan
Nipakitinaa
Opakitinaan
Kipoosihaa na?
Kipoosihtoon
Nikocihpwaa
Okocihpitaan

La

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

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11.
12.

ni
v

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

You are waiting for it.
I'm running away from it.
He/she is telling on it.
You are letting it go.
I'm putting it on board.
He/she is tasting it (VTI).
You are coming back to it.
I hear it from a distance.
He/she is listening to it.
You are taking it home.
I'm taking it along.
He/she is leaving it behind.

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1.

ty

Transitive Inanimate Verbs:

uc

6.

7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

I'm waiting for him/her.
You are running away from him/her.
He/she is telling on him/her.
I'm letting him/her go.
You are putting him/her on board.
He/she is tasting it (VTA).
I'm coming back to him/her.
You hear him/her from a distance.
He/she is listening to him/her.
I'm taking him/her home.
You are taking him/her along.
He/she is leaving him/her behind.

Ed

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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Review Transitive Verbs

ExerciseJ:

Native J.anpaae Translation

VTA

13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.

VTI
VTA
VTI

VTA
VTI

VTA
VTI

VTA
VTI

VTA
VTI

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Kipi-kilwenotaan ina?
Nipi-kilwenotaan
Nitepihtawaa
Kitepihtaan ina?
Onatohtawaan
Ninatohtaan
Kikiiwewinaa na?
Okilwewitoon
Omaaciiwinaan
Nimaaciiwitoon
Onakanaan
Kinakanaa

Yerbime
VTI
VTI

VTA
VTI

VTA
VTI
VTA
VTI

VTA
VTI

VTA
VTA

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Lesson 2:

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More About TA Verb Subject and Object Combinations

Exercise A:
(1 acting on 3)

at

io

n

I'm waiting for him/her.
I'm running away from him/her.
I'm telling on him/her.
I'm putting him/her on board.

uc

(2 acting on 3)

of

Ed

You are waiting for him/her.
You are running away form him/her.
You are telling on him/her.

cu
l

ty

(3 acting on 3 Obviatlve)

y

Fa

He/she is waiting for him/her.
He/she is running away from him/her.
He/she is telling on him/her.
He/she is putting him/her on board.

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er

sit

(3 acting on 1)

ad

(3 acting on 2)

U

ni
v

He/she is waiting for me.
He/she is running away from me.
He/she is telling on me.

ke

he

He/she is waiting for you.
He/she is running away from you.
He/she is telling on you.

La

(3 Obviative acting on 3)

He/she is being waited on by him/her.
He/she is being ran away from by him/her.
He/she is being told on by him/her.
He/she is being put on board by him/her.

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More About Animate Combinations

ExerciseB:

2.

Tell on him/her!
Put him/her on board!
Section 3 will be completed in the text.

Note:

(1 acting on 2)

n

4.

io

I'm waiting for you.

Ed

uc

at

I'm running away from you.
I'm telling on you.
I'm putting you on board.
(2 acting on 1)

cu
l

ty

of

You are waiting for me.
You are running away from me.
You are telling on me.
You are putting me on board.

Dialogues

1.

Fa

Exercise C:

A.

What are you doing this evening?
I will wait for Susan.
Why?
We want to leave.
Oh yeah! Where do you (pl.) want to go?
We (exc.) want to go to the dance.
Please wait for me! I want to go to the dance too.
Okay. we (exc.) will wait for you.

B.

I will be leaving today.
Oh yeah! Where, then, are you going?
rm running away from my dog.
Why? Does he/she want to eat?
No, he/she is angry.
Why is he/she angry?
He lost his/her ball.
Where did he/she lose it?
I don't know. He did not tell me.

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

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1 I lost him/her.
2 You lost him/her.
3 He/she lost him/her.

L

13
21
22
33

We lost him/her. (exc)
We lost him/her. (inc.)
You lost him/her. (pl.)
They lost him/her.

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Why is he/she crying?
Why is he/she sleeping?
Why is he/she sick?
Why is he/she laughing?
Why is he/she leaving?

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I will be leaving this evening.
Oh yeah! Where abouts are you going?
rm running away from the cold weather.
Why? Are you cold?
Yes, its always too cold.
How about your dog? Is he/she going with you?
No, he/she is not cold.
What is he/she going to do?
My older brother will look after him/her.

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B.

ty

What are you doing this start of the day?
I will wait for the airplane.
Why?
I want to leave.
Oh yeah! Where do you want to go?
I want to go where the weather is warm.
Okay, I will wait for you. Come home soon.

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Sections 2 and 3 will be completed in the text.

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Note:

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U

ni
v

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Fa

cu
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A.

Ed

More Dialogues

Exercise 0:
1.

uc

at

io

n

Why are you angry?
Why are they angry?
Why are you (pl.) angry?
Why are we (inc.) angry?
Why are we (exc.) angry?
Why am I angry?

1.

Continuation of Dialogues

La

ExerciseE:
A.

I told on my friend yesterday.
Oh yeah! What did he/she do?
He/she left secretly the day before yesterday.
Why?
He/she wu scared of the alcohol drinker.
Where did he/she go?
I don't know. He/she most likely went home.
Do you think he/she will be coming back again.
I hope so.

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I told on it about your outboard motor.
Why?
It was too loud.
What do you want to do.
I don't know. What do you think?
Do you want me to shut it off?
Yes, please, might as well shut it off.
1 I think somthing to be so.
2 You think something to be so.
3 He/she thinks something to be so.

Sections 2 and 3 will be completed in the text.

Continuation of Sentences

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Exercise G:

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ke

he

ad

a) In the morning I will taste the bannock.
b) Will you be coming back to your spouse when you finish work?
c) No, I will not be coming to him/her today. Later tomorrow I will be coming back to him/her.
d) Do you also want to taste some wine?
e) No, I never drink wine.
f) Soon I will be coming back to my community.

Note:

Sections 2 and 3 will be completed in the text.

Exercise H:
1.

L

Note:

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cu
l

er

sit

y

Fa

Tonight I want to let the fish to swim around.
Are you going to put your grandfather on the airplane today?
No. I'm not going to put him on board. Susan will most likely put him on board.
I will put the knife here beside the plate.
Are you going to put your gun in the boat?
No, I will not put my gun in the boat. It is too dangerous.

Note:

1.

uc

More Sentences With Transitive Verbs

ni
v

(

We think something to be so. (exc.)
We think something to be so. (inc.)
You think something to be so. (pl.)
They think something to be so.

ty

Exercise F:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

io

Sections 2 and 3 will be completed in the text.

Note:

1.

13
21
22
33

We are afraid of him/her. (exc.)
We are afraid of him/her. (inc.)
You are afraid of him/her. (pl.)
They are afraid of him/her.

Ed

13
21
22
33

n

1 I'm afraid of him/her.
2 You are afraid of him/her.
3 He/she is afraid of him/her.

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B.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

More Sentences

I heard the owl in the woods last night.
Did you listen to the wolf that was howling last night?
No, I did not listen to the wolf last night. I was sleeping.
I hear the rapids over there beyond the hills.
What will you do tonight? I want to listen to a song.
Sections 2 and 3 will be completed in the text.

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Final Set of Sentences

Exercise I:

a) I will take my friend home tomorrow. The day after tomorrow I will be coming home.
b) Will Sally also be taking along her spouse?
c) No. she will not be taking her spouse along.
d) Will he/she be leaving behind his/her dog when he/she leaves?
e) Yes. he/she will most likely leave him/her behind when he/she leaves.
f) Will you be taking your gun home when you finish hunting?
g) Yes, I will be taking it home when I finish hunting.
When I want to hunt again I will take it along.
h) I will leave my lunch box here. I will come and get it later.

Q

uc

of

ty

cu
l

Sections 2 and 3 will be completed in the text.

Exercise J:

Final Review Test for Lesson 2

2.

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

TransiUve Animate Verbs
a)
I'm waiting for him/her.
b}
You are running away from him/her.
c)
He/she is telling on him/her.
d)
I'm letting him/her go.
e)
You are putting him/her on board.
f)
He/she is tasting it. (TA)

Transitive Inanimate Verbs
a)

b)

c)

I'm waiting for it.
You are running away from it.

d)

He/she is telling on it.
I'm letting it go.

e)
f)

You are putting it on board.
He/she is tasting it. (TI)

I'm coming back to him/her.

g)

I'm coming back for it.

h)

You ar hearing him/her from a distance.

h)

i)

He/she is listening to him/her.
I'm taking him/her home.

i)

You are hearing it from a distance.
He/she is listening to it.
I'm taking it home.

ke

j)

he

g)

j)

La

1.

I'm taking it home.
I'm taking it along.
I'm leaving it behind.

I'm taking him/her home.
I'm taking him/her along.
I'm leaving him/her behind.

Note:

We are getting it. (exc.)
We are getting it. (inc.)
You are getting it. (pl.)
They are getting it.

Fa

2.

13
21
22
33

Ed

1 I'm getting it.
2 You are getting it.
3 He/she is getting it.

at

io

n

I.

k)

I)

You are taking him/her along.
He/she is leaving him/her behind.

k)

I)

0

You are taking it along.
He/she is leaving it behind.

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Lesson 3:

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C

New AI Verbs

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ad

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5.

La

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

take a bath
take a shower
wash one's face
wash dishes
put clothes on
comb one's hair
get on. embark
disembark. get off
swing one's self
play a musical instrument
drumming
fishing with a hook

ke

2.
3.
4.

ni
v

Exercise A:
1.

11.

12.

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at
uc
Ed

Fa

u)
v)

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h)
i)
j)
k)
I)
m)
n)
o)
p)
q)
r)
s)
t)

ty

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He/she is leaving him/her behind.
I'm talcing him/her home.
I'm waiting for it.
You are talcing him/her along.
He/she is telling on it.
You are putting it on board.
He/she is listening to him/her.
I'm waiting for him/her.
You are running away from him/her.
You are hearing it from a distance.
I'm talcing it home.
I'm coming back to him/her.
You are hearing him/her from a distance.
He/she is leaving it behind.
You are taking it along.
He/she is telling on him/her.
I'm letting him/her go.
He/she is listening to it.
You are running away from it.
He/she is tasting it. (TA)
I'm coming back to it.
He/she is tasting it. (TI)
You are putting him/her on board.
I'm letting it go.

cu
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a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

sit

3.

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Exercise B:

6.
7.
8.

9.
10.
11.
12.

n

5.

io

4.

at

3.

0

take a bath
take a shower
wash one's face
wash dishes
put clothes on
comb one's hair
get on, embark
disembark, get off
swing one's self
play a musical instrument
drumming
fishing with a hook

uc

I.
2.

Ed

I.

8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
1.

ty
cu
l
Fa
y

0

wash dishes

s.

6.

7.

he

ad

2. comb one's hair
3. disembark, get off
4. take a shower

fishing with a hook
play a musical instrument
wash one's face
swing one's self
put clothes on
take a bath
drumming
get on, embark

La

2.

sit

6.
7.

er

s.

ni
v

2.
3.
4.

take a bath
take a shower
wash one's face
wash dishes
put clothes on
comb one's hair
get on, embark
disembark, get off
swing one's self
play a musical instrument
drumming
fishing with a hook

U

1.

ke

I.

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Exercise C:

8.

9.
10.
11.
12.

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kapaa
kwaashkwepine
3. mempiso
4. kaahsiininaakane
s. kaahsiikwe
6. kitohcike
7. kisiipiikii
8. pinaahkweho
9. pihtaahpiso
10. matwehike
11. poosi
12. kisiihsipaso
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Matching Pictures and Words

Exercise D:

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kisiipiikii
2. kisiihsipaso
3. kaahsiinkwe
4. kaahsiininaakane
5. pihtaahpiso
6. pinaahkweho
7. poosi
8. kapaa
9. memepiso
10. kitohcike
11. matwehike
12. kwaashkwepine

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Matching Words to the Pictures

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kisiihsipaso

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kaahsiininaakane

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kwaashkwepine

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kaahsiikwe

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matwehike

pihtaahpiso

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kitohcike

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kisiipiikii

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memepiso

pinaahkweho

poosi

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Fill in the Missing Letters

Exercise E:

Note: Section 1 will be completed in the text.
2.

English Translation

AIVerbs

get on, embark

pin

disembark, get off...

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drumming

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fishing with hook

lay musical instrument

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wing oneself
ea bath
ash dishes

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a shower

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pihtaahpiso

Singular

1.

I'm taking a bath
You are taking a bath.
He/she is taking a bath.

3.

I'm washing my face.
You are washing your face.
He/she is washing his/her face.

s.

I'm taking a shower.
You are taking a shower.
He/she is taking a shower.

4.

I'm washing dishes.
You are washing dishes.
He/she is washing dishes.

I'm putting on my clothes.
You are putting on your clothes.
He/she is putting on bis/her clothes.

6.

I'm combing my hair.
You are combing your hair.
He/she is combing bis/her hair.

I'm embarking.
You are embarking.
He/she is embarking.

8.

I'm disembarking.
You are disembarking.
He/she is disembarking.

9.

I'm swinging.
You are swinging.
He/she is swinging.

10.

I'm playing a musical instrument.
You are playing a musical instrument.
He/she is playing a musical instrument.

11.

I'm drummimg.
You are drumming.
He/she is drumming.

12.

I'm fishing with a hook.
You are fishing with a hook.
He/she is fishing with a hook.

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Exercise F:

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Kaawin nikisiipiikiihsiin
Kaawin nikisiihsipasohsiin
K.aawin nikaahsiikwehsiin
Kaawin nikaahsiininaakanehsiin
Kaawin nipihtaahpisohsiin
Kaawin nipinaahkwehohsiin

Fa

1)

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Poosi
Kapaa
Memepiso
Kitohcike
Matwehike
Kwaashkwepine

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Kisiipiikii
Kisiihsipaso
Kaabsiinkwe
Kaahsiininaakane
Pihtaahpiso
Pinaahkweho

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Kipoos
Kikapaa
Kimemepis
Kikitohcike
Kimatwehike
Kikwaashkwepine

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Kikisiipiikii
Kikisiihsipas
Kikaahsiinkwe
Kikaahsiin inaakane
Kipihtaahpis
Kipinaahkweh

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Nipoos
Nikapaa
Nimemepis
Nikitohcike
Nimatwebike
Nikwaashkwepine

Kaawin nipoosihsiin
Kaawin nikapaahsiin
Kaawin nimemepisohsiin
Kaawin nikoticikehsiin
Kaawin nimatwebikehsiin
Kaawin nikwaashkwepinehsiin

Kaawin kipoosihsiin
Kaawin kikapaahsiin
Kaawin kimemepisohsiin
Kaawin kikoticikebsiin
Kaawin kimatwehikehsiin
Kaawin ki.kwaashkwepinehsiin

Kaawin kisiipiikiibsiin
Kaawin kisiihsipasohsiin
Kaawin kaabsiinkwebsiin
Kaawin kaahsilninaakanebsiin
Kaawin pihtaahpisohsiin
Kaawin pinaahkwehohsiin

Kaawin poosihsiin
Kaawin kapaabsiin
Kaawin memepisohsiin
Kaawin koticikebsiin
Kaawin matwehikehsiin
Kaawin kwaasbkwepinehsiin

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Kaawin kikisiipiikiihsiin
Kaawin kikisiihsipasohsiin
Kaawin kikaahsiinkwebsiin
Kaaw.iD kikaabsiminaakanebsiin
Kaawin kipihtaahpisiihsiin
Kaawin kipinaahkwehohsiin

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Nikisiipiikii
Nikisiihsipas
Nikaahsiinkwe
Nikaahsiininaakane
Nipihtaahpis
Nipinaahkweh

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Dialogues
Exercise G:
My son, did you take a bath yet?
No, I don't want to have a bath.
I want just to take a shower.
Hurry! Get ready. You will be leaving soon.
I want to eat some before I leave.
What do you want to eat?
Porridge. Only a little.
Okay, I will cook it.
Thank you my mother.

B.

Wash the dishes before you go!
Later, I want to wash my face first.
For sure, I will wash dishes before I go.
That's good.
Are you leaving now?
Yes, I will see you again soon.
Okay, have a good day.
Thank you. You too, have a good day.

C.

Is your younger sibling putting bis/her clothes on already?
No, he/she is still combing his/her hair.
Tell him/her the car will arrive soon.
Okay, I will tell him/her anyway.
How about you, what will you do today?
I don't know. I don't exactly know yet.
Maybe I will drum all day long.

D.

What do you want to do today?
I want to go fishing. I want to eat fish.
Do you want to eat fish too?
No, I want to eat skunk.
Is that true? Yuk!
Yes, do you want to eat skunk too?
Much later when I don't have anything else to eat, I will eat skunk.

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Plural

We are taking a bath. (exc)
We are taking a bath. (inc)
You are taking a bath. (pl)
They are taking a bath.

2.

We are taking a shower. (exc)
We are taking a shower. (inc)
You are taking a sho~er. (pl)
They are taking a shower.

3.

We are washing our face. (exc)
We are washing our face. (inc)
You are washing your face. (pl)
They are washing their faces.

4.

We are washing dishes. (exc)
We are washing dishes. (inc)
You are washing dishes. (pl)
They are washing dishes.

5.

We are putting on our clothes. (exc)
We are putting on our clothes. (inc)
You are putting on your clothes. (pl)
They are putting on their clothes.

6.

We are combing our hair. (exc)
We are combing our hair. (inc)
You are combing your hair. (pl)
They are combing their hair.

7.

We are embarking. (exc)
We are embarking. (inc)
You are embarking. (pl)
They are embarking.

8.

We are disembarking. (exc)
We are disembarking. (inc)
You are disembarking. (pl)
They are disembarking.

9.

We are swinging. (exc)
We are swinging. (inc)
You are swinging. (pl)
They are swinging.

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Nikisiipiikiimin (exc)
Kikisiipiikiiroin (inc)
Kikisiipiikiinaawaa (You pl)
Kisiipiikiiwak (They)

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We are drumming. (exc)
We are dmmming. (inc)
You are drumming. (pl)
They are drumming.

10.

12.

We are playing a musical instrument. (exc)
We are playing a musical instrument. (inc)
You are playing a musical instrument. (pl)
They are playing a musical instrument.

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We are fishing. (exc)
We are fishing. (inc)
You are fishing. (pl)
They are fishing.

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11.

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Exercise H:

Nikaahsiinkwemin (exc)
Kikaabsiinkwemin (inc)
Kikaabsiinkwenaawaa (You pl)

Kaahsiinkwewak (They)

Nipihtaahpisomin (exc)
Kipihtaahpisomin (inc)
Kipihtaahpisonaawaa (you pl)
Pihtaahpisowak (They)

Nipinaabkwehomin (exc)
Kipinaahkwebomin (inc)
Kipinaahkwehonaawa (You pl)
Kapaawak (They)

Nipoosimin (exc)
Kipoosimin (inc)
kipoosinaawaa (You pl)
Poosiwak (they)

Nikapaamin (exc)
Kikapaamin (inc)
Kikapaanaawaa (You pl)

Kapaawak (They)
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Nimatwehikemin (exc)
Kimatwehikemin (inc)
Kimatwehikenaawaa (You pl)
Matwehikewak (They)

Nikitocikemin (exc)
K.ikitocikemin (inc)
K.ikitocikenaawaa (You pl)
Kitocikewak (They)

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Kaawin nikohcikehsiimin (exc)
Kaawin kikitohcikehsiimin (inc)
Kaawin kikitohcikehsiinaawaa (you pl)
Kaawin kitohcikehsiiwak (they)

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Kaawin nipoosihsiimin (exc)
Kaawin kipoosihsiimin (inc)
Kaawin kipoosihsiinaawaa (you pl)
Kaawin poosihsiiwak (they)
Kaawin nimemepisohsiimin (exc)
Kaawin kimemepisohsiimin (inc)
Kaawin kimemepisohsiinaawaa (you pl)
Kaawin memepisohsiiwak (they)

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Kaawin nikapaahsiimin (exc)
Kaawin kikapaahsiimin (inc)
Kaawin kikapaahsiinaawaa (you pl)
Kaawin kapaahsiiwak (they)

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Kaawin nikaahsiikwehsiimin (exc)
Kaawin kikaahsiikwehsiimin (inc)
Kaawin kikaahsiikwehsiinaawaa (you pl)
Kaawin kaahsiikwehsiiwak (they)

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Example: We are not taking a shower. (exc)
We are not taking a shower. (inc)
You are not taking a shower. (You pl)
They are not taking a shower.

Ed

3.

n

Nikwaashkwepinemin (exc)
Kikwaashkwepinemin (inc)
Kikwaashkwepinenaawaa (You pl)
Kwaashkwepinewak (they)

Kaawin nimatwehikehsiimin (exc)
Kaawin kimatwehikehsiimin (inc)
Kaawin kimatwehikehsiinaawaa (you pl)
Kaawin matwehikehsiiwak (they)

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Paradigms
Singular and Plural

I'm washing my face
You're washing your face
He/she is washing bis/her face

2

13
21
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33

We are washing our faces
We are washing our faces
You are washing your face (pl)
They are washing their faces

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21
22
33

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We are washing dishes

We are washing dishes
You are washing dishes (pl)
They are washing dishes

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Nipinaabkweh
Kipinaabkweh
Pinaahkweho

Nipinaabkwehomin
Kipinaahkwehomin
Kipinaabkwebonaawaa
Pioaahkwehowak

1

I'm not swinging
You're not swinging
He/she is not swinging

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Nipoosimin
Kipoosimin
Kipoosinaawaa
Poosiwak

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Nipoos
Kipoos
Poosi

1

I'm washing dishes
You're washing dishes
He/she is washing dishes

13
21
22
33

sit

Nipihtaahpisomin
Kipihtaahpisomin
Kipihtaahpisonaawaa
Pihtaahpisowak

13
21
22
33

13
21

1
2
3

Nipibtaahpis
Kipihtaahpis
Pihtaahpiso

1
2
3

3

uc

1

1
2
3

We are taking a shower
We are taking a shower
You are taking a shower (pl)
They are taJcing a shower

Ed

13
21
22
33

We are taking a bath
We are taking a bath
You are taJcing a bath (pl)
They are taking a bath

13
21
22
33

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I'm taking a shower
You're taking a sho~er
He/she is taking a shower

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2.

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2
3

I'm taJcing a bath
You're taking a bath
He/she is taking a bath

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2

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Exercise I:

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33

3

I'm not disembarking
You're not disembarking
He/she is not disembarking

13
21
22
33

We're not disembarking
we•re not disembarking
You're not disembarking
Yhey are not disembarking

1
2

2

3
13
21
22
33

We're not swinging
We're not swinging
You're not swinging
They are not swinging

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4.

1
2

3

2

3

13
21

K.aawin kikitohticikehsiimin
Kaawin kikitohticikehsiimin
Kaawin kikitohticikehsiinaawaa
Kaawin kitohticikehsiiwak

22

33

K.aawin nimatwehikehsiin
K.aawin kimatwehikehsiin
K.aawin matwehikehsiin
K.aawin nimatwehikehsiimin
Kaawin kimatwehikehsiimin
Kaawin kimatwehikehsiinaawaa
K.aawin matwehikehsiiwak

Review Test

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Section 2 on next page.
comb's one hair
get on, embark
play a musical instrument
take a bath
swing one's self
put clothes on
wash one's face
disembark, get off

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kaahsiininaakane
kisiihsipaso
kwaashkwepine
matwehike
kapaa
kaahsiikwe
pihtaahpiso
memepiso
kiisiipiikii
kitohcike
poosi
pinaahkweho

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ExerciseJ:

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21
22
33

1

Kaawin nikitohticikehsiin
Kaawin kikitohticikehsiin
K.aawin kitohticikehsiin

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drumming

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fishing with a book
take a shower
wash dishes

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kaahsiikwe

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pibtaahpiso

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kisiipiikii

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memepiso

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kisiibsipaso

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Lesson 4:

Inanimate Intransitive Verbs

1.

(1)

(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
( 10)

it is spoiled
it is closed
it is known
it is a fast current
it is going away

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

it is full
it is frozen solid (s.t. non-liquid)
the weather is miserable
the event is over
it tastes bitter (liquid)

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Exercise A:

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shaakashkine
kishiiciwan
niiskaatan

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ishkwaahkamikan

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Shinkopiiwaapoo wiihsakaakamin.
Akwaciink awahsinaako kii-niiskaatan.
Pipoononk saakahikan kii-mashkawaahkwatin.
Pashkwewash shaakash.kine.
Paawihtik kishiiciwan.
Miicim kii-nihshiwanaatan.
lshkwaantem kipihsin.
Aahkosiwin kihkentaakwan.
Pimihsewin maacaamakan.
Aasha weshkac kii-ishkwaahkamikan.

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wiihsakaakamin
maacaamakan
mashkawaahkwatin
kipihsin
nihshiwanaatan
kihkentaakwan

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Exercise C:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

I don't want to eat the meat. It is spoiled.
My door is closed.
It is known that soon it will be winter.
The river I saw yesterday, has a fast current.
The boat has left already.

La

1.

2.

C

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Complete the Sentences

ExerciseB:
1.

io

Note: Section 2 and 3 will be completed in the text.

it is full
it is frozen (s.t. non-liquid)
the weather is miserable
the event is over
it tastes bitter (liquid)
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Questions and Answers

Exercise D:
(a)

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Question
Do you think the meat is spoiled?
Positive Answer
Yes, I think it is spoiled.

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uc

Question
Is your door closed?

Ed

(b)

n

Negative Answer
No, I don't think it is spoiled.

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Positive Anwer
Yes, my door is closed.

cu
l

Question
Is it known that soon it will be winter?

Fa

(c)

ty

Negative Answer
No, my door is not closed.

sit

y

Positive Answer
Yes, it is known that soon it will be winter.

0

Question
Do you think the current from the river is too fast?

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U

(d)

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v

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Negative Answer
No, it is not known that soon it will be winter.

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he

Positive Answer
Yes, I think the current is too fast.
Negative Answer
No, I don't think the current is too fast.

La

1.

(e)

Question
Will the airplane be leaving soon?

Positive Answer
Yes, it will be leaving soon.
Negative Answer
No, it will not be leaving soon.

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it is full
it is frozen (s.t. non-liquid)
the weather is miserable
the event is over
it tastes bitter (liquid)

Execise E:

Dialogues
I don't want to eat the meat.
Why?
I think it is spoiled.

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A.

1.

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2.

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What do you want to eat instead?

Ed

uc

I might as well not eat.
I will drink only some wine.
Is your door closed?
No, I've left it open.
When will you close it?
Tomorrow, maybe I will close it before I leave.
That's good.

C.

It is known that soon it will be summer.
The weather is getting warm.
The snow and the ice are melting.
The river is starting to flow and also it is starting to flow fast.
The geese will arrive and also the ducks.
The bears are getting up.

D.

Soon the airplane will be leaving.
Are you ready now?
I'm almost ready now?
How about you, are you going also?
No, I want to hunt in the bush.
I want to look for rabbit and partridge.
That's good. I wish you the best.
Thank you very much, my friend.

Fa

cu
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ty

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B.

it is full
it is frozen (s.t. non-liquid)
the weather is miserable
the event is over
it tastes bitter {liquid)

La

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Note:

Section 3 will be completed in the text.

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10 More II Verbs
Exercise F:
1.

( 1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)

smoke comes out
goes backward
being poured (liquid)
be difficult/be hard
be made, built, processed

0

be sweet
be sweet (liquid)
be full (liquid)
.
be enjoyable, liked, fun, good time
be dull, boring

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cu
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ty

of

Ed

uc

shiiwaa
shiiwaakamin
siikinikaate
minwentaakwan
macentaakwan
saakaapahte
ashepite
mooshkine

aaniman

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ni
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0

1.

a)

There is smoke coming from near the mountain.
The aiiplane is going backwards by the shore.
We will pour the beer tonight.
The job was difficult today.
A teepee was built yesterday.

La

b)
c)
d)
e)

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Exercise B:

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ad

minwentaakwan
siikinikaate
shiiwaakamin
shiiwaa
oshihcikaate
macentaakwan
mooshkine
asbepite
saakaapahte
aaniman

Fa

osbihcikaate

2.

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Complete the Sentences

Exercise G:
I.

n

Sections 3 and 4 will be completed in the text.

2.

be sweet
be sweet (liquid)
be full
be enjoyable, liked. fun, good time
be dull, boring

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Exercise I:
1.

(a)

Question
Is there smoke coming from the bush?
Positive Answer
Yes, smoke is coming from the bush.

io

(b)

n

Negative Answer
No, there is no smoke coming from the bush.

uc

at

Question
Can your outboard motor go backwards?

ty

Question
Has the water been poured in the container yet?

Fa

(c)

cu
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Negative Answer
No, my outboard cannot go backwards.

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Ed

Positive Anwer
Yes, my outboard can go backwards.

Positive Answer
Yes, the water has been poured in the container already.

sit

y

(

Question
Do you think the job is difficult?

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(d)

ni
v

er

Negative Answer
No, the water hasn't been poured in the container yet.

he

ad

Positive Answer
Yes, I think the job is difficult.

La

ke

Negative Answer
No, I don't think the job is difficult.

(e)

Question
Is your house being built?

Positive Answer
Yes, my house is being built.
Negative Answer
No, my house is not being built.

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Dialogues

Has the water been poured on the camp fire yet.
Not yet. I want to cook some more.
Make sure you pour water when you finish cooking.
Yes, for sure I will do that. Are you leaving already?
Yes, I want to go home before it rains.
Perhaps I will see you again tomorrow.
Yes, I will see you again if it's a good day.

D.

Was the job difficult today?
Yes, truly it was difficult.
Will you come and help me tomorrow?
No, I will be busy.
How about the day after tomorrow?
I don't know. Wait, I will ask my boss.

(1)
(2)
(3)

be made
smoke comes out
be sweet (liquid)

n

C.

io

What do you think is the matter with you?
I think my head is going backwards.
And why do you think that?
I'm not thinking right
Do you think something is broken inside your head?
I hope not.

at

B.

0

uc

Already there is smoke coming from the bush again.
Oh my! I guess the fire is starting again.
What shall we do?
I don't know. We will run away, perhaps.
Where, then, shall we run to?
I don't know. To the water, perhaps.

Ed

A.

0

ad

he

(5)

(6)

be full
be difficult/be hard
be dull, boring

Section 3 will be completed in the text.

La

Note:

(4)

ke

2.

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

1

of

Execise J:

0
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Final Review Test for Lesson 4

Exercise K:

p)
q)
r)

s)
t)

e)
f)

g)
h)

i)

j)
k)

io
at
uc
Ed

ke

I)
m)

er

d)

ni
v

c)

wiihsakaakamin
ishkwaahkamikan
niiskaatan
mashkawaahkwatin
shaakashkine
maacaamakan
kishiiciwan
kihkentaakwan
kipibsin
nihshiwanaatan
macentaakwan
minwentaakwan
mooshkine
shiiwaakamin
shiiwaa
oshihcikaate

U

b)

ad

a)

he

2.

n)

La

(

of

o)

ty

m)
n)

cu
l

1)

Fa

i)
j)
k)

y

e)
f)
g)
h)

n

it is full
it is frozen solid (non-liquid)
the weather is miserable
the event is over
it tastes bitter (liquid)
it is spoiled
it is closed
it is known
it is a fast current
it is going away
be sweet
be sweet (liquid)
be full
be enjoyable, liked, fun, good time
be dull, boring
smoke comes out
goes backwards
being poured (liquid)
be difficult, be hard
be made, built, processed

a)

b)
c)
d)

sit

L

o)
p)

q)
r)

s)
t)

aaniman

siikinikaate
ashepite
saakaapahte

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Lesson S:

0

Exercise A:

j.
k.
).

m.
n.
o.

n
io
at

h.
i.

hair

uc

f.

g.

ear
cheek
neck
shoulder
arm
hand

Ed

d.
e.

of

C.

forehead
eye
nose
lips
chin/jaw
throat
elbow
head

ty

a.
b.

cu
l

1.

1 my lips
2 your lips
3 his/her lips

g.

j.

C.

1 mynose
2 yournose
3 his/her nose

1 my chin/jaw
2 your chin/jaw
3 his/her chin/jaw

f.

1 my throat
2 your throat
3 his/her throat

1 myelbow
2 yourelbow
3 his/her elbow

b.

1 my head
2 yourhead
3 his/her head

i.

1 my hair
2 yourhair
3 his/her hair

1 myear
2 yourear
3 his/her ear

k.

1 mycheek
2 yourcheek
3 his/her cheek

1.

1 myneck
2 yourneck
3 his/her neck

1 my shoulder
2 your shoulder
3 his/her shoulder

n.

1 myarm
2 yourann
3 his/her arm

0

1 myhand
2 yourhand
3 his/her hand

he

ad

U

ni
v

e.

ke

m.

1 myeye
2 youreye
3 his/her eye

y

d.

b.

sit

1 my forehead
2 your forehead
3 his/her forehead

er

a.

La

1.

Fa

ExerdseB:

0

0
2S8

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Exercise C:
a.

1 on my forehead
2 on your forehead
3 on his/her forehead

b.

1 on my eye
2 on your eye
3 on his/her eye

d.

l on my lips
2 on your lips
3 on his/her lips

e.

1 on my chin/jaw
f.
2 on your chin/jaw
3 on his/her chin/jaw

I on my throat
2 on your throat
3 on his/her throat

g.

1 on my elbow
2 on your elbow
3 on his/her elbow

h.

1 on my head
2 on your head
3 on his/her head

1 on my hair
2 on your hair
3 on bis/her hair

J·

1 on my ear
2 on your ear
3 on his/her ear

k.

I on my cheek
2 on your cheek
3 on his/her cheek

I.

m.

l on my shoulder
2 on your shoulder
3 on his/her shoulder

n.

1 onmyarm
2 on your arm
3 on his/her arm

0

C.

1 onmy nose
2 on your nose
3 on his/her nose

head
hair

A.
A.
A.

neck
shoulder
arm
hand

Exercise E:
1.

at
uc
Ed

of

ty

cu
l

Fa
A.
A.

La

ke

on my forehead
on my eye
on my nose
on my lips
on my chin/jaw
onmy throat
on my elbow

sit

ni
v

U

ear

cheek

A.

A.

er

Where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?

he

2.

Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.

ad

1.

y

Exercise D:

(_

i.

io

n

r

1.

Question: Does your forehead hurt?
Positive: Yes, my forehead hurts.
Negative: No, my forehead does not hurt.
Question: Does your eye hurt?
Positive: Yes, my eye hurts.
Negative: No, my eye does not hurt.
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l on my neck
2 on your neck
3 on his/her neck

1 onmy hand
2 on your hand
3 on his/her hand

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Question: Does your nose hurt?
Positive: Yes, my nose hurts.
Negative: No, my nose does not hurt.

0

Question: Does your lips hurt?
Positive: Yes, my lips hurt.
Negative: No, my lips do not hurt.

io
at
uc

ear
cheek

elbow
head
hair

Ed

2.

n

Question: Does you chin/jaw hurt?
Positive: Yes, my chin/jaw hurt.
Negative: No, my chin/jaw does not hurt.

cu
l

ty

Question: Does his/her neck hurt?
Positive: Yes, his/her neck hurts.
Negative: No, his/her neck does not hurt.

Fa

4.

of

Section 3 will be completed in the text.

hand

ni
v

ExerciseF:

ke

he

c. breast
d. stomach
e. navel
f. hip
g. thigh
h. knee
i. leg
j. foot
k. heel
l. toe
m. back
n. body

ad

U

a chest
b. heart

La

1.

0

er

arm

sit

y

Question: Does his/her shoulder hurt?
Positive: Yes, his/her shoulder hurts.
Negative: No, his/her shoulder does not hurt.

0
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C.

1 my breast
2 your breast
3 his/her breast

d.

1 my stomach
2 your stomach
3 his/her stomach

e.

1 my navel
2 yournavel
3 his/her navel

f.

1 my hip
2 yourhip
3 his/her hip

g.

1 my thigh
2 yourthigh
3 his/her thigh

h.

1 myknee
2 yourknee
3 his/her knee

i.

1 my leg
2 yourleg
3 his/her leg

j.

1 my foot
2 yourfoot
3 his/her foot

k.

1 my heel
2 yourheel
3 his/her heel

m.

1 myback
2 yourback
3 his/her back

of

ty

cu
l
Fa
y

I.

n.

La

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

(

io

1 my heart
2 yourheart
3 his/her heart

at

b.

uc

1 my chest
2 yourchest
3 his/her chest

Ed

a.

sit

1.

er

r

n

Exercise G:

e
261

1 mytoe
2 yourtoe
3 his/her toe
1 mybody
2 yourbody
3 his/her body

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Exercise H:

a.

l on my chest
2 on your chest
3 on his/her chest

b.

1 onmy heart
2 on your heart
3 on his/her heart

c.

1 on my breast
2 on your breast
3 on his/her breast

d.

1 on my stomach
2 on your stomach
3 on his/her stomach

e.

1 on my navel
2 on your navel
3 on bis/her navel

f.

1 onmyhip
2 on your hip
3 on his/her hip

g.

1 on my thigh
2 on your thigh
3 on bis/her thigh

h.

1 on my knee
2 on your knee
3 on his/her knee

i.

I onmyleg
2 on your leg
3 on his/her leg

j.

1 onmy foot
2 on your foot
3 on his/her foot

k.

1 onmy heel
2 on your heel
3 on his/her heel

2.

knee
leg
foot
heel

n
io
at

uc

Ed

of

ty

cu
l
Fa
y
sit

ad

he

Where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?
Where does it hurt?

ke

Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.

La

1.

0

n.

1 onmytoe
2 onyourtoe
3 on his/her toe

0

1 onmybody
2 on your body
3 on bis/her body

U

Exercise I:

er

1 onmyback
2 on your back
3 on his/her back

m.

1.

ni
v

1.

A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.

on my chest
on my heart
on my breast
on my stomach
on my foot
on my navel
on my hip
on my thigh

toe
back
body

0
262

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ExerciseJ:
Question: Do you have pain in your chest?
Positive: Yes, I have pain in my chest.
Negative: No, I don't have pain in my chest.

1.

io

n

Question: Do you have pain in your heart?
Positive: Yes, I have pain in my heart.
Negative: No, I don't have pain in my heart.

Ed

uc

at

Question: Do you have pain in your breast?
Positive: Yes, I have pain in my breast.
Negative: No, I don't have pain in my breast.

2.

hip
thigh

leg
foot

ty

y

(

Fa

cu
l

Question: Do you have pain in your navel?
Positive: Yes, I have pain in my navel.
Negative: No, I don't have pain in my navel.

of

Question: Do you have pain in your stomach?
Positive: Yes, I have pain in my stomach.
Negative: No, I don't have pain in my stomach.

sit

knee

Section 3 will be done in the text.

ni
v

Question: Does be/she have pain in his/her heel?
Positive: Yes, he/she has pain in his/her heel.
Negative: No, he/she does not have pain in his/her heel.

ad

U

4.

er

Note:

ke

he

Question: Does he/she have pain in his/her toe?
Positive: Yes, he/she has pain in his/her toe.
Negative: No, he/she does not have pain in his/her toe.

La

back

body

e
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Exercise K:

4.

mishiikan
mitihs
mihsat
coocoohsh
mitehi
waalcihlcan
miiyaw
mipwaam
mikitik

arm

hand
elbow
throat
chin/jaw
lips

Ed

nose

ni
v

er

sit

y

Fa

cu
l

thigh
knee
leg
foot
heel
toe
back
body
chest
heart
breast
stomach
navel
hip

ty

of

eye
forehead

0

mihkaat

ke

he

ad

U

misit
mitootan
niisiikihsitaan
waawikan

La

3.

0

n

mininc
mitooskwan
mikotahshway
mitaamikan
mitoon
mikot
micaap
mikanakap
minihk
mitihtiman
mikwayaw
manway
mihtawak
mipiiway
mishtilcwan

io

2.

at

head
hair
ear
cheek
neck
shoulder

uc

1.

0
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Lesson 6:
Lesson 1 Review Test:

C

9.
10.
11.
12.

3.

1.

2.
3.

4.
5.

Nipiihaa
Kipiihtoon ina?
Omaaciipahiwaanaan
Kimaaciipahiwaataan
Kimamishimaa na?
Nimamishitaan
Nipakitinaa
Opakitinaan
Kipoosihaa na?
Kipoositoon
Nikocihpwaa
Okocihpitaan

ke

6.

La

7.

8.
9.

10.
11.
12.

n
io
at
uc

sit

5.
6.
7.
8.

er

4.

ni
v

3.

You're waiting for it.
I'm running away from it.
He/she is telling on it.
You're letting it go.
I'm putting it on board.
He/she is tasting it. (Tl)
You're coming back to it.
I hear it from a distance.
He/she is listening to it.
You're taking it home.
I'm taking it along.
He/she is leaving it behind.

U

1.
2.

ad

2.

he

10.
11.
12.

Ed

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

of

4.

ty

2.
3.

I'm waiting for him/her.
You're running away from him/her.
He/she is telling on him/her.
I'm letting him/her go.
You're putting him/her on board.
He/she is tasting it. (TA)
I'm coming back to him/her.
You hear him/her from a distance.
He/she is listening to him/her.
I'm taking him/her home.
You're taking him/her along.
He/she is leaving him/her behind.

cu
l

1.

Fa

1.

y

r

VTA

13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.

VTI

VTA
VTI

VTA
VTI

VTA
VTI
VTA

VYI

VTA
VTI

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Kipi-kiiwenotaan ina?
Nipi-kiiwenotaan
Nitepihtawaa
Kitepihtaan ina?
Onatohtawaan
Ninatohtaan
Kikiiwewinaa na?
Okiiwewitoon
Omaaciiwinaan
Nimaaciiwitoon
Onakanaan
Kinakanaa

VTI
VTI

VTA
VTI

VTA
VTI

VTA
VTI
VTA

VTI
VTA
VTA

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Lesson 3 Review Test:

3
7
6

11
8

0

4

kaahsiininaakane
kisiisihpaso
kwashkwepine
matwehike
kapaa
kaahsiikwe

9

pihtaahpiso
memepiso
kisiipiikii
kitohcike
poosi
pinaahkwe ho

12

2
10
1

5

n

I.

g.
h.
i.

at
Ed
of
ty
cu
l
Fa
y

ni
v

La

j.
k.

U

e.
f.

ad

d.

he

c.

be full
it is frozen (non-liquid)
the weather is miserable
the event is over
be bitter (liquid)
it is spoiled
it is closed
it is known
it is a fast currtent
it is going away
be sweet
be sweet (liquid)
it is full
be enjoyable, liked, fun
be dull, boring
smoke comes out
goes backwards
being poured
be difficult/be hard
be made, built, processed

0

ke

a.

b.

sit

Lesson 4 Review Test:
l.

uc

comb's one's hair
embark, get on
plays a musical instrument
take a bath
swing one self
put clothes on
wash one's face
disembark, get off
drumming
fishing with a hook
take a shower
wash dishes

er

3.

io

Section 2 on next page.

I.

m.

n.
o.
p.

q.
r.
s.

t.

0
266

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2.

kapaa

at

io

n

kaahsiikwe

Ed

uc

pihtaahpiso

of

kitohcike

cu
l

ty

kisiipiikii

sit

y

pinaahkweho

ni
v

er

(

Fa

memepiso

ad

U

matwehike

he

kwaasbkwepine

La

ke

kisiihsipaso

kaahsiininaakane •

C
267

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k.

b.
C.

d.
e.
f.

l.
m.
n.

o.
p.
q.
r.

maacaamakan

g.
h.

kishiici wan
kihkent aakwan
kipihsin
nihshiw anaatan

i.

j.

macenta akwan
minwen taakwan
moosbk ine
shiiwaa kamin
shiiwaa
oshihcik aate

aaniman
siikinik aate
ashepite
saakaap ahte

s.
t.

cheek
neck
shoulde r
arm
hand
elbow

mitoon

ty

mikot

cu
l

micaap
mikanakaap
. . k
mitihtiman

Fa

throat

milcwayaw
manowa y
mihtaw aak

chin/jaw

y

lips

sit

nose
eye
forehead

ni
v

er

mipiiway

thigh

knee

misbtilcwan

mishiik an
mitihs

ad

coocooh sh
mitehi

he

waahkilcan
miyaw/ miiyaw

mipwaam
mikitik

ke

body

0

mihsat

U

leg
foot
heel
toe
back

4.

chest
heart
breast
stomach
navel
hip

La

3.

Ed

ear

of

mininc
mitoosk wan
mikotas hkway
mitaamihkan

2.

head
hair

uc

at

Lesson 5 Review Test:
1.

0

n

wiihsak aakamin
ishkwaahkamilcan
niiskaat an
mashka waahkw atin
shaakas hkine

a.

io

2.

mihkaat
misit

mitoontan
niihsiikisitaan
waawik an

0
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Let's Look Back At What You Have Learned:
Lessons l • 5
Animate Nouns:
finger/toe nail
ball

breast

n

cheek

hair
arm
stomach
knee

heel
inside mouth

hand

navel
leg
back
fmger

of

heart
thigh

ty

head

toe

y

Fa

visit (within community)

cu
l

tongue

Animate Intransitive Verbs:

ad

U

ni
v

er

shower
wish/hope
melt
wash face
wash dishes
put clothes on

sit

visit (out of community)
think so

Ed

forehead
chin

shoulder

(

campsite
eye
throat
ear

comb hair
get on board
swinging
drumming
stinks
run to cover
run away from
broke
busy

La

ke

he

Inanimate Intransitive Verbs:

C

warm weather
loud
leaving
full
frozen solid
miserable
event is over
bitter taste

enjoyable
dull/boring
open
started to flow
fast flow
smoke appears
go backwards
spoil

pour

closed

difficult
made built

known
sweet

full

sweet (liauid)

269

song
nose
elbow
neck
chest
hip
foot
body

uc

village

drink/booze
fireplace
lip

at

io

Inanimate Nouns:

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Transitive Animate Verbs:
afraid s.o.
take s.o. along
run away from s.o
tell on s.o.
put s.o. on board

leave s.o. behind
listen to s.o.
come back for s.o.
put s.o. down

afraid o{ s.t.
take s.t. along
run away from s.t.
tell on s.t.
put s.t. on board

leave s.t. behind
listen to s.t.
come back for s.t.
put s.t. down

0

n

lose s.o.
take s.o. home
wait for s.o.
hear s.o. in the distance
taste of (animate)

at

of

wait for s.t.
hear s.t. in the distance
taste of (inanimate)

uc

take s.t. home

Ed

lose s.t.

io

Transitive Inanimate Verbs:

ty

Particles:

anyways
up to (in time)

in the water
anytime

Fa

cu
l

instead
a little while

in exchange
I guess not

Preverbs:

be a long of time

Prefix:

ni
v

all the way

0

er

sit

y

cause, reason

U

Expressions:

water starts flowing
ice starts melting
all day

have a good day
I wish you the best

La

ke

he

ad

that's good
Where does it hurt you?
Where does it hurt you? (extreme pain)
becomes warm weather
water starts to flow fast

0
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�INTERMEDIATE OJIBWE GLOSSARY
Guide to the Glossaries
This section is divided into two parts: Anihshininiimowin-English Glossary, and EnglishAnihshininiimowin Glossary. The glossaries contains listings of basic words (word stems) and some
prefixes. In order to make the glossaries more useful we will explain the way that entries are organized and the information they contain. We will treat the Anihshininiimowin-English and English-

io

n

Anihshininiimowin sections separately, because they are organized differently.

at

The glossaries are intended only to be a listing of words used in the books in this series. Because

uc

there are often local variations in pronunciation and vocabulary, students are encouraged to make

Ed

notes in the glossaries about aspects of the usage and vocabulary of their instructor which are not
already indicated there. As well, the glossaries do not present detailed information about all the

of

possible different forms which many Anihshininiimowin words may take, especially nouns and

cu
l

ty

verbs.

In both sections the following alphabetic order is used for Anihshininiimowin words, in which long

a

aa

c

e

h

ii

k

m

n

0

00

p

s

sh

t

w

y

sit

y

(_

Fa

vowels are sorted after the corresponding short vowels:

er

ANIHSHININIIMOWIN-ENGLISH GLOSSARY

WORD,

HEAD

ni
v

In the Anihshininiimowin-English section, each entry contains at least an Anihshininiimowin

an abbreviation for the WORD CLASS code, and an English translation, as in the following entry.

U

Notice that the Anihshininiimowin head word is in bold print, the word class code is in italic type,

he

ad

and the English translation is in plain type.

ke

kiiwe vai go home, return

La

Each Anihshininiimowin word is assigned a word class code. We will review examples of each type,
and will explain the types of information which may be found in entries for different word classes.

Nouns
There are two main types of nouns,

C

na

animate noun

ni

inanimate noun

ANIMATE

and INANIMATE. Their word class codes are as follows.

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Typical entries for each are given here.

0

ahcaap -iik na bow
minihkwaakan -an ni cup

PREFIXES

and SUFFIXES may be

n

The head word for a noun is usually the SINGULAR form of the noun.

io

added to this form to give extra meaning and grammatical information. Th~ head word for a noun is

at

followed by the form of the PLURAL suffix that the noun takes. This suffix can be added directly to

uc

the head word (minus the hyphen) to make the plural form. So for example, the entry for the noun

Ed

ahcaap 'bow' given above contains the plural suffix -iik. They can be combined to give the plural
form ahcaapiik 'bows.'

of

There are also two other types of nouns, which are called DEPENDENT nouns. Their word class codes

nad

dependent animate noun

nid

dependent inanimate noun

cu
l

ty

are as follows.

Fa

Dependent nouns are nouns that must always occur with a POSSESSIVE prefix to indicate who the noun

y

belongs to (the 'possessor'). Dependent nouns are nearly always words for body parts or kinship

sit

terms. In the glossary dependent nouns for kinship terms are always given in the form in which the

0

ni
v

er

basic word is preceded by the first-person prefix ni or n.

U

nimihsens -ak nad my older sister (E). Stem: /-mihses-/. Also: nimihsens (W)

ad

The head word is the prefixed form that means 'my older sister.' You will see that after the English

he

translation appears the notation 'Stem: /-mihses/.' The form that is given in angled brackets is called

ke

the STEM. It is the basic form of the word without any prefixes or suffixes. This is the form of the
word that is used when you wish to make other forms of this word by adding prefixes or suffixes.

La

For many glossary entries the head word and the stem are identical, so the entry does not need to
give any special indication of what the stem is. As with dependent nouns, we will see that other
types of words may contain information indicating that the stem is slightly different from the head
word.
Entries for dependent nouns for body parts are slightly d1fferent from those for kinship terms. They
are given in the form that contains the prefix mi or m, which means 'someone's.' Here is an exam-

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ple.

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misit -an nid foot. Stem: /-sit-/

Note that the entry is indicates what the stem of the word is.
There are also a small number of entries that have the following class code:
animate noun with participle

uc

at

Entries of this type are mostly only found with names for months of the year.

io

n

na-pt

Ed

kaa-tahkwekisoc piihsim na-pt shorter month, February

of

This is a noun which consists of two parts. The first part is a participle form of an Animate Intransi-

ty

tive verb (in this case kaa-tahkwekisoc 'the one which is shorter') and the second part is an animate

cu
l

noun (in this case piihsim 'moon, month')
Verbs

sit

but no OBJECT. Their word class codes are as follows.
vai

animate intransitive verb

vai2

animate intransitive verb (-filll/aa)

vai+o

animate intransitive verb+ object

er

JECT

verbs are those that have an animate grammatical SUB-

ni
v

(

ANIMATE INTRANSITIVE

y

of INTRANSITIVE verbs.

Fa

Apart from nouns, there are several different types of VERBS. We will first discuss the two main types

U

The head word for any animate intransitive verb is usually the THIRD-PERSON singular form, that is,

ad

the one that means 'he/she is... ' Such forms have no prefix or suffix on the head entry.

he

Here is a typical entry for an animate intransitive (vai) verb.

La

ke

anohkii vai work

The class of animate intransitive verbs referred to as vai2 are very similar to animate intransitive
verbs of the vai class. Here is the entry for a typical example.

saakaham vai2 go out, exit

C

The entry for a verb of the vai2 class will always have a head word that ends in am. Vai2 verbs are

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slightly different than other animate intransitive verbs because in any form that involves a FIRST- or
SECOND-PERSON

the end of the verb stem changes. For example the first-person form for the vai2 verb

stem just mentioned is nisaakahaan 'I go out' (first person).

0

There is one other type of animate intransitive verb, refererred to as vai+o. Verbs of this class
resemble ordinary verbs of the vai class, but frequently occur with a grammatical object. There are

n

not many verbs of this type, and only a few are used in the books in this series. Here is an entry for a

at

io

verb of this type.

Ed

INANIMATE INTRANSITIVE

uc

ataawe vai+o buy s.t.

verbs are those that have a grammatically inanimate subject but no gram-

of

matical object. There is only one word class code for inanimate intransitive verbs.
inanimate intransitive verb

ty

vii

cu
l

The head word for any inanimate intransitive verb is usually the third-person singular form, that is,
the one that means 'it is ... ' Such forms have no prefix or suffix on the head entry.

y

Fa

Here is a typical entry for an inanimate intransitive (vii) verb.

0

er

sit

ahte vii be in a certain place

ni
v

Some animate intransitive verbs, particularly verbal forms of numbers, always occur in a plural
form. In the glossary the head entry is the third-person plural form (the form that means 'they ... ').

U

As a result the head entry consists of the basic verb stem and the third-person plural suffix, usually

he

ad

wak. The stem is identified between diagonal slashes. Here is an example.

ke

nihsiwak vai be three. Stem: /nihsi-/

La

Similarly, some inanimate intransitive verbs, particularly verbal forms of numbers, always occur in
a plural form. In the glossary the head entry is the third-person plural form (the form that means
'they (inanimate) ... '). As a result the head entry consists of the basic verb stem and the third-person
plural suffix, usually oon. The stem is identified between diagonal slashes. Here is an example.

nihsinoon vii be three. Stem: /nihsin-/

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Transitive verbs are those that have a subject and an object. There are several different types of
transitive verbs. Their word class codes are as follows.
transitive animate verb

vti

transitive inanimate verb (-am/-aa)

vti2

transitive inanimate verb (-oo)

vti3

transitive inanimate verb (-i)

n

vta

io

All transitive verbs have a grammatically animate subject. TRANSITIVE ANIMATE verbs are those that

at

have a grammatically animate object.

uc

For transitive animate verbs, the head word of the glossary entry is always the form of the verb that

Ed

means you are telling someone to do the action to someone, or to some entity that is grammatically
animate (this is called the IMPERATIVE form).

of

The entries for some transitive animate verbs contain extra information about what the stem is, as in

cu
l

ty

the following example.

Fa

amo vta eat s.o. Stem: /amw-/

stem of the word. To make other forms of the word, prefixes and suffixes are added to the form

sit

(

y

The head word is still the imperative fonn, but you will notice there is extra information about the

er

between the diagonal slashes, rather than to the head word.

ni
v

The head word for some transitive animate verbs ends in sh. When a transitive animate verb ends in

U

sh, the stem is not identical to the head word.

he

ad

miish vta give (s.t.) to s.o. Stem: /miiN-/

Notice that the stem of this word is given in the entry as /miiN-/. The capital N means that in certain

ke

forms the final consonant of the stem is an n sound, as in nimiinaa 'I give it to him/her' (with prefix

La

ni and suffix aa). But in others the final consonant of the stem is sh, as in command forms such as
the head entry.

If the entry for a transitive animate verb does not contain information about the stem, then other

forms of the verb may be made by adding prefixes and suffixes directly to the head word of the
entry. Here is a typical example.

C

kanawaapam vta look at s.o.

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Notice also that the entries for transitive animate verbs given above all contain the abbreviation
's.o.' This is short for 'someone.' We know that the grammatical object of a transitive animate verb

0

must be animate, and so it may refer to a human being, an animal, or anything else that is classified
as animate in Anihshininiimowin. For convenience, we use the abbreviation 's.o.' to refer to any of

io

n

these possibilities.

uc

at

Here is a typical entry for a TRANSITIVE INANIMATE verb which has the word class code vti.

Ed

caakisan vti bum s.t.

of

Verbs of this class nearly always have a head word that ends in an. To make other forms of verbs of

ty

this class it is necessary to change the final an to aan for many of the forms that will be used in the

cu
l

books of these series. For example, 'I am burning it up' is nicaakisaan, with the first person prefix

ni. More rarely the an is changed to am when other endings are added: '(that) I bum it up' would be

Fa

caakisamaan, with the suffix aan.

y

Here is a typical entry for a transitive inanimate verb which has the word class code vti2.

sit

ahtoon vti2 put s.t. in a certain place. Stem: /ahtoo-/

er

Verbs of the vti2 class contain a long vowel oo at the end of the basic stem. The final n which fol-

0

ni
v

lows the long oo in the head word is a suffix found in the command forms. You will find that nearly
all of the different forms of words of the vti2 class which you will learn also have a suffix of the

U

formn.

he

ad

There are very few verbs of the vti3 class. Here is an example.

ke

miicin vti3 eat s.t. Stem: /miici-/

La

Then at the end of the head word is an imperative suffix. As with the vti2 verbs, most of the forms
of vti3 forms that you will learn also have a suffix of the form n.
The entries for transitive inanimate verbs given above all contain the abbreviation 's.t.' This is short
for 'something.' We know that the grammatical object of a transitive inanimate verb must be inanimate, and so it may refer to anything that is classified as inanimate in Anihshininiimowin. For
convenience, we use the abbreviation 's.t.' in glossary entries.

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Particles

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There are several other word classes in Anihshininiimowin. There are two different types of PARTICLES.

This term is used to refer to words that do not take any prefixes or suffixes to indicate informa-

tion such as person or number. Here are the word class codes for the two types of particles.
pc

uninflected particle

nu

number particle

n

The term 'uninflected particle' emphasizes that these particles never take suffixes for what are

io

sometimes called 'inflectional' information, such as person and number. Here is a typical entry for

really, entirely so, completely. Also: tetako

Ed

mitoni pc

uc

at

an uninflected particle.

of

The number particles are forms of numbers which never take any prefixes or suffixes. Here is a

cu
l

ty

typical entry for a number particle.

Fa

peshik nu one

number particles. Some may be verbs, prenouns, or preverbs.

sit

(

y

In Anihshininiimowin, numbers may take many different forms. This means that not all of them are

er

Pronouns

ni
v

The word class code for PRONOUNS is as follows.

pr

U

pronoun

ad

Here is an example of a entry for a pronoun.

ke

he

niin pr I, me. [first person singular personal pronoun]

La

Prenouns and Preverbs

All of the word classes we have discussed are for items that can be words on their own. However

there are certain word classes whose members never occur on their own, but must always be followed by another word.

C

pren

prenoun

prev

preverb

pre

preverb and prenoun

A PRENOUN must always be directly followed by a noun. The head word of the entry for a prenoun is

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always followed by a hyphen, to indicate that the prenoun must be followed by a noun. Because
prenouns may be followed by many different nouns, the entry for a prenoun does not attempt to list
any of the possible combinations (examples will be presented in several different lessons in the

0

books in this series). A typical example of an entry for a prenoun follows.

io

n

shiipaa- pren beneath

at

A PREVERB must always be directly followed by a verb. The head word of the entry for a preverb is

uc

always followed by a hyphen, to indicate that the preverb must be followed by a verb. Because

Ed

preverbs may be followed by many different verbs, the entry for a preverb does not attempt to list
any of the possible combinations (examples will be presented in several different lessons in the

ty

of

books in this series). A typical example of an entry for a preverb follows.

cu
l

saakici- prev out

Fa

Some elements may be used both as a preverb and as a prenoun. The word class code pre is assigned

sit

y

to these. A typical entry is as follows.

ni
v

er

kihci• pre big, great, very

0

Other Information in Glossary Entries

U

Some glossary entries contain information about sub-dialects of Anihshininiimowin. In the section

ad

'Writing Anihshininiimowin (Severn Ojibwe)' we discussed how in the 'Western'

he

Anihshininiimowin communities, such as Bearskin Lake and Muskrat Dam, the sound n is not

ke

pronounced before another consonant. Information about pronunciation variation is recorded in

La

glossary entries, such as the following one.
kwayaancii vai get ready, prepare (E). Also: kwayaacii (W)

This notation '(E)' indicates that the head word reflects the 'Eastern' pronunciation, which includes
the sound n before the c. As an alternative form, the entry also includes the 'Western' fonn of the
word, in which then before c is dropped (the 'W' indicates that it is the 'Western' form):kwayaacii

0

(W).

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r

Some entries also include information about alternative pronunciations of the word, as in the following entry.

n

aha pr that. Also: ahawe. [animate singular demonstrative]

at

uc

A few entries for preverbs contain an abbreviation 'IC' in their translation.

io

Note that this entry also contains further information about the head word in square brackets.

Ed

waa- prev will, want to. IC&lt; wii-

of

This abbreviation refers to INITIAL CHANGE, which is a change in the pronunciation of the vowel in

ty

the first syllable of certain forms of verbs. The notation 'IC&lt;wii-' means that waa- is the form of

cu
l

the preverb wii- which has undergone Initial Change. Wii- also has an entry. The differences in the
use of waa- and wii- are explained in the lessons.

sit

ishi- prev to. Also: in a certain place, in a certain way. Also: shi-. IC&gt; eshi-

er

(

y

Fa

Some entries may also tell you what the form with Initial Change is.

ni
v

The notation 'IC&gt; eshi-' means that the form of the preverb ishi- with Initial Change is eshi-.

U

Now look at the following entry, which also makes use of the right-pointing arrowhead.

he

ad

ishinihkaaso vai be called or named a certain way. IC&gt; eshinihkaaso=

ke

The entry for this verb tells us what the form of the basic verb is when it has Initial Change. However there is an equal sign (=) at the end of the form with Initial Change. This is to indicate that

La

appropriate endings need to be added. For example if you were asking 'someone what their name

was you would need to add the suffix yan 'second-person Conjunct Order': Aan eshinihkaasoyan?
'What is your name?'

You will also find that other entries contain an arrowhead'&gt;' or'&lt;.'

amohsha pc it is indeed. &lt; amii ohsha

C
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The left-pointing arrowhead indicates that the head word is based on a sequence of words which are
contracted, much like English ·don't' is a contraction of •do not.'

0

Some entries may also contain further information about related words, as in the following.

io

n

naaniimi vai keep on dancing. Reduplication of: niimi

at

The notation 'Reduplication of: niimi' indicates that the head word is related to the separate word

uc

niimi 'he/she dances' by a pattern of word formation called REDUPLICATrON. In this case reduplication

Ed

involves copying the first consonant of the shorter word at the beginning of the word and adding the
vowel aa, as if the basic word niimi is modified and becomes n-aa-niimi (the hyphens are only used

of

for illustrative purposes and are not normally written). The meaning of the reduplicated word is

ty

related to the shorter word, but slightly different. Hence niimi means •hetshe dances,' but naaniimi

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ENGLISH-ANIHSHININIIMOWIN GLOSSARY

cu
l

means •he/she keeps on dancing.'

In the English-Anihshininiimowin section the head word is an English word or phrase. Each head

sit

y

word may include reference to one or more Anihshininiimowin words. The following entry contains

0

ni
v

er

information about one Anihshininiimowin term.

AIRPLANE

U

pimihsewin -an ni airplane, plane

ad

The Anihshininiimowin entry given under this head word is identical to the entry given in the

he

Anihshininiimowin-English section.

La

AND

ke

Some headwords may include entries for more than one Anihshininiimowin term.

ekwa pc and, and so, then, and then, wait! please
kaye pc and, also, too, as for.
miina pc and, again
tahsh pc and, but

0
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r

Word Class Codes
animate noun

ni

inanimate noun

nad

dependent animate noun

nid

dependent inanimate noun

na-pt

animate noun with particle

vai

animate intransitive verb

vai2

animate intransitive verb (-am/-aa)

vai+o

animate intransitive verb + object

vii

inanimate intransitive verb

vta

transitive animate verb

vti

transitive inanimate verb (-am/-aa)

vti2

transitive inanimate verb (:QQ)

vti3

transitive inanimate verb (:i)

pc

uninflected particle

Fa

y

ni
v

er

sit

(

cu
l

ty

of

Ed

uc

at

io

n

na

number particle

ad

pren

U

nu

he

prev

La

ke

pre

pr

prenoun
preverb

prenoun and preverb

pronoun

Other Abbreviations
s.o.

someone, something animate

s.t.

something

C
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aha pr that. Also: ahawe. (animate singular demonstrative]

0

ahawe pr that. Also: aha. [animate singular demonstrative]
ahaweniwan pr that, those. [animate obviative demonstrative]
ahcaap •ilk

na

bow

io

n

ahcanihsh -ak na ring

uc

at

ahclkanaahtlk -oon nl table. Also: ahclkan

Ed

na pail, kettle

ahklhk -wak -ook

of

ahko pc usually, fonnerly, used to, keep on

ty

ahko-- prev as far as, as long as, a certain length
.ahplhkwehshlmon -an ni pillow

cu
l

·,'

Fa

ahpll pc when, at that time

0

y

ahpll ahpln pc finally when

er

sit

ahpll plko pc anytime

ni
v

ahpllhcl- prev to a certain extent. Also: apllhcl-

U

ahpllhclklnl vai be a certain size. Also: apllhclklnl

na

net

he

ahsap •Ilk

ad

ahpln pc when, since, then, for a reason, gone, subsequently

ns

ke

ahsapaahtlk -ook

shuttle (with twine) for net making

La

ahshanke val give food to people (E). Also: ahshake (W)
ahshawaapam

vta

ahshawaapantan

lie in wait for s.o.

vti lie in wait for s.t., look out for s.t. (E). Also: ahshawaapantan (W)

ahshawaapJ vsi be on the lookout, lie in wait

ahsl

vta

put s.o. in a certain place. Stem: /ahs-/

0

ahsin -Ilk na stone, rock

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ahsmiiwan vii be rocky
(

ahtaahsonlkamik -oon ni warehouse
ahtay -ak

na pelt, fur for trade

ahte vii be in a certain place

io

n

ahtoon vti2 put s.t. in a certain place. Stem: /ahtoo-/

uc

at

akaahshenshl vai be small (E). Also: akaahsheshl (W)

Ed

akaahslhtikweyaa vii be a narrow river

of

akaahslkamaa vii be a small lake

ty

akaamahkllnk pc in Europe, abroad (E). Also: akaamahkllk (W)

cu
l

akaaml- pren across, right across

Fa

akaaml-klhclkam pc across the ocean

sit

akaamlnk pc across the lake or river (E). Also: akaamlk (W)

er

(

y

akaamlhkana pc across the road or trail

ni
v

akaawaac pc hardly, scarcely

U

akohke vai stick on, adhere

ad

akoncln vai float, soak (E). Also: akocln (W)

he

akontin vii float, soak (E). Also: akotln (W)

ke

akoocln vai hang, be in sky (as sun, moon, and stars)

La

akoote vii hang
akwacllnk pc outside (E). Also: akwaclik (W)
akwanahan

vti cover s.t.

akwanaho vta cover s.o. Stem: /akwanahw-/

C

amaclhl vta wake s.o. up. Stem: /amacih-/
ami ahko pc used to. usually

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amihi pc so, it is. &lt; amii ihiwe. Also: amihiwe

0

amihl pc that's
amihimaa pc that is where, there in a certain location
amlhiwe pc so js that

n

na beaver

io

amlhk -wak

uc

at

amlhko-wanlhikan -an ni trap for beaver. Also: amlhko-wanihllkan

Ed

amlhko-wllyaahs ni beaver meat

of

amlhkohkonlm -lln ni beaver dam

ty

amll pc so, it is

cu
l

amllclkahl pc that is so

Fa

amllnahl pc is that so, is that right

0

er

sit

amohsha pc it is indeed. &lt; amll ohsha

y

amo vta eat s.o. Stem: /amw-/

ni
v

amohshahl pc it is indeed so. &lt; amll ohsha lhlwe. Also: amohshahll

U

anaamaakonak pc under the snow

ad

anaamenim vta suspect s.o., blame s.o.

he

anaamentan vti suspect s.t., blame s.t.

ke

anaamink pc under something (E). Also: anaamik (W)

anl-

La

anaamipllk pc underwater

prev away from, in progress toward, gradual onset, from that time

ani-naakosi

vai be seen going (from the speaker)

anlhshaa pc by chance, at the last minute
anlhshlnaape -k

na Indian, person

0

anlhshinini -wak na Indian, person

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anihshininiimo vai speak the Native language
('

anihshininiiwihkwe na Native woman, Indian woman. Also: anihshininiihkwe
anlipiiwaa vii be green
aniipiiwlsi vai be green
dog

n

na

io

animohsh -ak

uc

at

anohkll vai work

Ed

anohkllnaakan -ak na worker

of

anohkliwi-klishlkaa vii be Monday

ty

anohkllwln -an ni job, employment, work

cu
l

anoomlnaapoo na porridge

Fa

anoonaakohshln vii be late in the afternoon

anwaahtinlkamln vii be a nice and calm body of water

sit

(_

y

anwaahtln vii be calm (not windy)

ni
v

er

anwepllwikamlk -oon ni restroom/washroom

U

apl vsi be in a certain place, sit, be at home

ad

apwl -yak -wak na paddle, oar. Also: apoy -yak

he

asheplte vii go backwards

na

ke

ashikan -ak

sock

La

ashklpwaaw -an ni potato
ashtotln -an ni hat; cap
ataawe vai+o buy s.t.
ataawikamlk -oon ni store, trading post

C

atlhk -wak

na

caribou (locally called deer)

atihkamek -wak na

whitefish

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atlhko-wiiyaahs ni caribou meat
atihtemini-pilhsim na ripe berry month, August

0

awaashihsh •ak na child
awaashJhshllwJ

vai be a child

io

n

awahshime pc to greater extent, more and more

uc

at

awahslnaako pc day before yesterday

Ed

awahslte pc beyond, back
awahslwaapank pc day after tomorrow (E). Also: awahslwaapak (W)

ty

of

awanen -ak pr who. Also: awenen

cu
l

awaao vai wann oneself

Fa

awlya •k pr person, someone, somebody, anyone, anybody. Also: awliya
awiyaashllhsh -ak na animal. Also: awilyaashllhsh

y

0

sit

awfyaashllhshJwl vai be an animal. Also: awllyaashllhshiwl

ni
v

er

ayaa vai be, be there

U

ayaan vti have s.t.

ad

ayaan vti my possession, it belongs to me

he

ayaaw vta have s.o., have pennission to use s.o.

ke

ayahaa -k na that being, person, or animate thing. Also: ehaa, ahaa

La

ayaml vai speak, talk
ayamlhaa vai pray
ayamihe-klishlkaa vii be Sunday
ayamlhewJkamlk -oon ni church
ayamllhtamaw
ayamiihtan

vta

speak for s.o.

0

vti speak for s.t.
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ayapi vai sit around, stay around. Reduplication of: api
('

ayinaanemitana

nu

eighty

nu eight. Also: enaanew

ayinaanew

na eight dollars

ayinaanewaapihk

io
na eighteen dollars

uc

aylnaanewlshaap tahswaaplhk

at

nu eighteen

Ed

aylnaanewishaap

n

ayinaanewinoon vii be eight. Stem: /ayinaanewin-/

ty

aylnaapl vai look around. Reduplication of: inaapl

of

aylnaanewlwak vai be eight. Stem: /ayinaanewi-/

cu
l

aylntootam vai2 do something (E). Reduplication of: tootam. Also: ayitootam (W)

Fa

aacaan pc gol

aahkoslwln -an ni sickness, illness

sit

(

y

aahkosl vai be sick

ni
v

er

aahkwatln vii be frozen up, be frozen over

U

aahte- pv fade away, disappear

na snowshoe

he

aaklm -ak

ad

aahtl pc please, why don't you, let mel Also: maahtl

na bee

ke

aamoo -k

La

aan pc how, in what manner, why, what. Also: aanl, aanlin

aan tahsln pc how many
aana- pv in vain, to attempt, effort, anyway, anyhow,
aanahkonaa -k

C

na bannock

aanahpll pc when?
aancl-taa vai move one's residence (E). Also: aaci-taa (W)

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aanciko pc to do anyway regardless of... (E). Also: aaciko (W)

vai be fat, be chubby (E). Also: aacipo (W)

aancipo

0

aani pc how, in what manner, why, what. Also: aaniin, aan
aaniin pc how, in what manner, why, what. Also: aan, aani

n
at

vaVii have difficulties, run into problems, get complicated

uc

aanlmlhse

vii be difficult, be hard

io

aaniman -oon

Ed

vai be difficult, be argumentative, be hard to get along with, be cranky

aanlmlsi

of

aanta pc some, few

ty

aantl pc where

cu
l

aantl nehke pc whereabouts, which direction

Fa

aantl piko pc anywhere

aapaclhclkan •an ni tool, useful thing, equipment

y

0

vii be useful, be useable

aapatisl

vai be useful

U

ni
v

er

aapatan

sit

aapacihtoon vti2 use it. Stem: /aapacihtoo-/

prev half

ke

aaplhtaa-

he

aaplhta pc half

ad

aaplhsakahlkan •an ni key

La

aaplhtawaaplhk ..ook

na half dollar

aapihtawan vii be Wednesday
aaplkoshilhsh ..ak

na mouse (W). Also: waaplkoshllhsh (E)

aasha pc now, then, yet. Also: sashay
aashokan bridge

0

aatisoohkaan ..an ni legend

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r

aatisoohke vai tell legends

aaw pc well, well then, sure
caahcaamohkl vai sneeze a lot
caaklhse vaVii get used up, run out, be exhausted

n

be too tired to do anything, have no more energy

io

caakil vai

at

caakin vta use s.o. up

Ed

uc

caaklnan vti use s.t. up
caakisan vti bum s.t.

ty

of

caaklao vai be lit, be on fire, have one's house on fire, bum up, be burned up

cu
l

caaklso vta bum s.o. up. Stem: /caakisw-/

Fa

caaklte vii bum up, be burned up

cahkaahtehalclkan -an ni camera

sit

(

y

caam ni jam

ni
v

er

capashilhsh pc low, lower level

U

cl- prev to, that, will, would, could, should. [conjunct future and modal]

ad

ci-kll- prev could. cl- + kll- 'potential'

he

cllkahlkan -an ni ax (W). Also: waakaahkwat (E)

ke

cliklc pc by, close to,

near to

La

cllmaan -an ni canoe, boat
cllpay -ak

na

ghost, corpse

cilpayl-mlhtlkowash -an ni coffin
ciiahtahlkan -an ni fork

C

ciiweyaa vii be silent, be no sound
cike pc for sure. Also: clkema

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coocoohsh -ak na breast
coocoohshaapoo ni milk

na

cwaapllhsh •ak

0

jackfish. Also: nicwaapilhsh

e- prev [conjunct subordinator]
'

io

n

ehe pc yes. Also: eha

uc

at

ehshay pc oh yuck!

Ed

ehta pc only
ekaa pc no, not. [conjunct negative word]

ty

of

ekaawln pc don't (E). Also: lkaawln (W}

cu
l

ekwa pc and, and so, then, and then

Fa

ekwa tahsh pc and so, and then, but then

0

y

emlhkwaan -ak na spoon, ladle

anyways, effort, at least, anyhow

ad

eshkam pc sometimes

U

enlwehk pc

ni
v

er

enlkohk pc with more effort, harder

sit

eni-tlplhkaak vii last evening. IC &lt; anl-tlplhkaa

he

eshkan -an ni ice chisel

ke

hlmaa pc there. Also: lhlmaa

La

homaa pc here. Also: ohomaa
hsa pc emphatic

hsha pc [emphatic particle]. Also: ohsha
lhl pr that. Also: lhlwe. [inanimate singular demonstrative]

lhlmaa pc there. Also: hlmaa

0

ihiwe pr that. Also: lhl, lhlwe, hi. [inanimate singular demonstrative]

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lhiweti pc over there, that way. Also: hlweti
(

lhkln vii happen a certain way, be a certain problem
lhklto vai say, speak in a certain way

lhkwaamaciwe vai climb a hill

io

n

ihkwaantawe vai climb up a ladder or stairs (E). Also: ihkwaatawe (W)

uc

at

lhkwe -wak na woman, female

Ed

lhkwesenhs -ak na girl (E). Also: lhkwesehs -ak (W)

of

lhpahlwe vai run to a certain place for cover

ty

lltok pc maybe, must be

cu
l

lkaawln pc don't (W). Also: ekaawin (E)

Fa

lklwenlwak pr those. Also: lkiweniwak. [animate plural demonstrative]

sit

lko pc [emphatic]

er

(_

y

lko pc emphatic

ni
v

Ina pc (yes-no question marker]. Also: na.

take a look, take a peek

ad

vai

lnanklso

vsi

lnanklte

he

lnaapl

U

lnaakoomaakan •&amp;k na relation, person one is related to

cost so much, have such a price (E). Also: lnaklte (W)

ke

vii

cost so much, have such a price, be such a date of the month (E). Also: lnaklso (W)

La

lnehke pc in direction of
lnentam vsi2 think so, feel so
lnentan
inentl

C

vti think so of s.t., think s.t. to be so

vai

be gone so long, be absent so long {E). Also: Inell (W)

lnlhtaakwan vii sound so, be understood so
lniweniwan pr those. Also: lnwenlwan. [inanimate plural demonstrative]

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1shaa vai go to a certain place
ishl vta say to s.o. Stem: /iN-/

0

ishl• prev to. Also: in a certain place, in a certain way. Also: shi-. IC&gt; eshi-

vai five there, reside there

lshinan

lshlwepan

ty

vai be called or named a certain way. IC&gt; eshinlhkaaso=
vii be called or named a certain way. IC&gt; eshfnfhkaate=

cu
l

fshfnlhkaate

io

n

vti look at s.t. which looks so, see s.t. a certain way

lshinlhkaaso

vii be certain weather, happen in a certain way. IC: eshiwepa=

Jshkoonlwlkamlk -oon ni school

0

y

vai be tired of doing something

sit

lshkil

uc

vai fly in a certain direction

Ed

lshihse

vii it happens so, continues so, ran so, the time is. Also: islhse

of

fshihse

vii flow in a certain direction, flow so

at

lshiciwan

Fa

ishl-taa

ni
v

er

lshkoonoo vai attend school. Also: lshoonoowl, lshkoonll

U

lshkotehkaanaapihk -ook na stove, heater

ad

lshkotewaapoo ni whisky, liquor

he

lshkwaa- prev after, completed

ke

lshkwaahkamlkan

vii event is over

La

lshkwaantem -an ni door (E). Also: lshkwaatem (W)
lshkwaayaac pc end, last, ultimate
lshplmink pc up above (E). Also: ishpimlk (W)
iskaaciwaso

vai be boiled dry

lskaaclwate

vii be boiled dry

0

lti vai have such things happen to one

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r

kaa-

prev one who, one that. [conjunct relativizer]

kaa•tahkweklsoc piihstm na-pt shorter month, February
kaahcttin vta catch s.o., capture s.o.
kaahsanll ni gasoline

io

kaahsllnlke

vai wipe things for cleaning

uc
of

vti wipe s.t., clean s.t., wash s.t.

ty

kaahsllnan

Ed

vta wipe s.o., clean s.o., wash s.o.

vai wash dishes

cu
l

kaahsllnlnaakane

vai clean oneself

kaahsllnkwe

vai wash one's face (E). Also: kaahsllkwe (W)

y

Fa

kaahsllnltlao

na raven

ni
v

kaakaakl -wak

sit

kaak -wak na porcupine

er

(

at

vii be sharp

kaahshaa
kaahslin

n

kaahsaniiwikamlk -oon ni gas station

U

kaana pc Is it possible that, would you, perhaps

vta hide s.o., hide s.t. animate. Stem: /kaaN-/
vti2 hide it

ke

kaatoon

he

kaash

ad

kaanlka pc I wonder, I wish, I hope

La

kaawln pc no, not. Also: kwaan
kaawln mahshl pc not yet
kaawin wllhkaa pc never
kaawiniin pc no &lt; kaawin + wlln

C

kahkilwe

vai to portage, make a prtage, go across land to water

kahklna pc all, every

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kakwecim vta ask s.o.
kamaawln pc think not so, probably not so. &lt;kaawin maawin

0

kanake pc at least
kanawaapam vt~ look at s.o.

io

n

kanawaapantan vti look at s.t. (E). Also: kanawaapatan (W)

uc

at

kanawenim vta look after, take care of s.o.

Ed

kanawentan vti look after, take care of s.t.

of

kanoohke vai+o remember

ty

kanoohkem vta remind s.o.

cu
l

kanoohkentaw vta remember s.o.

Fa

kanoosh vta call, address, speak to s.o. Stem: /kanooN-/
kanootan vti call s.t., address s.t., speak to s.t.

y

ni
v

pre

all the time, all the way, through

U

kape-

er

kapat -an ni cupboard

0

sit

kapaa vai get off, disembark

ad

kapehshiwin -an ni camp, campsite, hotel room

he

kashkatin vii freeze up

ke

kashkatinoo•pllhslm na freeze-up month, November

La

kashkawan vii be misted over, fogged in
kashkihi vta be able to manage, can do to s.o.; let s.o. go Stem: /kashkih-/
kashkil-tipfhkaa vii be pitch dark
kashkff-tfplhkanlhse vii be night
kawacl vai be cold (of a person)

0

kawlhshimo vai lie down, go to bed

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r

kayaash pc originally, long ago, former
kaye pc and, also, too, as for
kaye piko pc likely, to be expected, probably
ke pc as for. See: keniin, kenlinawint, kekiin, kekiinawint, keklinawaa, kewiin, kewilnawaa

io

n

ke- prev will, should, could. [Changed future and modal]

uc

at

kehcln pc probably,possibly

Ed

kehclnaac pc certainly, for sure

of

keka pc finally, eventually

ty

kekaat pc nearly, almost

cu
l

keklln pr you too, as for you. [second person singular personal pronoun]

Fa

kekllnawaa pr you too, as for you. [second person plural personal pronoun]

sit

kekishep pc this morning (past). Also: keklshepaa

er

(

y

kekllnawlnt pr us too, as for us. [first person Inclusive personal pronoun] (E). Also: kekllnawlt (W)

ni
v

kekishepaanehkwe vai have breakfast

U

keklshepaayaa vii be morning

ad

keko pc what kind or sort, which one or sort

he

kekonen -an pr what

ke

kenlln pr me too, as for me. [first person singular personal pronoun]

La

kenilnawlnt pr us too, as for us. (first person exclusive personal pronoun]. (E) Also: kenllnawlt (W)
ketahtawen pc all of a sudden, suddenly
kewiin pr him too, her too, as for him, as for her. [third person singular personal pronoun]
kewlinawaa pr them too, as for them. [third person plural personal pronoun]

C

klclkwaashkonl vai jump out

klhcl- pre big, great, very
295

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klhc1-ayaa na elder
kihcl-mitaahsomitana nu thousand. niishwaa kihci-mitahsomitana 'two thousand', etc.

0

kihcinihkilnk pc on the right (E). Also: kihclnlhkiik (W)
kihciplson -an ni belt

io

be known

uc

vii

at

klhkentaakwan -oon

n

klhkenlm vta know s.o.

Ed

klhkentam vai2 know

of

klhkentamoosh vta inform s.o., let s.o. know. Stem: /kihkentamooN-/

ty

klhkentan vti know s.t.

cu
l

klhklnoohamaw vta teach s.o.

Fa

klhklnoohamaw vta teach someting to s.o., give direction to s.o.

0

y

klhsaapaawanitlso vai wash oneself

sit

klhtlml vai be lazy

ni
v

er

kli· prev [past tense]. Also: kllh-. IC&gt; kaa-

U

klln pr you. [second person singular personal pronoun]

ad

kllnawaa pr you. (second person plural personal pronoun]

he

kllnawlnt pr we, us. [first person inclusive personal pronoun] (E). Also: kllnawlt (W)

ke

kllnehta pr you alone, you only

La

kllnehtawaa pr you alone, you only (plural)
kllnehtawlnt pr we alone, us only (inclusive) (E). Also: kllnehtawlt (W)
kllnlshtam pr you next, you first. [second person personal pronoun]. Also: nlinlhtam
klishlhl vta finish s.o. Stem: /kiishih-/
kilshlhtoon vti2 finish s.t., be done with s.t. Stem: /kiishihtoo-/

0

kllshlk ni sky, day

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klishlkaa vii be day

r

kiishikaahte vii be moonlight

na

kiishipakaawi-pfihsim

leaves are fully grown month, July

kiishisan vti cook s. t., done

io

n

kllshiso vai be cooked done

at

kllshlte vii be cooked, done

Ed

uc

kiishltepo vai cook

klishlwaayaa vii be warm weather

ty

of

kllshkaayawaa vii be deep water

cu
l

kllshkipooclke vsi saw things, cut things with the saw

Fa

klishowaayaa vii be wann weather

kiiwe vsi go home, return

sit

(

y

kllshpln pc if

ni
v

er

kllwe- prev returning, going home, going back

U

kliwekoote vii fly back

ad

kilwenotan vti return to s.t.

he

kliwetlnonk pc north (E). Also: kilwetinok (W)

ke

kliwewlsh vts take s.o. home. Stem: /kiiwewiN-/

La

kiiwewitoon vti take s.t. home. Stem: /kiiwewetoo-/
kliweyaahsin vii return through air, blow back
kllwlke vai visit (especially in one's own community)
kllwite vai visit (especially outside one's own community)

C kllyaaplc pc still, yet, more. Also: klyaaplc
klmlwan vii rain. Also: kimowan

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vai+o steal s.t.

k1moot1

0

kinepik -ook na snake. Also: kinepik-wak
kinika pc mix
kinipi- pv fast

io
at

hurry, be quick, be fast

uc

klnipfi vai

n

vaVii be quick, be fast, be.used up quickly (money or time)

klnipihse

Ed

klnokaapawl vai stand tall, be tall

ty

klnooshenhs -ak na minnow (E). Also: kinooshehs (W)

vai

cu
l

klnwaakaash pc for a long time

have long hair

Fa

klnwaanlhkwe

of

klnooshe -k na fish

klnwensh pc for a long time (E). Also: klnwesh (W)

sit

y

0

er

kipaahkwahltllwlkamlk -oon ni jail

ni
v

klplhcll vai stop

vii block s.t. (in an action), stop s.t.
vii be hot (liquid)

he

klshaakamlte

ad

klplhtlnan

U

kipihsin -oon vii be closed

ke

klshilclwan -oon vii

La

klshllwemakan
klshlte

be a fast current

vii be loud

vii be hot (atmosphere)

klshlwaasl vai be angry, be mad
klsllhslpaso
kisilpllkll

vai take a shower

vai take a bath, wash self

0

kisiipllklnlke vai wash clothes

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r

kisiipiikinlkewikamik -oon ni laundromat

kitohcike vai play a musical instrument
kiyaashk -wak

na seagull. Also: kiiyaashk

koci• pv try to do, to attempt

io

n

kocihcikaate vii be tried

uc

vta take a taste of, try a taste of s.t. animate. Stem: /kocihpw-/

Ed

koclhpo

at

koclhpitan vti take a taste of, try a taste of s.t. inanimate

of

koclhtoon vti2 try s.t. Stem: /kocihtoo-/

ty

kohsl vts fear s.o., afraid of s.o. Stem: /kohs-/

cu
l

kohtaacl vsi be afraid, get scared

koncipanlhi

vta swallow s.o. (E). Stem: /koncipanih-/ Also: koclpanlhl (W). Stem:/

y

kocipanih-/

koon -ak

na snow

ni
v

vai dive

U

kookli

na owl

er

koohkoohkohoo •k

sit

(

Fa

konclpanlhclkaate vii be swallowed (E). Also: koclpanlhclkaate (W)

vai awaken

ke

koshkosl

he

ad

kooshta pc oops! oh myl Also: ooshta

vai be awake, wake up

La

koshkosl

kotak -lyak

pr the other. (animate alternative pronoun]

kotak •lyan

pr the other. [inanimate alternative pronoun]

kwaashkonl

vai jump

kwaashkwepiclkan -ak

C

kwaashkweplcike

na

fishhook

vai fish with a hook

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kwaashkwepme vai fish with a hook
kwaashkwepish vta hook s.o. Stem: /kwaashkwepiN-/

0

kwaashkwepiso vai be hooked
kwanta pc tor no reason or purpose

io

n

kwayaancli vai get ready, prepare (E). Also: kwayaacll (W)

uc

at

kwayaantahclke vai be ready or available things (E). Also: kwayaatahclke (W)

Ed

kwayahk pc right, straight, correct(ly), proper(ly)

of

kwllkwllhs -ak na Canada jay. Also: kwllhwllhshl -wak

ty

maacaa vai go, leave

cu
l

maacaamakan vii go, leave

Fa

maaclclwan vii start to flow

0

y

maaclhtan vii be ice breaking up

sit

maacn.. prev start, begin

ni
v

er

maacllhatoo vai start off on a trail, go for a walk

U

maacllhkwashlwe vai start to paddle, paddle off

ad

maacllhs -ak na match

he

maacllhae vaVii fly off (as a bird), starts (as a motor)

ke

maacllkltowln -an ni telephone

La

maacllpahlwaash vta run away from s.o. Stem: /maaciipahiwaaN-/
maacHpahiwaatan vti run away from s.t.
maacllpahlwe vai run away from
maacllpahtoo vai set out running, start running
maacliplso vai set out by vehicle, speed off, drive off

0

maacilwiclkaate vii be taken away, be carried away

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ANIHSHININIIMOWIN - ENGLISH GLOSSARY
maaciiwish vta take along with s.o. Stem: /maaciiwiN-/
maaciiwitoon vti2 take along with s.t., take s.t. away. Stem: /maaciiwitoo-/
maacllyaahoote vii be carried away on the waves
maaclshikan -an ni scissors

n

vta cut s.o. Stem: /maacishw-/

io

maacisho

uc

at

maaham vai2 go on a shopping trip, shop

Ed

maamahkaac pc amazing, astounding, that is so amazing

vii be big waves

cu
l

maamitonenlm vts think about s.o., consider s.o.

ty

maamlhcaashkaa

of

maamaw pc all together, in total

Fa

maamltonentam vai be thinking

na

loon (E). Also: maak (W)

ni
v

maank -wak

sit

maanenclke vai disobey, bother things

er

(

y

maamltonentan vti think about s.t., consider s.t.

vta scrape s.o. Stem: /maatahw-/

ad

maataho

U

maashkooc pc perhaps, maybe, also, else

he

maatanohkll vai start to work

ke

maatinawe-kllshikaa vii be Saturday

La

maawac pc most; most of all
maawaclhltowln ni gathering, meeting
maawatoonan

vti gather s.t.

maawin pc most likely; perhaps; maybe; must be. Also: maawlln

C

macentaakwan

vii be dull, boring

macl- pre bad

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maci-miskwaawaa vii be a red•coloured sky that predicts bad weather
maci-naakosi vai be bad looking

0

macihcike vai do something bad, get into trouble

vta taste s.o. who tastes bad. Stem: /macihpw-/

maclhpo

io

n

macihse vai have something bad happen, have things go wrong

uc

at

mah! pc listen!

be black

of

mahkatewaa vii

Ed

na wolf (E). Also: mahllkan (W)

mahlinkan -ak

ty

mahkatewaanlhkwe vai have black hair

cu
l

mahkatewlsl vai be black

Fa

mahkehshl -wak na fox. Also: waakohsh

na

ad

feast, give a feast

he

vai

er

bear

mahshl pc yet
makohshe

bear cub (E). Also: mahkoohs (W)

U

mahkwa -k

na

ni
v

mahkoonhs -ak

0

sit

mahko-pllhslm na bear month, May

y

mahklsln -an ni shoe, moccasin

ke

makohshe-kllshlkanl-pllhslm

na

feast day month, December

La

makohshewln -an ni feast
makoot -ayan. Also: -an ni coat; dress; skirt; jacket
mamaanii vai do something bad, make mistakes
mamlshlm

vta

mamlshintan

tell on s.o.

vta tell on s.t. (E). Also: mamishltan (W)

0

mamislwe- prev all over, everything

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manehtek -wak na smoke fish
manicoohsh -ak na bug, insect
manlhse vai get firewood
manlpahi

vta

grab s.o., pick s.o. up quickly. Stem: /manipah-/

at

uc

manklhtlkweyaa vii be a wide river (E). Also: maklhtlkweyaa (W)

io

n

manlwaahkaahlkane vai buy a house

Ed

manoway --ak nad cheek. Stem: /-anoway-/

of

mashkash -Ilk nad fingemaiVtoenail. Stem: /-ashkash-/

ty

mashkawaahkwatln -oon vii be frozen solid

cu
l

mashkawll val be strong

Fa

mashklhkl -In ni medicine, drug

sit

mashklhkllwfnlnl -wak na medicine person, doctor

.,.

er

(

y

mashklhkllwlkamlk -oon ni nursing station

ni
v

mashkllk -oon ni muskeg, bog, swamp

U

maslnaahtehslclkan --an ni television

ad

maslnahamaiw vta write to or for s.o., owe to s.o., borrow from s.o.

he

maslnahlkan -an ni book, document, paper, letter, newspaper

ke

maslnahlkanaahtlk -oon ni pencil, pen

La

masinahlkanlkamfk -oon ni library
maslnahfke vai write, borrow, get credit
maslnahlkewlkamlk •oon ni office, band office
mate- prev visible (at a distance)

L

matokwaan -an ni tipi. Also: matokaan, matlkwaan
matwehlkan -ak na drum

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matwehike vai · be drumming
mawi vai cry
mawinehike

vai

0
compete, attack

mayaam pc exactly

io

n

mekwaa pc while, during, at the time

uc

at

mekwaac pc while, during, at the (same) time, now

Ed

memecikaahcike vai examine things, check up on things

memepiso val

swing oneself

0

sit

y

-an ni toy, plaything

Fa

memeplson -an ni swing, blanket cradle
metawaakan

ty

na butterfly (E). Also: memekwe {W)

cu
l

memenkwe •k

of

memeclkaayaapantan vti examine s.t., investigate s.t., check up on s.t. (by looking) (E).
Also: memecikaayaapatan (W)

er

metawe vai play

ni
v

metawewlkamlk -oon ni recreation hall

U

mlcaap -an nid eye. Stem: /-caap-/

he

ad

mlhkaat -an nid leg. Stem: /-hkaat-/

vti find s.t.

mlhkaw

vta find s.o.

La

ke

mlhkan

mlhkwam -Ilk

na ice

mihsan ni firewood. Stem: /mihs-/ Plural of: mlhsl

mlhsat -an ni stomach
mlhsawaac pc even though, anyhow, although

0

mlhshlln pc many, much, a lot

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r

mihshiinatinoon vii be a lot of, be many of. Stem: /mihshiinatin•/
mihshiiniwaa pc many times, often. Also: mihshiinwaa
mihshlinowak vai be many. Stem: /mihshiino•/
mihshikamaa vi! be a big lake

io

n

mihsi ni stick of firewood. Stem: /mihs-/ Plural: mihsan 'firewood'

uc

at

mlhtawak -an nid ear. Stem: /•htawak-/

of

mlhtlk -oon ni stick, piece of wood, yard (measurement)

Ed

mlhtlk ~ok na tree (deciduous)

ty

mlhtlkowash -an ni suitcase, wooden box.

cu
l

mllclm ni food

Fa

mllclmlhkanclkan -an ni bait (E). Also: mllcimlhkaclkan -an (W)

mllhkana -n ni trail, path, road

sit

(

y

mllcin vti3 eat s.t. Stem: /miici•/

ni
v

er

milhsaweshkishli vai have a mustache

U

mlihshltoone vai have a beard

ad

mlikaash vta fight s.o. Stem: /miikaaN-/

he

mllkaaso vai fight

ke

mlikaasowln -an ni fight, violence. Also: mllkaatlwln

La

mllkaatan vti fight s.t.
milkihsikwaahson -an ni beaded article
mllkwehc pc thanks
mlina pc and, again, next

L

mlinkwan -ak na feather. Also: milkwan
mlish

vta

give (s.t.) to s.o. Stem: /miiN-/

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miishkoc pc in exchange, instead oi,in turn

0

mikaash vta fight s.o. Stem: /miikaaN•/
mlkanakaap -an nid forehead. Stem: /•kanakaap•/
mikihtlk -oon nid knee. Stem: /-kihtik•/

io
at

nid inside of mouth. Also: mikwlnew. Stem: /•konew•/

uc

mlkonew

n

mikisllwl-piihsim na bald eagle month, March

Ed

mlkoshkaatenim vta worry about s.o., be concerned about s.o.

of

mlkoshkaatentam vai2 worry, be concerned, wonder

nid nose. Stem: /-kot-/

cu
l

mfkot -an

ty

mlkoshkaatentan vti worry about s.t., be concemed about s.t.

Fa

mlkotashkway -an nid throat. Stem: /-kotashkway-/
mlkwayaw -an nid neck. Stem: /-kwayaw-/

y

0

er

sit

mlnclhkaawan • ak na mitt, glove (E). Also: mfcihkaawan (W)

ni
v

mlnclnaweal vai be sorry, be regretful (E). Also: mlcfnaweaf (W)

U

mfnlhk -an nid am,. Stem: /-nihk-/

ad

mlnfhkwaakan -an ni cup

he

mlnlhkwe vai drink, drink s.t.

ke

mlnlhkwewln -an ni drink, booze

La

mlnlhtlk aoon ni island
mlnlhtlkwaaplhk -oon ni rocky island
mlnikohk pc much, many. Also: mlnfkwahk
mlnlnc -fin nid finger (E). Stem: /-nine-/. Also: mlnic (W)

mlno- pre nice, good

0

mlno-ayaawamaclho vai feel well, feel better

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mino-klishlkaa vii be a nice day
{

mino-miskwaawaa vii be a red-coloured sky that predicts good weather
mino-naakosi

vai look nice, good looking. Also: minonaakosi

minohpakosi vai taste good. Also: minohpikosl

io

n

mlnohpakwan vii taste good

uc

at

minohpltan vti like taste of s.t.

Ed

vta like taste of s.o. Stem: /minohpw-/

mlnohpo

of

minomaakosl vai smell nice, smell good

ty

minomaakwan vii smell nice, smell good

cu
l

mlntlto vai be big (E). Also: mltlto (W)

Fa

mfnwaahshln vii be nice, look nice

minwenlm

vta like s.o.

sit

(

y

mlnwanclke vai eat well, enjoy one's meal (E). Also: minwaclke (W)

ni
v

er

minwentaakwan vii be enjoyable, be liked, be fun, be a good time, be appreciated

U

minwentam vai2 be happy, be glad

ad

mlnwentan vti like s.t., enjoy s.t.

nid hair. Stem: /-piiway-/. Also: pliway

he

mipiiway -an

ke

mlpwaam -an nid thigh. Stem: /-pwaam-/

La

mlshookan -an nid hip. Stem: /-shookan-/
mishtahl pc much, a lot. Also: mistahi
mlshtlkwaan -an nid head. Stem: /-shtikwaan-/
mlslt -an nid foot. Stem: /-sit-/

L

mlsiwe pc all over, everything, whole
miskosl vai be red

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miskwaa vii be red
miskwaawaa vii be a red-coloured sky at dawn or after sunset

0

mitaahs -ak nad pants. Stem: /-taahs-/
mitaahsinoon vii be ten. Stem: /mitaahsin-/

io
at

nu ten

uc

mltaahso

n

mltaahslwak vai be ten. Stem: /mitaahsi-/

nu hundred. nllshwaa mltaahsomltana 'two hundred', etc.

of

mltaahsomltana

Ed

mltaahso pliwaaplhkonhsh •ak na ten cents (E). Also: mltaahso pllwaaplhkohsh (W)

ty

mltaahsoopllhlkan -ak na ten dollar bill

cu
l

mltaahswaaplhk na ten dollars

nid heart. Stem: /-tehi-/

0

y

mltehl -In

Fa

nid chin. Stem: /-taamihkan-/

mltaamlhkan -an

sit

mltenan -lin nid tongue. Stem: /-tenan-/

ni
v

er

mitlhs -Jin nid navel. Stem: /-tihs-/

pc

really, entirely so, completely. Also: tetako

ad

mltonl

U

mltihttman -an nid shoulder. Stem: /-tihtiman-/

he

mltoon -an nid mouth (especially outer part of mouth; lips). Stem: /-toon-/

ke

mltoontan -an nid heel (E). Stem: /-toontan-/. Also: mltootan (W)

La

mltooskwan -an

nid elbow. Stem: /-tooskwan-/

mlyaw -an nid body. Stem: /-yaw-/. Also: mllyaw
moohkomaan -an ni knife
moos -ook na moose
mooshak pc always, all the time

0

mooshkahan vii flood, be high water

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r

be full

mooshkine vii

mooso-wiiyaahs ni moose meat
mwaye- prev before. Usually e-mwaye

na pc [yes-no question marker]. Also: Ina.

io

n

naacl• pv gett fetch. go for

uc

go for food. fetch food

naaclwanlhlkane vai

Ed

vai

go to check traps. Also: naaclwanlhllkane

ty

naahplc pc really. very. to a high degree. extensively

of

naaclmllclme

at

naaclhkomaane vai get a knife

cu
l

naake pc later

vta investigate s.o., watch for s.o. Stem: /naamaakacih-/

sit

naanaakaclhl

er

(

vii be visible, show up. (pl-naakwan be seen coming this way)

y

naakwan

Fa

naakosl vai be visible, show up. (pl-naakosl be seen coming this way)

ni
v

naanew pc down at the shore, on the shore

U

naanewl• pren on shore

vai keep on dancing. Reduplication of: nllml

he

naanllml

ad

naanl- pren near, by

ke

naanlpaawe -wak

vai yawn. Also: naanlpaayawe

La

naanlyahll pc near something
naanta pc maybe, perhaps, in some way. Also: naanlta
naapakwaash

vta snare s.o. Stem: /naapakwaaN-/

naapakwe vai set snares

L

naape -wak na man
naapenhs -ak na boy (E). Also: naapehs -ak (W)

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naapl- prev put together, assembte
naapihkaakan -ak na kerchief; scarf

0

naashaantawe -wak vai climb down a tree, go downstairs (E). Also: naashaatawe (W)
naasihkan vii get s.t., fetch s.t.

n

vtia get, fetch s.o.

io

naaslhkaw

uc

at

naasipil vai go to the shore, go to the water

vti go to get s.t. by boat

of

naatahan

Ed

naataham vai2 go to get by boat

ty

naatahlpll vai get water, go for water

cu
l

naatahsapil vai get one's net, check one's net

Fa

naatakwe vai go to check snares

0

y

naawl- prsn center of, middle of

er

ni
v

nahke plko pc I don't know

sit

nahl pc look! look outl

U

nahsaw pc middle of

ad

nahsemaa -k na tobacco

vti leave s.t. behind

La

nakatan

vta leave s.o. behind Stem: /nakaN-/

ke

nakash

he

nahshlne pc often, all the time, frequently

nakwaakan -an ni snare
nakwaakanaahtik -oon ni snare stick (wooden frame)
nakwaakaniyaap -Un ni snare wire
nakwaash

vta snare s.o. Stem: /nakwaaN-/

0

nakwaaso vai be snared

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vai sit down, be seated
na sturgeon

name -wak
namekohs -ak

lake trout

nanaantawaapam

n

vta thank s.o

io

nanaahkom

na

vta look around for s.o., hunt for s.o. (E). Also: nanaatawaapam (W)

at

namatapi

uc

r

namancinihkiink pc on the left. Also: namacinihkiik (W)

Ed

nanaantawenclke vai hunt (E). Also: nanaatawencike f'N)

vta look around for s.o., search for s.o. (E). Also: nanaatawenlm (W)

nanaantawentan

vti look around for s.t., search for s.t. (E). Also: nanaatawentan (W)

ty

of

nanaantawenlm

cu
l

nanaantawl-oocilwe vai go about looking for flies (E). Also: nanaatawl-oocllwe (W)

Fa

nanaantawl-prev seek, go around for (E). Reduplication of: nantawl-, ntawf-. Also:
nanaatawl- (W)

y

nanaatfhkosll vai do mean things, tease, make fun of people

vai tidy things

er

nanahacike

sit

(

vta want/need s.o. (E). Also: natawenlm (W)

U

nantawenlm

ni
v

nantawenclke vai hunt (E). Also: natawenclke (W)

he

ad

nantawentaakosl vai be wanted, be desirable (E). Also: natawentaakosl (W).

vti want/need s.t. (E). Also: natawentan (W)

ke

nantawentan

La

nantohtamowln ni radio
nantohtan vti listen to s.t.
nantohtaw
nantonaw

vta listen to s.o. (E). Also: natohtaw (W)
vta look for s.o.

natawihlwe vai heal people. Also: antawlhlwe

L nato- pre real, natural, plain
311

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natohtamoowikamik -oon ni radio station

0

natohtan vti listen to s.t.
natok pc suddenly, miraculously, as a suprise
nawac pc more, quite (-er)

io

n

nehpici- pv permanently, not knowing when to quit

uc

at

nekaapilhanonk pc west (E). Also: nekaaplfhanok (W)

Ed

neyaa vii be a peninsula, be a point in the lake

of

neyaahsh -Un ni point of land, peninsula

nlcaahkohsh -ak nad my (woman's) (female cross-)cousin, my (woman's) sister-in-law.

ty

Stem: /-caahkohsh-/

cu
l

nicllmJc -ak nad my younger brother. Also: sister, my younger sibling. Stem: /-ciimic-/

Fa

nlhka •k na Canada goose

y

0

sit

nlhkaakone vaVii be covered with snow

be spoiled

U

nlhshlwanaatan -oon vii

ni
v

nlhsaapaawe vai drown

er

nlhki-pllhslm na goose month, April

he

ad

nlhsl vta kill s.o. Stem: /nihs-/

ke

nlhsln nu three

La

nlhslnoon vii be three. Stem: /nihsin-/
nlhsltawlnan

vti recognize s.t. by sight, realize s.t.

nlhsltohtam vai2 understand
nlhsltohtan

vti understand s.t.

nlhslwak vai be three. Stem: /nihsi-/
nihsomltana

0

nu thirty

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nihsoshaap nu thirteen

r

nihsoshaap tahswaapihk na thirteen dollars
nlhswaa pc three times, thrice
nlhswaapihk ni three dollars

io

n

nihtaa- prev can do, skilled at, know how

uc

at

nlhtaawanohkll vai work well, be a good worker

of

nlhtaawlhse vai know how to walk, can walk, walks well

Ed

nlhtaawe vai know how to talk, can talk

ty

nllcl-klhclhaa -k nad my fellow elder. Stem:/-ilci-kihcihaa-/

cu
l

nllcl-naape -wak nad my fellow man. Stem: /-iici-naapew-/

Fa

nllcl-toohkan -ak nad my name-sake. Stem: /-iici-toohkan-/

sit

nlicllhaa -k nad my spouse. Stem: /-iiciihaa-/

er

(

y

nllclhklwesl -wak nad my (man's) brother. Stem: /-iicihkiwesiw-/

ni
v

nllclmohsh -ak nad my (cross-)cousin of opposite sex. Stem: /-iicimohsh-/

U

nllhsllklnlncaan -an ni finger. Also: nllhsllklnlcaan

ad

nllhsllklsltaan -an ni toe

he

nilhtaawlhs •ak nad my (man's) brother-in-law. Stem: /-iihtaawahs-/. Also: nllhtaawahs

ke

nllkate pc a ways off, far away

La

nllkateshkaa vai go away
nllmaawlniwash -an ni provisions box, container
nllml vai dance
nilmltana

L

nu

forty

niln pr I, me. [first person singular personal pronoun]
nilnamli vai be weak

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niinawint pr we, us (E) [first person exclusive personal pronoun]. Also: niinawit (W)

0

niinehta pr I alone, me only
niinehtawint pr we alone, us only (exclusive) (E). Also: niinehtawft (W)
niinim -ook nad my (cross-)cousin of opposite sex, my sibling-in-law of opposite sex. Stem:

io

n

/-iinimw-/

at

nlinlshtam pr me next, me first. [first person singular pronoun]. Also: nllnlhtam

uc

nllpaa- pv at night, happening at night, nocturnal

Ed

nllpawl vai stand, be standing

of

nllpln vii summer

cu
l

ty

nllshln nu two
nllshlnoon vii be two. Stem: /niishin-/

Fa

nllshltana nu twenty
nlishltana tahswaaplhk na twenty dollars

sit

y

0

er

nlishltanawepllhlkan -ak na twenty dollar bill

ni
v

nllshlwak vsi be two. Stem: /niishi-/

U

nllsho-kllshlkaa vii be Tuesday

na

two dollar bill

he

ad

nlishoopiihlkan -ak

ke

nlishoshaap nu twelve, (decade number) plus two

La

niishoshaap tahswaapihk na twelve dollars
nlishwaa pc twice
nilshwaahslnoon vii be seven. Stem: /niishwaahsin-/
nllshwaahsiwak val be seven. Stem: /niishwaahsi-/
nllshwaahso nu seven

0

nllshwaahsomltana nu seventy

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niishwaahsoshaap nu seventeen, (decade number) plus seven
('

nlishwaahsoshaap tahswaapihk

na

seventeen dollars

nilshwaahswaapihk na seven dollars
niishwaapihk na two dollars.

n

vii be miserable weather

io

niiskaatan

uc
Ed

nlltlhkwe -wak nad my fellow woman. Stem: /-iitihkwew-/

of

nllwaa pc four times

ty

nllwaaplhk na four dollars

cu
l

nllwl-kll&amp;hlkaa vii be Thursday

nu four

nu

fourteen, (decade number) plus four

na

fourteen dollars

ni
v

nliwlshaap tahswaaplhk

sit

nliwlshaap

er

(

y

nliwlnoon vii be four. Stem: /niiwin-/

Fa

nllwln

at

nlltlhkwe -wak nad my (woman's) sister. Stem: /-iitihkwew-/

ad

nlkamo vai sing

U

nliwiwak vai be four. Stem: /niiwi-/

he

nlkamowin -an ni

song

La

ke

nlkayaashlm -ak nad my ex-spouse. Stem: /-kayaashim-/
nlkoslhs -ak nad my son. Stem: /-kosihs-/
nlmaamaa •mak nad my mother. Stem: /-maamaa(m)-/
nlmlhsens -ak nad my older sister (E). Stem: /-mihses-/. Also: nlmlhsens (W)
nlmohshoom -ak nad my grandfather. Stem: /-mohshoom-/. Also: nlmlhshoom

L

nlmoosom -ak nad my sweetheart. Stem: /-moosom-/

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ninahaankanihkwem -ak nad my daughter-in-law, my (cross-)niece (E). Stem:
/-nahaakanihkwem-/. Also: ninahaakanlhkwem (W)
nlnahaanklhshiim -ak nad my son-in-law, my (cross-)nephew (E). Stem: /-nahaakihshiim-/.
Also: nlnahaakihshiim (W)

0

niniikihlk -ook nad my parent. Stem: /-niikihikw-/

io
at

na otter (E). Also: nikik (W)

uc

nlnklk -wak

n

nininc -lin nid my hand (E). Stem: /-nincy-/. Also: nlnic. Stem: /-nicy-/ (W)

Ed

nlnklko-wanlhlkan -an ni trap for otter (E). Also: niklko-wanihlkan (W),
nlnklko-wanlhllkan (E)

of

nlnklao vai be melted (E). Also nlkiso (W)

ty

nlnkotwaahslnoon vii be six (E). Stem: /ninkotwaahsin-/. Also: nlkotwaahslnoon (W)

vai be six (E). Stem: /ninkotwaahsi-/. Also: nlkotwaahsiwak (W)

cu
l

nlnkotwaahsiwak

Fa

nlnkotwaahso nu six (E). Also: nlkotwaahso (W)

nu sixty (E). Also: nlkotwaahsomltana (W)

y

0

sit

nlnkotwaahsomltana

er

nlnkotwaahsoshaap nu sixteen (E). Also: nlkotwaahsoshaap (W)

vii be overcast (E). Also: nlkwahkwan (W)

he

nlnkwahkwan

na six dollars (E). Also: nlkotwaahswaaplhk (W)

ad

nlnkotwaahswaaplhk

U

ni
v

nlnkotwaahsoshaap tahswaapihk na sixteen dollars (E). Also: nlkotwaahsoshaap
tahswaapihk (W)

ke

nintawl- prev go to do. Also: nantawl-, ntawl- (E). Also: nltawi-, natawl-, ntawl- (W)

La

nlpaa vai sleep

nipaaciyaa vii be dirty, slimy
nipahtoon vti2 kill s.t. Stem: /nipahtoo-/
nlpewin -an ni bed

nlpl ni water

0

nipilhkaank pc in the water (E). Also: nipilhkaak (W)

316

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ANIHSHININIIMOWIN .. ENGLISH GLOSSARY
nipo vai die, be dead
nlshlhsensh -ak nad my (cross-} uncle, my father-in-law (E). Stem: /-shihsensh-/. Also:
nishlhsesh (W}
nishtam pc firs~, next

uc

at

nlslkohs -ak nad my (cross-) aunt; my mother-in-law. Stem: /-sikohs-/

io

n

nishtehs -ak nad my older brother. Stem: /-shtehs-/

Ed

nltaanlhs -ak nad my daughter. Stem: /-taanihs-/

of

nltaataa -mak nad my father. Stem: /-taataa(m)-/

ty

nltawaac pc might as well, rather. Also: ntawaac

cu
l

nltawemaa -k nad my (man's) sister, my (woman's) brother. Stem: /-tawemaa-/

Fa

nltaylhlhsh -ak nsd my dog. Stem: /-tayihsh-/

sit

nltooshlm -ak nad my (parallel-) nephew. Stem: /-tooshim-/

er

(_

y

nltiko pc it seems, probably. Also: ntlko

ni
v

nltooshlmlhkwem -ak nsd my (parallel-) niece. Stem: /-tooshimihkwem-/

ad

niyaanan nu five

U

nltooslhs -ak nad my (parallel-) aunt. Stem: /-toosihs-/

he

nlyaanan pliwaaplhkohsh -ak na five cents (W). Also: nlyaanan pllwaaplhkoonhsh (E)

La

ke

nlyaananlwak vai be five. Stem: /niyaanani-/
nlyaanano-ahkl pc five years
nlyaananomltana nu fifty. Also: nlyaanomltana
nlyaananoon vii be five. Stem: /niyaanan-/
nlyaananoopllhlkan -ak

L

na five dollar bill

nlyaananoshaap nu fifteen. Also: nlyaanoshaap
niyaananoshaap tahswaaplhk na fifteen dollars

317

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niyaananwaa pc five times

0

niyaananwaaplhk na five dollars
nooci-klnooshewi-aapacihcikan ni fishing gear

n

noohkom -ak nad my grandmother. Stem: /-oohkom-/

io

noohkomlhs -ak nad my (parallel-)uncle. Stem: /-oohkomihs-/

uc

at

noohplmlnk pc in the bush, inland (E). Also: noohplmlk (W)

Ed

noomake pc for a while

of

noonclhshlpe vai hunt ducks (E). Also: nooclhshlpe (W)

ty

noonkom pc now, today (E). Also: nookom (W}

vta

hear s.o. (E). Also: nootaw (W}

Fa

noontaw

cu
l

noonkom kaa-klishfkaak vii today (E). Also: noonkom kaa-klishlkaak (W)

noonte- prev want to, need to (before usual time) (E). Also: noote- (W)

y

0

er

sit

nooslhs -ak nad my grandchild. Stem: /-oosihs-/

ni
v

nootlhkwewe vai womanize; chase women

U

nootln vii be windy, be a wind

it seems, probably. Also: nltlko

he

ntiko pc

ad

nootinikewin -an ni war, violence

ke

ocllmaanl vai have a boat, have s.t. as one's boat

La

oclimltoo-pllhslm na kissing month, January. Also: oclimi-klishlkaawl-plihslm
ohkaataahk -wak na carrot
oho pr this. [inanimate singular demonstrative]. Also: ohowe, howe.

ohomaa pc here. Also: homaa
ohowe pr this. Also: oho, howe. [inanimate singular demonstrative]

0

ohsha pc [emphatic particle). Also: hsha

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r

na

okaanhs -ak
okimaa •k

na

pickerel (E). Also: okaahs (W)

boss, manager

okimaahkaan •ak

na

chief

n

okin -ilk ni tomatoe

at

io

okoweniwan pr this, these. Also: okweniwan. [inanimate obviative demonstrative]

of

onaakan •an ni dish, plate

Ed

omplpanlho vsi go up in a hurry (E). Also: oplpanlho (W)

uc

omakahkll -k na frog

ty

onaako pc yesterday

cu
l

onahtoon vti2 arrange s.t., organize s.t., put s.t. in order, stack s.t. Stem: /onahtoo-/

sit

y

oncl- prev from, cause (E). IC&gt; wenci-. Also: ocl-{W). IC&gt; wecionci•wllci-taamaakan ns neighbour (E). Also: ocl-wllcl-taamaakan (W)

er

(

Fa

oncl pc from (E). Also: ocl (W)

U

ni
v

onclhcihse vii be the time of, come to happen, the time has come (E). Also:
oclhclhse (W)

ad

oncll vai come from a certain place (E). IC&gt; wencii=. Also: ocll (W). IC&gt; wecii=

he

onclnowe vii the wind is blowing from a certain direction (E). Also: ocinowe (W)

ke

onclta pc purposely, jokingly (E). Also: ocita (W)

La

onclwltoon vti2 carry s.t. from a certain place (E). Stem: /onciwitoo-/. Also: onclwltoon (W)
onlkam -Jin ni portage
onsaam pc too much, extreme, excessive (E). Also: osaam (W)
ontami- prev busy at (E). Also: otaml- (W)

L

ontamlhse vai get busy (E). Also: otamlhse (W)
ontamli vai be busy (E). Also: otamil (W)

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ontamiihke vai be busy (E). Also: otamiihke (W)

0

ontenti vai be absent, be gone (E). Also: oteti (W)
oocii -k

na

fly

n

ooshta pc oops! oh my! Also: kooshta

io

oplhkwahko vai have arrows

uc

at

opihkwanaacllhsh -ak na bat

Ed

osaawaa vii be yellow/brown

of

osaawaanlhkwe vai have brown hair

ty

osaawlsl vai be yellow/brown

cu
l

oshaawashkosl vai be blue

Fa

oshaawashkwaa vii be blue

oshihclkaate vii be made, be build, be processed

sit

y

0

er

osohsotam vai2 cough

ni
v

ota pc emphatic

U

otaahplnan vti choose s.t., accept s.t., take s.t., pick s.t.

ad

otaahplnlkaate vii be chosen, be taken, be accepted, be picked

he

otaanaank pc at the back, behind, previously (E). Also: otaanaak (W)

La

ke

otaapaan -ak na skidoo, car
otaapaanaahk -wak na toboggan
paahklhsln -oon vii be open
paahpi vai laugh
paahplhl vta laugh at s.o. Stem: /paahpih-/
paahplhtoon vti2 laugh at s.t. Stem: /kaatoo-/

0

paahso vta dry s.o. (by heat). Stem: /paahsw-/

320

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ANIHSHININIIMOWIN - ENGLISH GLOSSARY
paakwaa vii be shallow water
paanahkihk -wak

na frying pan

paane- prev wide; broad; roomy; expanded
paanesi

vai be wide, broad, roomy, expanded

io

n

paaneyaa vii be wide, broad, roomy, expanded

uc

at

paanimaa pc much later, later on, after a long while

Ed

paashkislkan -an ni gun

of

paashklso vta shoot s.o. Stem; /paashkisw-/

ty

vai be skinny, be starving

paawanll

cu
l

paawlhtlk -oon ni rapids

vti hit s.t.. strike s.t.

pahklhteho

vta hit s.o. Stem: /pahkihtehw•/

pahklnaake

vai win; beat someone (in a competition)

er

sit

y

pahkihtehan

ni
v

(

Fa

pahkaan pc different

U

pahkon vta skin s.o., cut the pelt off s.o.

ad

pahkweshlkan na flour, bread

he

pahkweshlkanaapoo ni stew, soup with flour

vii be Friday

La

ke

pahkweshlkani-kllshlkaa

pahpaaplwln -an ni window. Also: pahpaapowin
paklcllwln -an
pakltahwe

vai fish with a net, set a net

pakltanemo

L

ni airport. Also: poonilwln

vta regurgitate s.o. Stem: /pakitanemw-/

pakltln vta let go of s.o.
pakltinan vti let go of s.t.

321

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pakohsenimo

vai

wish, hope

0

pakwaan -an ni shirt
paninan vti drop s.t. from hand
panklhshlmon vii be the setting sun (E). Also: pakihshimon (W)

n

vii fall (E). Also: pakihsin (W)

io

panklhsin

uc

at

pankll pc a little, some (E). Also: pakll (W)

Ed

papaamaatake vai swim around

of

papaaml-lshaamakan vii go about, go there

ty

papaamohse vai walk about, take a walk

Fa

papllkonlke vai fumble things, cause problems

cu
l

papllhkwahkamlklsl vai fumble things, cause problems

0

ni
v

pashkwewash -an ni pack

er

sit

pashkwatahlkan -an ni clear-cut area

y

papllkwaanahkwan vii be cloudy

U

paslkwli vai stand up, arise

ad

patoteplso vai drive off the road

he

payahklnan vti clean s.t.

ke

payahtak pc very carefully

vai

La

payehklnike

clean things

pehkaac pc slowly, carefully
pehklhsh pc at the same time, while
pehpeshlk pc one by one
pehshonc pc close, near (E). Also: pehshoc (W)

0

pehshotaahkoomaakan -ak na close relation

322

�ANIHSHININIIMOWIN - ENGLISH GLOSSARY
pepaa ni pepper
('

peshik nu one
peshik piiwaapihkohsh -ak na one cent. Also: peshik piiwaapihkoonhs
peshlko vai be alone, single

io

n

peshlko- pre one, single

uc

at

one dollar bill

peshlkoopllhlkan -ak na

na eleven dollars

of

peshlkoshaap tahswaaplhk

Ed

peshlkoshaap nu eleven, (decade number) plus one

ty

peshlkwaa pc once, one time

cu
l

peshlkwaaplhk na one dollar

Fa

peshlkwan pc same

sit

peshlshoonlyaahsh -ak na twenty-five cents, (quarter). Also: peshlk shooniyaahsh

er

(

y

peshikwan vii be alone, single

ni
v

pi- prev here, hither, towards

U

pl-kllwenotan vti return to s.t., come back to s.t.

ad

pl-kilwenotaw vta return to s.o., come back to s.o.

he

pl-naakosi vai be visible coming this way

La

ke

plhkwaamatinaa -n ni hill
pihkwahk -oon ni arrow
plhkwan -an ni blouse
pihkwatahkamlnk ni forest; wilderness (E). Also: pihkwatahkamik (W)
plhtaahplso vai put clothes on, dress

L

pihtaho vta hit s.o. accidentally using s.t. Stem: /pihtahw-/
piiclwish vta bring s.o. Stem: /piiciwiN-/. Also: pllsh

323

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piihi vta wait for s.o. Stem: /piih-/

0

pliho vai wait, be waiting
piihshaakaneyaap ni rope, string

n

pifhsim -ook na sun, moon, month. Also: pflhsom

io

plihsimohkaan -ak na clock

uc

at

pllhsimoo-masinahikan -an ni calendar

of

pilkohse vai break out in a rash or pimples, have a blow out

Ed

pilhswe-aanahkonaa -k na bread (loaf)

ty

pilkohae vii get broken, break down, break by itself

cu
l

pilkohsltoon vti2 break s.t. by dropping. Stem: /piikohsitoo-/

Fa

plikoshkaa vaVii be broken

0

sit

y

plinahlkan -an ni purse

er

pllnahlke vai put something in a container, pack something

ni
v

pllnaho vta put s.o. in a container, pack s.o. Stem: /piinahw-/

U

pllnci- pren inside, into (E). Also: pllcl- (W)

ad

pllnclyahll pc inside something (E). Also: pllciyahll (W)

he

pllntlkamlnk pc indoors (E). Also: plltlkamlk (W)

La

ke

pllntlke vai enter, go in, come in (E). Also: plltike (W)
pllsh vta bring s.o. Stem: /piiN-/. Also: pllclwlsh
pllshaa vai come here. Also: pl-lshaa
plltoon vti2 bring s.t. Stem: /piitoo-/
pllway -an ni hair. Also: mlpllway

0

pliwlte •k na stranger
plko pc just. Also: poko
324

�ANIHSHININIIMOWIN • ENGLISH GLOSSARY

r

piko tooho pc any kind, varied, anything, all sort of
pimaahkwepahlke vai play hockey
pimaahkwepahikewin ni hockey

n

plmaahoote vii. drift along on the waves

io

pimaapoote vii drift along on the current

uc

ni life

Ed

plmaatlslwln -an

at

plmaatlsl vai live, be alive

of

plmahkwashlwaake vai paddle something

vii fly along, fly by

sit

plmlhsewln -an ni airplane, plane. Also: plmlnaakan

ni
v

ptmlhshln vai lie down

er

(

y

plmlhse vai fly along, fly by (of a bird)

Fa

plml- prev by, past, along, in process of

cu
l

pimakoote

ty

plmahkwashlwe vai paddle, paddle by

U

plmlkonaakaa vii be a week

ad

ptminlke vai carry things along on one's shoulder

he

plmlpahtoo vai run along, run by

La

ke

plmlpanlhclkan -an ni engine, motor, machine
plmlplso vai drive along, drive by
plmltaaclmo vai crawl along, crawl by
plmltaapll vai go along by sled or sleigh

plmlte ni lard, grease, fuel oil, gas

L

plmlwane vai carry a pack along on one's back
pimiwltoon vti2 carry s.t. along, carry s.t. by. Stem: /pimiwitoo-/

325

�ANIHSHININIIMOWIN • ENGLISH GLOSSARY
pimo vta shoot s.o. with an arrow. Stem: /pimw-/

0

pimohse vai walk along, walk by
plmooclke vai carry things
pinaahkwaan ..an ni comb

io

n

plnaahkweho vai comb one's hair

uc

at

plnaahkwliwl-pllhsim na leaves are falling month. October

na

spruce hen

of

pine •wak

Ed

pinamaa pc wait a while; for a short while; in awhile

ty

plnehshilnsh •ak na bird (E). Also: plnehshilsh (W)

cu
l

plnehsllwan vii there is thunder

na lynx

0

y

pishlw -ak

Fa

plpoon vii winter

er

sit

pltlkohtaakosl vai have a muffled or low sound. have a muffled or low voice

ni
v

pltikosl vai be stocky. be chubby

U

poonanohkli vai quit a job, stop working

ad

poonl- prev stop. cease, quit

he

pooni-plmaatisl vai die

ke

pooshoo pc hello

La

poosl vai get on, embark
pooslhl

vta

put s.o. on board. Stem: /poosih-/

poosihtoon vti put s.t. on board. Stem: /poosihtoo-/
poosikwaashkonl vai jump aboard
pooslpanlho vai hurry aboard. Also: pooslpanlhoo

0

pootaanltlso vai blow on oneself

326

�ANIHSIDNINIIMOWIN - ENGLISH GLOSSARY

r

ni fireplace, campfire

pootawaan -an

pootawe vai make a fire, build a fire
Powaan -ak na Paul (person's name)

n

pwaatawl- pv delayed, late

vii

at
uc

saakaapahte

the sun is rising, the sun comes up.
smoke comes out (in the distance)

Ed

vii

saakaahte

io

pwatan ni butter

of

saakaham vai2 go out, exit

ty

saakahikan -an -iin ni lake

vta

love s.o. Stem: /saakih-/

Fa

saaklhl

cu
l

saakicl- prev out

na

sit

saaklpaakaawf-plihslm

leaves are out month, June

er

(

y

saaklhtoon vti2 like s.t. Stem: /saakihtoo-/

ni
v

saankahslnoon vii be nine (E). Stem: /saakahsin-/. Also: shaankahslnoon (E),
saakahslnoon (W)

ad

U

saankahsiwak vai be nine (E). Stem: /saankahsi-/. Also: shaankahsiwak (E),
saakahslwak (W)

he

saankahso nu nine (E). Also: shaankahso (E), saakahso (W)

La

ke

saankahsohshaap nu nineteen, (decade number) plus nine (E). Also: shaakahsoshaap (W)
saankahsomltana nu ninety. Also: shaankahsomitana (E), saakahsomltana (W}
saankahsoshaap tahswaaplhk na nineteen dollars (E). Also: saakahsoshaap
tahswaapihk (W)
saankahswaapihk

na

nine dollars (E). Also: saakahswaapihk (W)

sahklso vai be lit, be on fire, have one's house on fire

L

sahklte

vii

be lit, be on fire

327

�ANIHSHININIIMOWIN - ENGLISH GLOSSARY
sakamaatapi vai stay in place, sit quietly
sakime -k

0

na mosquito

sakimewayaan -ak na mosquito net

n

shaakashkine vii be full

io

shaakooc pc however, nevertheless, after all

uc

at

shaawanonk pc south (E). Also: shaawanok (W)

na duck

of

shllhshllp -ak

Ed

sheshtak -ook na thread

ty

shlipaa- pren beneath

cu
l

shllpaahl pc beneath something

Fa

shlipllkll vai stretch one's body

0

sit

y

shllpllkwaan -an ni sweater

er

shllwaa vii be sweet

ni
v

shllwaakamin -oon vii be sweet (liquid)

ad

shliwlhtaakan ni salt

U

shliwaapoo ni pop, soft drink, juice

he

shikaak -wak na skunk

La

ke

shikatentam vai2 be bored, be lonely, be homesick, be sad
shlkatentan vti be lonesome for s.t.
shlmaakanlhshliwlkamlk -oon ni police station
shinkop -ilk

na evergreen tree, spruce (E). Also: shlkop (W)

shlnkoplfwaapoo ni beer (E). Also: shikopliwaapoo (W)
shoohp

na soap

0

shookaa na sugar
328

�ANIHSHININIIMOWIN • ENGLISH GLOSSARY
shoominaapoo ni wine
('

na

shoominlhsh •ak

na

shooniyaan -ak

raisin
money. Also: shooniyaa

pour s.t., pump s.t. out

at

vti

iron

uc

siiklnan

na

io

shooshkwahlkan •ak

n

shoonlyaawash -an ni wallet

Ed

sllkinlkaate vii be poured

of

sllkwan vii be spring

ty

alipl -In ni river

cu
l

slltawaac pc barely, hardly, poorly

Fa

slkohsl -wak na weasel

sit

soonkltehe

vai be brave (E). Also: sookltehe (W)

er

(

y

aooklhpwan vii snow, be snowing. Also: sookohpwan

would, could, should, ought, can [modal]

U

taa- prev

ni
v

ta- prev will [future tense in independent with no personal prefix]

ad

taaplshkooc pc alike, even, at the same time

he

taashklkahlke vsi split wood

vta

split s.o. by cutting. Stem: /taashkishw-/

La

ke

taashklsho

taawin ni town, village
tahkaayaa

vii be cold (weather)

tahkokaapawl vai
tahkwaanihkwe

L

stand short, be short

vai have short hair

tahsh pc and, but
tahsln pc a certain number

329

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tahsinoon vii be a certain number of. Stem: /tahsin-/

0

tahsiwak vai be a certain number of. Stem: /tahsi-/
tahso- pre so many, so much, every

n

tahso-niipin pc .every summer

io

tahsoosh vta trap s.o. Stem: /tahsooN-/

uc

at

tahswaa pc so many times. every time

Ed

takahklnaakosl vai be good looking, handsome

of

takiln pc usually

ty

takohse vii arrive by flying

0

vii be fall. be autumn

er

takwaakfn

sit

y

takoplsf val arrive by vehicle

Fa

takoosh vta arrive with s.o. Stem: /takooN-/

cu
l

takohshin vii arrive

ni
v

takwan vii be there, exist

vii be heard there

ad

tanlhtaakwan

U

tanenlm vts think s.o. to be there

ke

vai stay there, hang around. live there, play

La

tashilhke

he

tanlwewltam vai2 be heard from a certain place

tashilhkewln •an ni village. settlement, community
tashilwlhtoo vai do things in a certain location
tashlm

vta tell about. talk about s.o.

tashoplsh vta stretch s.o. (as a pelt). Stem: /tashopiN-/

0

tatipaaclmo vai be telling. Reduplication of: tipaaclmo
tawehkonehlke vai plow snow

330

�ANIHSHININ1Th10WIN - ENGLISH GLOSSARY

r

tehsapiwln -an ni chair. Also: tehsapow1n
tepi- prev enough, sufficient
tepi-naakosi vai be visible at a distance

n

tepl-wllhsini vai have enough to eat

io

teplhse vaVii be enough of s.t.. be sufficient

uc

at

teplhtan vti hear s.t. in the distance

Ed

vta hear s.o. in the distance

teplhtaw

of

teplnaahk pc carelessly

ty

tepwe pc true. for sure

vti believe s.t., agree with s.t., go ahead with something

Fa

tepwehtan

cu
l

tepwehtam vai2 believe, agree, go ahead with something (what someone says to do)

(what someone says to do)

y

vta believe in s.o., agree with s.o., go ahead with something

(what someone says to do)

sit

tepwehtaw

er

(

ni
v

tetako pc extremely. totally, very

U

tetlpaa pc around

ad

tetlpaahl pc around something

he

tlhklnaakan -an ni cradleboard

La

ke

tlhtipanaweyaanlhkwe vai have curly hair
tlhtlplhse vai/A roll
tlhtiplpanlho vai roll fast. Also: tlhtlplpanlhoo

tihtipweplshklkan -ak ni bicycle
til ni tea

L

tilhke vai make tea
tllhtlpaamaclwe vai go downhill

331

�ANIHSHININIIMOWIN - ENGLISH GLOSSARY
tiihtipaantawe vai climb down a ladder, climb downstairs (E). Also: tiihtipaatawe (W)
tiiwahkihk -wak -cok

0

na kettle, teakettle

tipaaclmo vai tell news, narrate

n

tipaacimohtaw __ vta tell s.o. news, tell a story about someone

io

tipaaclmowin -an ni story, narration

uc

at

tlpaahkon vta judge s.o. punish s.o., charge s.o.

Ed

tipaahkonlke vai judge things/people, measure things (as something stick-like)

of

tlpahlkaneyaa vii be so many hours

0

sit

y

tlplhkaa vii be night

cu
l

tlpentan vti own s.t., keep s.t., control s.t.

Fa

tlpenlm vta own s.o., keep s.o., control s.o.

ty

tipenclkewln -an ni property, belongings, family

er

tlplhkl-pllhslm -ook na moon

ni
v

tlpihkonk pc last night (E). Also: tiplhkok (W)

U

toohaan -ak na ball

ad

toohkaan pc sort, kind. Also: tlnoohkaan, toowlnlhkaan

he

tootaaso vai do so to oneself

La

ke

tootam vai2 do in a certain way
tootan vti do s.t. so, do so to s.t., treat s.t. so
tootaw vta do so to s.o., treat s.o. so
twaahlkan -an ni hole in ice
twaahlke vai make a hole in the ice

0

waa- prev will, want to. IC&lt; wii-

waaclye pc hello! greeting! (also used by some speakers as a farewell)

332

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ANIHSIDNINIIMOWIN • ENGLISH GLOSSARY
waaciye vai shake hands
waahkaahl pc around something
waahkaahikan -an ni house

n

waahkaahike vai build a house

io

waahkaahse vii go around, be an hour

uc

ni chest

Ed

waahkikan -an

at

waahkamisl vai behave

of

waahsa pc far, distant

ty

waahshehkwan vii the sky is clear

waakohsh -ak

na fox. Also: mahkehshl

-wak

sit

(

ni ax (E). Also: cllkahlkan (W)

y

waakaahkwat -oon

Fa

cu
l

waahtepakliwi-pilhslm na leaves are changing colour month, September. Also:
waahtepakaawl-piihslm

waapaa vii be white

ni
v

er

waanipliyaa vii pond, be an area of water

ad

U

waapaanihkwe vai have white/grey hair

he

waapam vta see s.o.

ke

waapan vii be morning, be dawn, be tomorrow

La

waapank vii tomorrow (E). [conjunct form of: waapan). Also: waapak (W)
waapanonk pc east (E). Also: waapanok (W)
waapantan vti see s.t (E). Also: waapatan (W)
waaplhsahaa vii be grey

L

waaplhsahisi vai be grey
waapikoshiihsh -ak

na mouse (E). Also: aapikoshilhsh (W)

333

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waapisi vai be white

0

waapoos -ook na snowshoe hare (rabbit)
waapooso-wanihikan -an ni trap for snowshoe hare (rabbit)

n

waapoyaan -an ni blanket. Also: waapiyaan

io

waashahaa vii be a bay

uc

at

waashtenlkan -an ni lamp. Also: waahtenlkan, waastenlkan

Ed

waaw -an ni egg

of

waawaahte vii northern lights

ty

waawaashkehshl -wak na deer

cu
l

waawfkan -an ni back

Fa

wacahkohsh -ak na star (W). Also: wanankohsh -ak (E)

0

sit

y

wacashk -wak na muskrat

er

wacll -n ni mountain

ni
v

wahawe pr this. Also: wahwawe. [animate singular demonstrative]

U

wahkwl -in ni cloud. Also: wahko

ad

waklc pc on top of something

he

waklcl- pren on top of

La

ke

waklclyahll pc on top of something
wanankohsh •ak na star. Also: wacahkohsh
wanlhl vta lose s.o., miss s.o., mislay s.o. Stem: /wanih-/
wanlhlkan -an ni trap. Also: wanihllkan
wanlhlkanaahtlk -oon ni trap stake. Also: wanihllkanaahtlk
wanihlke vai trap. Also: wanlhilke

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wanlhtoon vti2 lose s.t. Stem: /wanihtoo-/

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wanfshkaa

vta forget s.o.

vai get up

washkinan

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vai tum

washkil

vti tum s.t., steer s.t.

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wanilhkenotan vti forget s.t.

uc

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watakaml- pv easily

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waweshahltaapaanewlkamlk -oon ni garage

vta fix s.o. Stem: /waweshih-/

of

waweshlhl

wehwew -ak

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na snow goose

wehwe -k

na white goose

na Whiteman

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wemlhtlkooshl -wak

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wawoono vai howl (of dog, wolf etc.)

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wawlyatlslike vsi do funny things

Fa

wawiyasinaakosl vsi look cute, look funny

ty

waweshlhtoon vti2 fix s.t., repair s.t. Stem: /waweshihtoo-/

ad

wemlhtikooshlihkwe -k

na white woman

he

wemlhtikooshilmo vai speak English

La

ke

wencl- prev what purpose, why is it so (W). IC&lt; oncl- Also: weci- (W). IC&lt; oclwenipan pc be gone, disappear
wenootlsl vai be rich
wepahaakone

vai shovel snow

wepahlkan -an ni broom

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wepahlke

vai sweep the floor

weshkac pc long ago, in the past

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weshkaci- pv long ago, in the past

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weshkaci-anlhshlnlnl na old-timer, old Indian person, elder
wetl pc there, that way, yonder, over there

n

wli- prev will, want to. [desiderative, voluntative]

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wilclhi vta help s.o. Stem: /wiicih-/

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na

spouse, companion

Ed

wlicliwaakan -ak

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wilciiw vta go with. accompany s.o.

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wllhkaa pc ever

wllhkwepahlke vsi use a vacuum cleaner

Fa

wllhsakaakamln -oon vii taste bitter (liquid)

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wllhkwehplclkan ni bundle, package

wllhsakentam va/2 be extremely hurt, feel extreme pain

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wllhslnl vai eat

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wlihslnllwlkamlk -oon ni restaurant

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wlihslnliwlnaahtlk -oon ni table

ad

wllklto vai be married. marry

he

wllkwaahs -an ni birchbark

La

ke

wllkwemot -an ni birchbark basket
wlln pc (contrastive]. Also: =lin
wlin pr he, she, him, her. [third person singular personal pronoun]

wllnashk -wak na groundhog
wilnawaa pr they, them. [third person plural personal pronoun]

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wlincilkisl vai stink (E). Also: wiiciikisl (W)
wiinehta pr him/her alone. him/her only
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whnehtawaa pr they alone, them only

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wllnlshtam pr him first, her first. him next. her next. [third person singular personal pronoun].
Also: wlinihtam
wiintamaake

vai

announce to people (E). Also: wiitamaake (W)

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wllntamaw vta tell something to s.o. (E). Also: wlltamaw (W)

at

wlipac pc soon, in a little while, quick, hurry, early

uc

wilskwehokaan -an ni tent

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wiltanohkllmaakan -ak na co-worker

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wllyaahs ni meat

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ALOT
mihshiin pc many, much, a lot
mishtahi pc much, a lot. Also: mistahi

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ABLE
kashkihi vta be able to manage, can do to s.o.; let s.o. go. Stem: /kashkih-/

ABOUT
papaami-isha_
amakan vii go about, go there

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ABOVE

io

ishpimink pc up above (E). Also: ishpimik (W)

ABROAD
ABSENT

Ed

inenti vai be gone so long, be absent so long (E). Also: ineti (W)
ontenti vai be absent, be gone (E). Also: oteti (W)

uc

at

akaamahkiink pc in Europe, abroad

ACCEPT

of

otaahpinan vti choose s.t., accept s.t., take s.t., pick s.t.
otaahpinikaate vii be chosen, be taken, be accepted, be picked

ty

ACCIDENTALLY

cu
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pihtaho vts hH s.o. accidentally using s.t. Stem: /pihtahw-/

ACCOMPANY

Fa

wiiciiw vts go wHh, accompany s.o.

ACROSS

akaami- pren across, right across
akaamink pc across the lake or river (E). Also: akaamink (W)
akaami-kihcikam pc across the ocean
akaamihkana pc across the road or trail

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ADDRESS

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kanoosh vta call, address, speak to s.o. Stem: /kanooN-/
kanootan vti call s.t., address s.t., speak to s.t.

U

ADHERE

ad

akohke vai stick on, adhere

AFRAID

ke

AFTER

he

kohsi vta be afraid of s.o. Stem: /kohs-/
kohtaaci vai be afraid, get scared

La

ishkwaa- prev after, completed

AFTER ALL

shaakooc pc however, nevertheless, after all

AFTERNOON
anoonaakohshin vii be late in the afternoon

AGAIN

.

miina pc and, again

AGREE

tepwehtam vai2 believe, agree, go ahead with something (what someone says to do)
tepwehtan vti believe s.t., agree with s.t., go ahead with something (what some
one says to do)
tepwehtaw vta believe in s.o., agree with s.o., go ahead with something (what
someone says to do)

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AIRPLANE
pimihsewin -an ni airplane, plane
AIRPORT
pakiciiwin -an ni airport. Also: pooniiwin
ALIKE
taapishkooc pc alike, even, at the same time
ALIVE
pimaatisi vai live, be alive
ALL
kahkina pc all, every
ALL OF A SUDDEN
ketahtawen pc all of a sudden, suddenly
ALLOVER
mamisiwe- prev all over, everything
misiwe pc all over, everything, whole
ALL THE TIME
kape- pre all the time, all the way, through
mooshak pc always, all the time
nahshine pc often, all the time, frequently
ALMOST
kekaat pc nearly, almost
ALONE
peshiko vai be alone, single
peshikwan vii be alone, single
kiinehta pr you alone, you only
kiinehtawaa pr you alone, you only (plural)
kiinehtawint pr we alone, us only (inclusive) (E). Also: kiinehtawit (W)
niinehta pr I alone, me only
niinehtawint pr we alone, us only (exclusive) (E). Also: niinehtawit (W)
wiinehta pr him/her alone, him/her only
wiinehtawaa pr they alone, them only
ALONG
pimi- prev by, past, along, in process of
ALSO
kaye pc and, also, too. as for.
ALTHOUGH
mihsawaac pc eventhough,anyhow,although
ALWAYS
mooshak pc always, all the time
AMAZING
maamahkaac pc amazing, astounding, that is so amazing
AND
ekwa pc and, and so, then, and then, wait! please
kaye pc and, also, too, as for.
miina pc and, again
tahsh pc and, but

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ANGRY
kishiwaasi vai be angry, be mad
ANIMAL
awiyaashiihsh -ak na animal. Also: awiiyaashiihsh
awiyaashiihshiwi vai be an animal. Also: awiiyaashiihshiwi
ANNOUNCE
wiintamaake vai announce to people (E). Also: wiitamaake {W)
ANYHOW
.
aana- pv in vain, to attempt, effort, anyway, anyhow
mihsawaac pc even though, anyhow, although
ANYONE
awiya -k pr person, someone, somebody, anyone, anybody. Also: awiiya
ANYTIME
ahpii piko pc anytime
ANYWAY
aana- pv in vain, to attempt, effort, anyway, anyhow
aanciko pc to do anyway regardless of•.• (E). Also: aaciko (W)
ANYWAYS
eniwehk pc anyways, effort, at least, anyhow
ANYWHERE
aanti piko pc anywhere
APPRECIATE
minwentaakwan vii be fun, liked, appreciated
APRIL
nihki-piihsim na goose month, April
ARGUMENTATIVE
aanimisi vai be difficult, be argumentative, be hard to get along with, be cranky
ARISE
pasikwii vai stand up, arise
ARM
minihk -an nid arm
AROUND
tetipaahi pc around something
waahkaahi pc around something
waahkaahse vii go around, be an hour
ARRANGE
onahtoon vti2 arrange s.t., organize s.t., put s.t. in order, stack s.t. Stem: /onahtoo-/
ARRIVE
takohse vii arrive
takohshin vi(,. arrive
takoosh vta arrive with s.o. Stem: /takooN-/
takopisi vai arrive by vehicle
ARROW
opihkwahko vai have arrows
pihkwahk -con ni arrow
ASFOR
ke pc as for. See: keniin, keniinawint, kekiin, kekiinawint, kekiinawaa, kewiin, kewiinawaa

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kekiin pr you too, as for you. [second person singular personal pronoun]
kekiinawaa pr you too, as for you. [second person plural personal pronoun]
kekiinawint pr us too, as for us(E). [first person inclusive personal pronoun) .Also:
kekiinawit ('fl}
keniin pr me too, as for me. [first person singular personal pronoun)
keniinawint pr us too, as for us (E}. [first person exclusive personalpronoun]. Also:
keniinawit (W)
kewiin pr him too, her too, as for him, as for her. [third person singular personal pronoun]
kewiinawaa pr them too, as for them. [third person plural personal pronoun]

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ASK
ask s.o.

at

vta

ASTOUNDING
maamahkaac pc amazing, astounding, that is so amazing

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AT THAT TIME

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ATTEMPT
aana- pv in vain, to attempt, effort, anyway, anyhow
koci- pv try to do, to attempt

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ahpii pc when, at that time

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ATTEND

ishkoonoo vai attend school. Also: ishoonoowi, ishkoonii

Fa

AUGUST

atihtemini-piihsim na ripe berry month, August

y

nisikohs -ak nad my (cross-)aunt; my mother-in-law. Stem: /-sikohs-/
nitoosihs -ak nsd my (parallel-)aunt. Stem: /-toosihs-/

sit

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AWAKE

ni
v

koshkosi vai be awake, wake up

AWAKEN

koshkosi vai awaken

U

AWAY

ad

ani- prev away from, in progress toward, gradual onset, from that time

AX

ke

BACK

he

ciikahikan -an ni ax (W). Also: waakaahkwat (E)
waakaahkwat -oon ni ax (E). Also: ciikahikan (W)

La

awahsite pc beyond, back
otaanaak pc back, behind . Also: otaanaank
waawikan -an ni back
pimiwane vai carry a pack along on one's back

BAD

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maci- pre bad
maci-miskwaawaa vii be a red-coloured sky that predicts bad weather
macihse vai have something bad happen, have things go wrong
BAD LOOKING
maci-naakosi vai be bad looking
BAD TASTE
macihpo vta taste s.o. who tastes bad. Stem: /macihpw-/

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BAIT
miicimihkancikan -an ni bait (E). Also: miicimihkancikan (W)
BALL
toohaan -ak na ball
BAND OFFICE
masinahikewikamik -oon ni office, band office
BANNOCK
aanahkonaa -k na bannock ·
BARELY
siitawaac pc barely, hardly, poorly
BAT
opihkwanaaciihsh -ak na bat
BATH
kisiipiikii vai wash oneself, bathe, take a bath
BATHE
kisiipiikii vai wash oneself, bathe, take a bath
BAY
waashahaa vii be a bay
BE
ahte vii be in a certain place
api vai be in a certain place, sit, be at home
ayaa vai be, be there
takwan vii be there, exist
BEADED ARTICLE
miikihsikwaahson -an ni beaded article
BEAR
mahkwa -k na bear
mahkoonhs -ak na bear cub (E). Also: mahkoohs (W)
BEARD
miihshitoone vai have a beard
BEAVER
amihk -wak na beaver
amihko-wanihikan -an ni trap for beaver. Also: amihko-wanihiikan
amihko-wiiyaahs ni beaver meat
amihkohkonim ni beaver dam
BED
nipewin -an ni bed
kawihshimo vai lie down, go to bed
BEE
aamoo -k na bee
BEER
shinkopiiwaapoo ni beer (E). Also: shikopiiwaapoo (W)
BEFORE
mwaye- prev before. Usually e-mwayeBEGIN
maacii- prev start, begin

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BEHAVE

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someone says to do)
BELONGINGS
tipencikewin -an ni property, belongings, family
BELT
kihcipison -an ni belt
BENEATH
shiipaa- prsn beneath
shiipaahi pc beneath something
BESIDE
naaniyahii pc beside something
BETIER
mino-ayaawamaciho vai feel well, feel better
BEYOND
awahsite pc beyond, back
BICYCLE
tihtipwepishkikan -ak na bicycle
BIG
ahpiihcikini vai be a certain size. Also: apiihcikini
kihci- pre big, great, very
mintito vai be big (E). Also: mitito rN)
maamihcaashkaa vii be big waves
mihshikamaa vii be a big lake
BIRCHBARK
wiikwaahs -an ni birchbark
BIRCHBARK BASKET
wiikwemot -an ni birchbark basket
BIRD
pinehshiinsh -ak na bird (E). Also: pinehshiish (W)
BLACK
mahkatewaa vii be black
mahkatewisi vai be black
BLACK HAIR
mahkatewaanihkwe vai have black hair
BLAME
anaamenim vta suspect s.o., blame s.o.
anaamentan vti suspect s.t., blame s.t.

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waahkamisi vai behave
BEHIND
otaanaank pc back, behind (E). Also: otaanaak (W)
BEING
ayahaa -k na that being, person, or animate thing. Also: ehaa, ahaa
BELIEVE
tepwehtam vai2 believe, agree, go ahead with something (what someone says to do)
tepwehtan vti believe s.t., agree with s.t., go ahead with something (what
someone says to do)
tepwehtaw vta believe in s.o., agree with s.o., go ahead with something (what

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BLANKET
waapoyaan -an

ni blanket. Also: waapiyaan

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BLANKET CRADLE
memepison -an

ni swing, blanket cradle

BLOUSE
ni blouse

pihkwan -an

io

kiiweyaahsin vii return through air, blow back
oncinowe vii the wind blows from a certain direction (E). Also: ocinowe (W)
pootaanitiso vai blow on oneself

n

BLOW

vai
vii

be blue
be blue

uc

oshaawashkosi
oshaawashkwaa

at

BLUE

Ed

BOAT

of

ciimaan -an ni canoe, boat
ociimaani vai have a boat, have s.t. as one's boat

BODY

nid body. Stem: /-yaw-/. Also: miiyaw. Stem: /-iiyaw-/

ty

miyaw -an

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BOG
mashkiik -oon ni muskeg, bog, swamp

Fa

BOILED
iskaaciwaso vai be boiled dry
iskaaciwate vii be boiled dry

0

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BOOK

ni book, document, paper, letter, newspaper

sit

masinahikan -an

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BORED

shikatentam vai2 be bored, be lonely, be homesick, be sad

ni
v

BORING

vii be dull, boring

macentaakwan

U

BORROW
BOSS

he

ad

masinahike vai write, borrow, get credit
masinahamaw vta write to or for s.o., owe to s.o., borrow from s.o.
okimaa -k

boss, manager

ke

BOTHER

na

La

maanencike vai disobey, bother things, get into trouble
BOW
ahcaap -iik na bow

BOX
mihtikowash -an ni suitcase, wooden box
niimaawiniwash -an ni provisions box or container
BOY
naapenhs -ak na boy (E). Also: naapehs (W)

BRAVE

0

soonkitehe vai be brave (E). Also: sookitehe (W)

BREAD
pahkweshikan

na

flour, bread

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piihswe-aanahkonaa -k na bread (loaf)
BREAK
piikohse vii get broken, break down, break by itself
piikohsitoon vti2 break s.t. by dropping. Stem: /piikohsitoo-/
BREAKDOWN
piikohse vii get broken, break down, break by itself
BREAKOUT
piikohse vai break out in a rash or pimples, have a blow out
BREAKUP
maacihtan vii be ice breaking up
maacihtan vii ice break up
BREAKFAST
kekishepaanehkwe vai have breakfast
BREAST
coocoohsh -ak na breast
BRIDGE
aashokan -ak na bridge
BRING
piiciwish vta bring s.o. Stem: /piiciwiN-/. Also: piish
piish vta bring s.o. Stem: /piiN-/. Also: piiciwish
piitoon vti2 bring s.t. Stem: /pitoo-/
BROKEN
piikoshkaa vaVii be broken
BROOM
wepahikan -an ni broom
BROTHER
niciimic -ak nad my younger brother or sister, my younger sibling. Stem: /-ciimic-/
nishtehs -ak nad my older brother.Stem: /-shtehs-/
nitawemaa -k nad my (man's) sister, my (woman's) brother. Stem: /-tawemaa-/
niicihkiwesi -wak nad my (man's) brother. Stem: /-iicihkiwesiw-/
BROTHER-IN-LAW
niihtaawahs -ak nad my (man's) brother-in-law. Stem: /-iihtaawahs-/. Also: niihtaawihs
BROWN
osaawisi vai be brown, yellow
BROWN HAIR
osaawaanihkwe vai have brown hair
BUG
manicoohsh -ak na bug, insect
BUILD
waahkaahike vai build the house
pootawe vai make or build up a fire
BUILT
oshihcikaate vii be made, be built, be processed
BURN
caakisan vti bum s.t.
caakiso vai be lit, be on fire, have one's house on fire, bum up, be burned up
caakiso vta bum s.o. up. Stem: /caakisw-/

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caakite vii bum up, be burned up

BUSH

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noohpimink pc in the bush, inland (E). Also: noohpimik (W)

BUSY
ontamiihke vai be busy (E). Also: otamiihke (W)
ontamihse vai get busy (E). Also: otamihse (W)

BUSY AT
ontami- prev busy at (E). Also: otami- (W)

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BUT
tahsh pc and, but

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BUTTER
BUTTERFLY

uc

pwatan ni butter

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na butterfly (E). Also: memekwe (W)

memenkwe -k

BUY

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ataawe vai to buy (s.t.)
maniwaahkaahikane vai buy a new house

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BY

piihsimoo-masinahikan -an ni calendar

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CALL

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naani- pren near, by
pimi- prev by, past, along, in process of
ciikic pc by, close to, near to

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kanoosh vta call, address, speak to s.o. Stem: /kanooN-/
ishinihkaaso vai be called or named a certain way. IC&gt; eshinihkaaso=
ishinihkaate vii be called or named a certain way. IC&gt; eshinihkaate=
kanootan vii call s.t., address s.t., speak to s.t.

CALM

U

anwaahtin vii be calm (not windy)
anwaahtinikamin vii be a nice and calm body of water

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CAMERA

he

cahkaahtehsicikan -an n/ camera

CAMP

ke

kapehshiwin -an ni camp, campsite, hotel room

CAMPFIRE

La

pootawaan -an

ni campfire, fire

CANDO

kashkihi vta be able to manage, can do to s.o.; let s.o. go. Stem: /kashkih-/
nihtaa- prev can do, skilled at, know how

CANOE
ciimaan -an ni canoe, boat

CAPTURE
kaahcitin via catch s.o., capture s.o.

CAR
otaapaan -ak

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na skidoo, car

CAREFULLY
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pehkaac pc slowly, carefully
payahtak pc very carefully
CARELESSLY
tepinaahk pc carelessly
CARIBOU
atihk -wak na caribou
atihko-wiiyaahs ni caribou meat
CARROT
ohkaataahk -wak na carrot
CARRY
piminike vai carry things along on one's shoulder
pimiwane vai carry a pack along on one's back
pimiwitoon vti2 carry s.t. along, carry s.t. by. Stem: /pimiwitoo-/
pimoocike vai carry things
CARRY AWAY
maaciiwicikaate vii be taken away, be carried away
maaciiyaahoote vii be carried away on the waves
CARRY FROM
onciwitoon vti2 carry s.t. from a certain place. Stem: /onciwitoo-/ (E). Also: ociwitoon (W)
Stem: /ociwitoo-/
CATCH
kaahcitin vta catch s.o., capture s.o.
CAUSE
onci- prev from, cause (E). IC: wenci-. Also: oci- (W) IC: weciCAUSE PROBLEMS
papiikonike vai fumble things, cause problems
CEASE
pooni- prev stop, cease, quit
CENTER
nenaawi- pren center of, middle of
CERTAINLY
kehcinaac pc certainly, for sure
CHAIR
tehsapiwin -an ni chair. Also: tehsapowin
CHANCE
anihshaa pc by chance, at the last minute
CHARGE
tipaahkon vta judge s.o. punish s.o., charge s.o.
CHECK
naaciwanihikane vai go to check traps. Also: naaciwanihiikane
naatakwe vai go to check snares
naatahsapii vai get one's net, check one's net
CHECKUP
memecikaahcike vai examine things, check up on things
memecikaayaapantan vti examine s.t., investigate s.t., check up on s.t. (by looking) (E).
Also: memecikaayaapatan (W)

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manoway -ak nad cheek. Stem: /-anoway-/

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waahkikan -an ni chest
CHIEF

okimaahkaan -ak na chief
CHILD

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awaashihsh -ak na child
awaashihshiiwi vai be a child

CHIN
nid chin. Stem: /-taamihkan-/

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CHISEL

Ed

eshkan -an ni ice chisel

CHOOSE

CLEAN

Fa

kaahsiinitiso vai clean oneself
payahkinan vti clean s.t.
kaahsiin vta wipe s.o., clean s.o., wash s.o.
kaahsiinan vti wipe s.t., clean s.t., wash s.t.
payehkinike vai clean things

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otaahpinikaate vii be chosen, be taken, be accepted, be picked
CHURCH
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CLEAR-CUT AREA

pashkwatahikan -an ni clear-cut area
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naashaantawe -wak vai climb down a tree (E). Also: naashaatawe (W)
tiihtipaantawe -wak vai climb down a ladder or stairs (E). Also:tiihtipaatwe (W)
ihkwaantawe vai climb up a ladder or stairs (E). Also: ihkwaatawe (W)

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ihkwaamaciwe vai climb a hill

CLOCK

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piihsimohkaan -ak na clock

CLOSE

pehshonc pc close, near (E). Also: pehshoc (W)
ciikic pc by, close to, near to
pehshotaahkoomaakan -ak na close relation

CLOSED
kipihsin vii be closed

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wiitanohkiimaakan -ak na co-worker
COAT
makoot -an or -ayan ni coatt dress, skirt, jacket
COFFIN
ciipayi-mihtikowash -an ni coffin
COLD
kawaci vai be cold (of a person)
tahkaayaa vii be cold (weather)
COMB
pinaahkwaan -an ni comb
COMB HAIR
pinaahkweho vai comb one's hair
COME
naakosi vai be visible, show up (pi-naakosi be seen coming this way)
piishaa vai come here. Also: pi-ishaa
COMEFROM
oncii vsi come from a certain place (E). IC: wencii=. Also: ocii (W) IC: wecii=
COME IN
piintike vai enter, go in, come in (E). Also: piitike (W)
COMPANION
wiiciiwaakan -ak na spouse, companion
COMPLETED
ishkwaa- prev after, completed
COMPLICATED
aanimihse vaVii have difficulties, run into problems, get complicated
CONCERNED
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mikoshkaatenim vta worry about s.o., be concerned about s.o.
mikoshkaatentam vai2 worryt be concerned, wonder
mikoshkaatentan vti worry about s.t., be concerned about s.t.
CONSIDER
maamitonenim vta think about s.o., consider s.o.
maamitonentan vti think about s.t., consider s.t.
CONTEST
mawinehike val compete, take part In a contest
COOK
kiishitepo vai cook
kiishisan vti cook s.t., done
kiishite vii be cooked, done
COOKED DONE
kiishiso vai be cooked done
CORPSE
ciipay -ak na ghost, corpse
CORRECT
kwayahk pc right, straight, correct(ly), proper(ly)

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COST SO MUCH
inankiso vai cost so much, have such a price, be such a date of the month (E). Also:
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inankite vii cost so much, have such a price (E). Also: inakite (W)

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nicaahkohsh -ak nad my (woman's) (female cross-)cousin, my (woman's) sister-in-law.
Stem: /-caahkohsh-/
ninahaankanihkwem -ak nad my daughter-in-law, my (cross-) niece (E).
Stem: /-nahaankanihkwem-/ . Also: ninahaakanihkwem (W)
niicimohsh -ak nad my (cross-)cousin of opposite sex). Stem: /-iicimohsh-/
niinim -ook nad my (cross-)cousin of opposite sex), my sibling-in-law of opposite sex.
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niicimohsh -ak nad my cousin (cross cousin of opposite sex). Stem:/iicimohsh-/

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akwanahan vti cover s.t.
akwanaho vta cover s.o. Stem: /akwanahw-/
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CRANKY

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aanimisi vai be difficult, be argumentative, be hard to get along with, be cranky

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pimitaacimo vai crawl along, crawl by

CREDIT

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masinahike vai write, borrow, get credit

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mawi vai cry

CUP

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mahkoonhs -ak na bear cub (E). Also: mahkoohs (W)
minihkwaakan -an ni cup

CUPBOARD
kapat -an ni cupboard

CURLY HAIR
tihtipanaweyaanihkwe vai have curly hair

CURRENT
pimaapoote vii drift along on the current
CUT
maacisho vta cut s.o. Stem: /maacishw-/
pahkon vta skin s.o., cut pelt off s.o.

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kiishkipoocike vai saw things, cut things with the saw
CUTE
wawiyasinaakosi vai look cute, look funny

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niimi vai dance
naaniimi vai keep on dancing. Reduplication of: niimi

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kashkii-tipihkaa vii be pitch dark
kashkii-tipihkanihse vii get dark quickly (at night)
DAUGHTER
nitaanihs -ak nad my daughter. Stem: /-taanihs-/
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
ninahaankanihkwem -ak nad my daughter-in-law, my (cross-)niece. Stem:
/-nahaankanihkwem-/ (E). Also: ninahaakanihkwem (W)
DAWN
waapan vii be morning, be dawn, be tomorrow
mino-miskwaawaa vii be a red-coloured sky that predicts good or badweather
miskwaawaa vii be a red-coloured sky at dawn or after sunset
DAY
kiishikaa vii be day
mino-kiishikaa vii be a nice day
· kiishik ni sky, day
DAY AFTER TOMORROW
awahsiwaapank pc day after tomorrow (E). Also: awahsiwaapak(W)
DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY
awahsinaako pc day before yesterday
DEAD
nipo vai die, be dead
DECEMBER
makohshe-kiishikani-piihsim na feast day month, December
DEEP
kiishkaayawaa vii be deep water
DEER
waawaashkehshi -wak na deer
DELAY
pwaatawi- pv delayed, late
DESIRABLE
nantawentaakosi vai be wanted, be desirable (E). Also: natawentaakosi (W).
DIE
nipo vai die, be dead
pooni-pimaatisi vai die
DIFFERENT
pahkaan pc different
DIFFICULT
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aanimisi vai be difficult, be argumentative, be hard to get along with, be cranky
DIFFICULTY
aanimihse vaVii have difficulties, run into problems, get complicated
DIRECTION
aanti nehke pc whereabouts, which direction
inehke pc in direction of
DIRTY
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nipaaciyaa vii be dirty, slimy
DISAPPEAR
aahte- pv fade away, disappear
wenipan pc be gone, disappear
DISH
onaakan -an ni dish, plate
DISOBEY
maanencike vai disobey, bother things, get into trouble
DISTANT
waahsa pc far, distant
DIVE
kookii vai dive
DO
ayintootam vai2 do something (E). Reduplication of: tootam. Also: ayitootam (W)
tootam vai2 do in a certain way
aanciko pc to do anyway regardless of... (E). Also: aaciko (W)
koci- pv try to do, to attempt
tashiiwihtoo vai do things in a certain location
tootaaso vai do so to oneself
tootan vti do s.t. so, do so to s.t., treat s.t. so
tootaw vta do so to s.o., treat s.o. so

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macihcike vai do something bad, get into trouble
mamaani vai do something bad, make mistakes
DOCTOR
mashkihkiiwinini -wak na medicine person, doctor
DOCUMENT
masinahikan -an ni book, document, paper, letter, newspaper
DOG
animohsh -ak na dog
nitayihsh -ak nad my dog. Stem: /-tayihsh-/
DON'T
ikaawin pc don't . Also: ekaawin
DON'T KNOW
nahke piko pc I don't know
DONE
kiishihtoon vti2 finish s.t., be done with s.t. Stem: /kiishihtoo-/
DOOR
ishkwaantem -an ni door (E). Also: ishkwaatem (W)

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naanew pc down the shore, on the shore
DRESS
pihtaahpiso vai get dressed. Also: pohtaahpiso
DRIFT
pimaahoote vii drift along on the waves
pimaapoote vii drift along on the current
DRINK
minihkwe vai drink, drink s.t.

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DRIVE OFF

maaciipiso vai set out by vehicle, speed off, drive off

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patotepiso vai drive off the road
pimipiso vai drive along, drive by

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paninan vti drop s.t. from hand
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nihsaapaawe vai drown

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mashkihki -in ni medicine, drug
DRUM

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matwehike vai be drumming
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paahso vta dry s.o. (by heat). Stem: /paahsw-/
iskaaciwaso vai be boiled dry
iskaaciwate vii be boiled dry

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shiihshiip -ak na duck
nooncihshipe vai hunt ducks (E). Also: noocihshipe (W)

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mekwaac pc while. during, at the (same) time, now

EAR

mihtawak -an nid ear. Stem: /-htawak-/

EASILY

watakami- pv easily
EAST

waapanonk pc east (E). Also: waapanok (W)

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miicin vti3 eat s.t. Stem: /miici-/
tepi-wiihsini vai have enough to eat
wiihsini vai eat
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EFFORT
aana• pv in vain, to attempt, effort, anyway, anyhow
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EIGHT
ayinaanew n_
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ayinaanewinoon vii be eight. Stem: /ayinaanewin-/
ayinaanewiwak vai be eight. Stem: /ayinaanewi•/
EIGHT DOLLARS
ayinaanewaapihk na eight dollars
EIGHTEEN
ayinaanewishaap nu eighteen
EIGHTEEN DOLLARS
ayinaanewishaap tahsiwaapihk na eighteen dollars
EIGHTY
ayinaanemitana nu eighty
ELBOW
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kihci-ayaa na elder
niici-kihcihaa -k nad my fellow elder. Stem:/-iici-kihcihaa-/
weshkaci-anihshinini na old-timer, old Indian person, elder
ELEVEN
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peshikoshaap nu eleven, (decade number) plus one
ELEVEN DOLLARS
peshikoshaap tahsiwaapihk na eleven dollars
ELSE
maashkooc pc perhaps, maybe, or else
EMBARK
poosi vai get on, embark
EMPHATIC
hsa pc emphatic
ota pc emphatic
iko pc emphatic
EMPLOYMENT
anohkiiwin -an ni job, employment, work
END
ishkwaayaac pc end, last, ultimate
ENGINE
pimipanihcikan -an ni engine, motor, machine
ENGLISH
wemihtikooshiimo vai speak English
ENJOY EATING
minwancike vai eat well, enjoy eating (E). Also: minwacike (W)
ENJOYABLE
minwentaakwan vii be enjoyable, be liked, fun, be a good time

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tepi- prev enough, sufficient
tepihse vaVii be enough of s. t., be sufficient
ENTER
piintike vai enter, go in, come in (E). Also: piitike (W)
ENTIRELY
mitoni pc really, entirely so, completely. Also: tetako
ENTIRELY SO
mitoni pc really, entirely so
EQUIPMENT
aapacihcikan -an ni tool, useful thing, equipment
EUROPE
akaamahkiink pc in Europe, abroad
EVEN
mihsawaac pc even though, anyhow, although
EVENING
eni-tipihkaak vii last evening. IC &lt; ani-tipihkaa
EVENT IS OVER
ishkwaahkamikan vii event is over
EVENTUALLY
keka pc finally, eventually
EVER
wiihkaa pc ever
EVERGREEN
shinkop -iik na evergreen tree, spruce (E). Also: shikop--(W)
EVERY
kahkina pc all, every
tahso- pre every, a certain number
EVERY SUMMER
tahso-niipin pc every summer
EVERYTHING
mamisiwe- prev all over, everything
misiwe pc all over, everything, whole
EVIDENTLY
ohsha pc [emphatic particle] Also: hsha
EX-SPOUSE
nikayaashim -ak nad my ex-spouse. Stem: /-kayaashim-/
EXACTLY
mayaam pc exactly
EXAMINE
memecikaahcike vai examine things, check up on things
memecikaayaapantan vti examine s.t., investigate s.t., check up on s.t. (by looking) (E).
Also: memecikaayaapatan (W)
EXCESSIVE
onsaam pc too much, extreme, excessive (E). Also: osaam (W)
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EXHAUSTED
caakihse vaVii get used up, run out, be exhausted
EXIST
takwan vii be there, exist
EXIT
saakaham vai2 go out, exit
EXPECTED
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kaye piko pc likely, to be expected, probably
EXTENSIVELY
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osaam pc too much, extreme, excessive
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wiihsakentam vai2 be extremely hurt, feel extreme pain
EYE
micaap •an nid eye. Stem: /-caap•/
FADE
aahte- pv fade away, disappear
FALL
pankihsin vii fall (E). Also: pakihsin (W)
FALUAUTUMN
takwaakin vii be fall, be autumn
FAR
waahsa pc far, distant
ahko- prev as far as, as long as, a certain length
FARAWAY
niikate pc a ways off, far away
FAST
kinipi• pv fast
kinipii vai hurry, be quick, be fast
FAT
aancipo vai be fat, be chubby (E). Also: aacipo (W)
FATHER
nitaataa -mak nad my father. Stem: /-taataa(m)-/
FATHER-IN-LAW
nishihsesh -ak nad my (cross-)uncle, my father-in-law. Stem: /-shihsesh-/
FEAR
kohsi vta fear s.o. Stem: /kohs-/
FEAST
makohshe vai feast, give a feast
makohshewin -an ni feast

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miinkwan -ak na feather. Also: miikwan
FEBRUARY
kaa-tahkwekisoc piihsim na-pt shorter month, February
FEEL
mino-ayaawamaciho vai feel well, feel better
wiihsakentam_ vai2 be extremely hurt, feel extreme pain
FELLOW
niici-kihcihaa -k nad my fellow elder. Stem:/-iici-kihcihaa-/
niici-naape -wak nad my fellow man. Stem: /-iici-naapew-/
niitihkwe -wak nad my fellow woman. Stem: /-iitihkwew-/
FEMALE
ihkwe -wak na woman, female
FETCH
naasihkan vti fetch s.t., get s.t.
naaci- pv get, fetch, go for
FEW
aanta pc some, few
FIFTEEN
niyaananoshaap nu fifteen. Also: niyaanoshaap
FIFTEEN DOLLARS
niyaananoshaap tahsiwaapihk ns fifteen dollars
FIFTY
niyaananomitana nu fifty. Also: niyaanomitana
FIGHT
mikaash vts fight s.o. Stem: /miikaaN-/
miikaaso vai fight
miikaasowin -an ni fight, violence. Also: miikaatiwin
miikaatan vti fight s.t.
FILLED UP
shaakashkine vii be filled up, be full. Also: mooshkine
FINALLY
keka pc finally, eventually
FINALLY WHEN
ahpii ahpin pc finally when
FIND
mihkaw vta find s.o.
mihkan vti find s.t.
FINGER
niihsiikinincaan -an ni finger
FINGERNAIL
mashkash -iik nad fingemaiVtoenail. Stem: /-ashkash-/
FINISH
kiishihi vta finish s.o. Stem: /kiishih-/
kiishihtoon vti2 finish s.t., be done with s.t. Stem: /kiishihtoo-/
FIRE
pootawe vai make or build up a fire

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caakiso vai be lit, be on fire, have one's house on fire, burn up, be burned up
sahkiso vai be lit, be on fire, have one's house on fire
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mihsan ni firewood. Plural of: mihsi
mihsi ni stick of firewood. Plural: mihsan 'firewood'
manihse vai get firewood
FIRST
kiinishtam pr you next, you first. (second person personal pronoun]. Also: niinihtam
nishtam pc first, next
niinishtam pr me next, me first. [first person singular pronoun]. Also: niinihtam
wiinishtam pr him first, her first, him next, her next. [third person singular personal pronoun). Also: wiinihtam
FISH
kinooshe -k na fish
pakitahwe vai fish with a net, set a net
FISH WITH HOOK
kwaashkwepicike vai fish with a hook and a line
kwaashkwepine vai fish with a hook and a line
FISHHOOK
kwaashkwepicikan -ak na fishhook
FISHING GEAR
nooci-kinooshewi-aapacihcikan ni fishing gear
FIVE
· niyaanan nu five
niyaananiwak vai be five. Stem: /niyaanani-/
niyaananoon vii be five. Stem: /niyaanan-/
FIVE CENTS
niyaanan piiwaapihkohsh -ak na five cents. Also: niyaanan piiwaapihkoonhsh
FIVE DOLLAR BILL
niyaananoopiihikan -ak na five dollar bill
FIVE DOLLARS
niyaananwaapihk na five dollars. Also: niyaananwaapihk
FIVE TIMES
niyaananwaa pc five times
FIVE YEARS
niyaanowahki or niyaanino-ahki pc five years
FIX
waweshihi vta fix s.o. Stem: /waweshih-/
waweshihtoon vti2 fix s.t., repair s.t. Stem: /waweshihtoo-/
FLASH
waawaahte vii flash (light), Northern Lights
FLOAT
akoncin vai float, soak (E). Also: akocin (W)
akontin vii float. soak (E). Also: akotin (W)

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mooshkahan vii flood, be high water

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wepahike vai sweep the floor
FLOUR
pahkweshikan na flour
FLOW
ishiciwan vii flow in a certain direction, flow so
FLOW SWIFTLY
kishiiciwan -oon vii flow swiftly
FLY
ishihse vai fly in a certain direction
maaciihse vaVii fly off (as a bird}, starts (as a motor)
pimakoote vii fly along, fly by
pimihse vai fly along, fly by (of a bird)
FLY (INSECT)
nanaantawi-oociiwe vai go about looking for flies (E). Also: nanaatawi-oociiwe (W}
oocii -k na fly
FLY BACK
kiiwekoote vii fly back
FOGGED IN
kashkawan vii be misted over, be fogged in
FOOD
miicim ni food
ahshanke vai give food to people (E). Also: ahshake (W)
FOOT
misit -an nid foot. Stem: /-sit-/
FOREHEAD
mikanakaap -an nid forehead. Stem: /-kanakaap-/
FOREST
pihkwatahkamik ni forest, wilderness
FORGET
waniihkenotan vti forget s.t.
waniihkenotaw vta forget s.o.
FORK
ciishtahikan -an ni fork. Also: ciishtahipon
FORMER
kayaash pc originally, long ago, former
FORTY
niimitana nu forty
FOUR
niiwin nu four
niiwinoon vii be four. Stem: /niiwin-/
niiwiwak vai be four. Stem: /niiwi-/
FOUR DOLLARS
niiwaapihk na four dollars
FOUR TIMES
niiwaa pc four times

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niiwishaap nu fourteen, (decade number) plus four
FOURTEEN DOLLARS
niiwishaap tahsiwaapihk na fourteen dollars
FOX
mahkehshi -wak na fox. Also: waakohsh
waakohsh -~k na fox. Also: mahkehshi -wak
FREEZE
kashkatin vii freeze up
FREQUENT
nahshine pc often. all the time, frequently
FRIDAY
pahkweshikani-kiishikaa vii flour day, be Friday
FROG
omakahkii -k na frog
FROM
onci pc from (E). Also: ocl (W)
onci- prev from, cause (E). IC: wenck Also: oci- (W)IC: weciFROZEN
aahkwatin vii be frozen up, be frozen over
FROZEN SOLID
mashkwaakwatin vii be frozen solid
FRYING PAN
paanahkihk -wak na frying pan
FUMBLE
papiikonike vai fumble things, cause problems
FUN
minwentaakwan vii be fun, be liked, be appreciated
FUNNY
wawiyasinaakosi vai look cute, look funny
wawiyatisiike vai do funny things
FUR
ahtay -ak na pelt, fur for trade
FUTURE
ta- prev will [future tense in independent with no personal prefix]
GARAGE
waweshahitaapaanewikamik -oon ni garage
GAS
pimite ni lard. grease. fuel oil, gas
GAS STATION
kaahsaniiwikamik -oon ni gas station
GASOLINE
kaahsanii ni gasoline
GATHER
maawatoonan vti gather s.t.
GATHERING
maawacihitowin ni gathering, meeting

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GET
naasihkan vti get s.t., fetch s.t.
naaci- pv get, fetch, go for

GET BY BOAT
naataham vai2 go to get by boat
naatahan vti go to get s.t. by boat

GET NET

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GET OFF
get off, disembark

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GETON

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poosi vai get on, embark
poosihi vta get on board Stem: /poosih-/

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GET READY

kwayaancii vsi get ready, prepare (E). Also: kwayaacii r,N)

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GETUP
wanishkaa vai get up in the morning

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GETWATER

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naatahipii vsi get water, go for water

GHOST

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ghost, corpse

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ciipay -ak

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GIVE

miish vta give (s.t.) to s.o. Stem: /miiN-/
ahshanke vai give food to people (E). Also: ahshake CN)

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ihkwesenhs -ak ns girl (E). Also: ihkwesehs (W)

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aacaan pc gol
ishaa vai go to a certain place
maacaa vai go, leave
papaami-ishaamakan vii go about, go there
pimitaapii vsi go along by sled or sleigh
waahkaahse vii go around, be an hour

GO AHEAD

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tepwehtam vai2 believe, agree, go ahead with something (what someone says to do)
tepwehtan vti believe s.t., agree with s.t., go ahead with something (what someone
says to do)
tepwehtaw vta believe in s.o., agree with s.o., go ahead with something (what some
one says to do)

GO AROUND
nanaantawi- prev seek, go around for (E). Reduplication of: nantawi-, ntawi-.
Also: nanaatawi- (W)

GO AWAY

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ani-naakosi vai be seen going away (from the speaker)
niikateshkaa vai go away

GO BACK
kiiwe- prev returning, going home, going back

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GO BACKWARDS
ashepite vii go backwards
GO DOWNHILL
tiihtipaamaciwe vai go downhill
GO FOR
naaci- pv get, fetch, go for
GO FOR FOOD
naacimiicime vai go for food
GO HOME
kiiwe vai go home, return
kiiwe- prev returning, going home, going back
GOIN
piintike vai enter, go in, come in (E). Also: piitike (W)
GOOUT
saakaham vai2 go out, exit
GOTO DO
nintawi- prev go to do (E). Also: nantawh ntawi- (E). Also: nitawi-, natawi-, ntawi- (W)
GOTO SHORE
naasipii vai go to the shore, go to the water
GOUP
ompipaniho vai go up in a hurry (E). Also: opipanihoo, opipaniho (W)
GO WITH
wiiciiw vta go with s.o., accompany s.o.
GOING AWAY
maacaamakan -oon vii go away, leave
GONE
inenti vai be gone so long, be absent so long (E). Also: ineti (W)
ontenti vai be absent, be gone (E). Also: oteti (W)
wenipan pc be gone, disappear
GOOD
mino- pre nice, good
nihtaawanohkii vai work well, be a good worker
GOOD LOOKING
takahkinaakosi vai be good looking, handsome
GOOD TASTE
minohpitan vti like taste of s.t.
minohpo vta like taste of s.o. Stem: /minohpw-/
GOOSE
nihka -k na Canada goose
wehwe -k ns snow goose
wehwew -ak na white goose
GRAB
manipahi vta grab s.o., pick s.o. up quickly. Stem: /manipah-/
GRANDCHILD
noosihs -ak nad my grandchild. Stem: /-oosihs-/
GRANDFATHER
nimohshoom -ak nad my grandfather. Stem: /-mohshoom-/. Also: nimihshoom

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GRANDMOTHER
noohkom -ak nad my grandmother. Stem: /-oohkom-/

GREASE

pimite ni lard, grease, fuel oil, gas

GREAT
kihci- pre big, great, very

GREATER
awahshime pc to greater extent, more and more

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GREEN

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aniipiiwaa vii be green
aniipiiwisi vai be green

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GREETING

waaciye pc hello! greeting! (also used by some speakers as a farewell)

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GREY

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waapisahaa vii be grey
waapisahisi vai be grey

GROUNDHOG

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wiinashk -wak na groundhog

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GUN
paashkisikan -an ni gun
mipiiway -an
piiway ni hair

nid hair. Stem: /-piiway-/

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HALF
aapihta pc half
aapihtaa- prev half

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HAIR

aapihtawaapihk -ook

HALL

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half-dollar

U

metawewikamik -oon ni recreation hall

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HANG

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mininc -iin ni my hand (E). Stem: /-nine-/. Also: minic (W). Stem: /-nic-/
waaciye vai shake hands

La

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akoocin vai hang, be in the sky (as sun, moon, and stars)
akoote vii hang

HANG AROUND
tashiihke vai stay there, hang around, live there, play

HAPPEN

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ishiwepan vii be certain weather, happen in a certain way. IC: eshiwepa=
lti vai have such things happen to one
ihkin vii happen a certain way, be a certain problem
macihse vai have somethi ng bad happen, have things go wrong
oncihcihse vii be the time of, come to happen, the time has come (E).
Also: ocihcihse (W)

HAPPY
minwentam vai2 be happy, be glad

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HARD
aanimisi vai be difficult, be argumentative, be hard to get along with, be cranky

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HARDER
enikohk pc with more effort, harder

HARDLY
akaawaac pc hardly, scarcely
siitawaac pc barely, hardly, poorly

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HARE

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waapoos -ook na snowshoe hare (rabbit)
waapooso-wanihikan -an ni trap for snowshoe hare (rabbit)

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HAT

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ashtotin -an ni hat, cap
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HAVE
vti have s.t.
vta have s.o., have permission to use s.o.

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HAVE A BOAT
ociimaani vai have a boat, have s.t. as one's boat

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HAVE ARROWS

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opihkwahko vai have arrows

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kewiin pr him too, her too, as for him, as for her [third person singular personal pronoun]
wiin pr he, she, him, her [third person singular personal pronoun]
wiinishtam pr him first, her first, him next. her next [third person singular personal
pronoun]. Also: wiinihtam
wiinehta pr him/her alone, him/her only

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HEAL
natawihiwe -wak

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mishtikwaan -an nid head. Stem: /-shtikwaan-/

vai heal people (W). Also: antawihiwe (E)

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HEAR
HEAR S.O.

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HEARD

vta hear s.o. in the distance
vti hear s.t. in the distance

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noontaw vta hear s.o.(E). Also: nontaw (W)
tanihtaakwan vii be heard there

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HEART

mitehi -in

nid

heart. Stem: /-tehi-/

HEATER
kishisikanaapihk -oon ni heater

HEEL
mitoontan -an nid

heel (E). Stem: /-toontan-/. Also: mitootan (W). Stem: /-tootan-/

HELLO

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pooshoo pc hello
waaciye pc hello! greeting! (also used by some speakers as a farewell)

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HELP
vta

help s.o. Stem: /wiicih-/

HER
kewiin pr him too, her too, as for him, as for her [third person singular personal pronoun]
wiin pr he, she, him, her [third person singular personal pronoun}
wiinishtam pr him first, her first, him next, her next [third person singular personal
pronoun]. Also: wiinihtam
wiinehta pr him/her alone, him/her only

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ohomaa pc here. Also: homaa
pi- prev here, hither, towards

HIGH

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mooshkahan vii flood, be high water

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kaash vta hide s.o., hide s.t. animate. Stem: /kaaN-/
kaatoon vti2 hide it

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HIDE

HILL

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pihkwaamatinaa -n ni hill

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kewiin pr him too, her too, as for him, as for her [third person singular personal pronoun]
wiin pr he, she, him, her (third person singular personal pronoun]
wiinishtam pr him first, her first, him next, her next [third person singular personal
pronoun]. Also: wiinihtam
wiinehta pr him/her alone, him/her only

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mishiikan -an nid hip. Stem: /-shiikan-/

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pahkihteho vta hit s.o. /pahkihtehw-/
pahkihtehan vti hit s.t., strike s.t.
pihtaho vta hit s.o. accidentally using s.t. Stem: /pihtahw•/

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HITHER
pi- prev here, hither, towards
HOCKEY
pimaahkwepahike vai play hockey
pimaahkwepahikewin ni hockey

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HOLE IN ICE
twaahikan -an ni hole in ice
twaahike vai make a hole in the ice

HOME

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api vai be in a certain place, sit, be at home
kiiwe vai go home, return
HOMESICK
shikatentam vai2 be bored, be lonely, be homesick, be sad
HOOK
kwaashkwepicikan -ak na fishhook
kwaashkwepish vta hook s.o. Stem: /kwaashkwepiN-/

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HOOKED
kwaashkwepiso vai be hooked

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HOPE
kaanika pc I wonder, I wish, I hope
HOT
kishite vii be hot (atmosphere)
kishaakamite vii be hot (liquid)

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HOUR

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waahkaahse vii go around, be an hour

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HOUSE
HOW
aan pc how, in what manner, why, what. Also: aani, aaniin

HOW MANY

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· aan tahsin pc how many

HOWEVER

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shaakooc pc however, nevertheless, after all
wawoono vai howl (of dog, wolf etc.)

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HUNDRED
mitaahsomitana

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maniwaahkaahikane vai buy a house
waahkaahikan -an ni house

nu hundred. niishwaa mitaahsomitana 'two hundred', etc.

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HUNGRY

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paawanii vai be skinny, starving, hungry

HUNT

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nanaantawaapam vta look around for s.o., hunt for s.o. (E). Atso:nanaatawaapam (W)
nanaantawaapantan vti look around for s.t., hunt for s.t. (E). Also: nanaatawaapatan (W)
nanaantawencike vai hunt (E). Also: nanaatawencike (W)
nantawencike vai hunt (E). Also: natawencike (W)
nooncihshipe vai hunt ducks (E). Also: noocihshipe (W)

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HURRY

kinipii vai hurry, be quick, be fast

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HURRY ABOARD
HURT

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poosipaniho vai hurry aboard. Also: poosipanihoo

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wiihsakentam vai2 be extremely hurt, feel extreme pain
keniin pr me too, as for me [first person singular personal pronoun]
niin pr I, me [first person singular personal pronoun]
niinishtam pr me next, me first [first person singular pronoun]. Also: niinihtam
niinehta pr I alone, me only

ICE
mihkwam -iik
maacihtan vii
maacihtan vii
ICE BREAKUP
maacihtan vii

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be ice breaking up
ice break up

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maacihtan vii ice break up
kiishpin pc if
ILLNESS
aahkosiwin -an ni sickness, illness
IN
ishi- prev to or in a certain place, in a certain way. Also: shi-. IC&gt; eshilN PROCESS
pimi- prev by, past, along, in process of
IN PROGRESS
ani- prev away from, in progress toward, gradual onset, from that time
IN THE WATER
nipiihkaank pc in the water (E). Also: nipiihkaak 0N)
INDIAN
anihshinaape -k na Indian, person
anihshinini -wak na Indian, person
anihshininiimo vai speak the native language
anihshininiiwihkwe na native woman, Indian woman. Also: anihshininiihkwe
INDIAN
weshkaci-anihshinini na old-timer, old Indian person, elder
INDOORS
piintikamik pc indoors (E). Also: piitikamik (W)
INFORM
kihkentamoosh vta inform s.o., let s.o. know. Stem: /kihkentamooN-/
INLAND
noohpimink pc in the bush, inland (E) . Also: noohpimik (W)
INSECT
.
manicoohsh -ak na bug, insect
INSIDE
piinci- pren inside, into (E). Also: piici- (W)
piinciyahii pc inside something (E). Also: piiciyahii (W)
INTO
piinci- pren inside, into (E). Also: piinci- (W)
INVESTIGATE
memecikaayaapantan vti examine s.t., investigate s.t., check up on s.t. (by looking) (E).
Also: memecikaayaapatan (W)
naanaakacihi vta investigate s.o., watch for s.o. Stem: /naamaakacih-/
IRON
shooshkwahikan -ak na iron
ISLAND
minihtik -oon ni island
JACKFISH
cwaapiihsh -ak na jackfish. Also: nicwaapiihsh
JAIL
kipaahkwahitiiwikamik -oon ni jail
JAM
caam ni jam

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JANUARY
ociimitoo-piihsim na kiss month, January. Also: ociimi-kiishikaawi-piihsim
JAY
kwiikwiihs -ak na Canada jay. Also: kwiihwiihshi -wak
JOB
anohkiiwin -an ni job, employment, work
poonanohkii vai quit a job, stop working
JOKINGLY
oncita pc purposely, jokingly (E). Also: ocita (W)
JUDGE
tipaahkon vta judge s.o. punish s.o., charge s.o.
tipaahkonike vai judge things/people, measure things (as something stick-like)
JULY
kiishipakaawi-piihsim na leaves are fully grown month, July
JUMP
kwaashkoni vai jump
poosikwaashkoni vai jump aboard
kicikwaashkoni vai jump out
JUNE
saakipaakaawi-piihsim na leaves are out month, June
JUST
piko pc just. Also: poke
KERCHIEF
naapihkaakan -ak na kerchief, scarf
KETTLE
ahkihk -wak -ook na pail, kettle
tiiwahkihk -wak -ook na kettle, teakettle
KEY
aapihsakahikan -an ni key
KILL
nihsi vta kill s.o. Stem: /nihs-/
nipahtoon vti2 kill s.t. Stem: /nipahtoo-/
KIND
toohkaan pc sort, kind. Also: tinoohkaan, toowinihkaan
keko pc what kind or sort, which one or sort
KITCHEN TABLE
wiihsiniiwinaahtik -con ni kitchen table
KNEE
mikitik -oon ni knee
KNIFE
moohkomaan -an ni knife
naacihkomaane vai get a knife
KNOW
kihkenim vta know s.o.
kihkentan vti know s.t.
nahke pike pc I don't know
kihkentam vai2 know

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nihtaa- prev can do, skilled at, know how
nihtaawe vai know how to talk, can talk
KNOWN
kihkentaakwan vii known
LADLE
emihkwaan -ak na spoon, ladle
LAKE
saakahikan -an -iin ni lake
akaahsikamaa vii be a small lake
mihshikamaa vii be a big lake

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LAKE TROUT
namekohs -ak na lake trout

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LAMP

LAST

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anihshaa pc by chance, at the last minute
eni-tipihkaak vii last evening. IC &lt; ani-tipihkaa
ishkwaayaac pc end, last, ultimate

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waashtenikan -an ni lamp. Also: waahtenikan, waastenikan
LARD
pimite ni lard, grease, fuel oil, gas

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pwaatawi- pv delayed. late
LATER
paanimaa pc later, later on, after a long while
naake pc later

LAUGH

U

paahpi vai laugh
paahpihi vta laugh at s.o. Stem: /paahpih-/

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LAUGH AT
paahpihtoon

vti2 laugh at s.t. Stem: /kaatoo-/

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LAUNDROMAT

kisiipiikinikewikamik -oon ni laundromat

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LAZY

be lazy

La

kihtimi vai

LEAST

kanake pc at least

LEAVE
maacaa vai go, leave

LEAVE BEHIND
nakash
nakatan

vta leave s.o. behind. Stem: /nakaN-/
vti leave s.t. behind

LEFT

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namancinihkiink pc on the left. Also: namacinihkiik (W)

LEG
mihkaat -an nid

leg. Stem: /-hkaat-/

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LEGEND
aatisoohkaan -an ni legend
aatisoohke vai tell legends

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LENGTH

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LIBRARY

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masinahikan -an ni book, document, paper, letter, newspaper

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LETTER

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ahko- prev as far as, as long as, a certain length
LET GOOF
pakitin vta _
let go of s.o.
pakitinan vti let go of s.t.
LET KNOW
kihkentamoosh vta inform s.o., let s.o. know. Stem: /kihkentamooN-/

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LIE
ahshawaapam vta lie in wait for s.o.
ahshawaapantan vti lie in wait for s.t., look out for s.t. (E). Also: ahshawaapantan (W)
LIE DOWN
kawihshimo vai lie down, go to bed
pimihshin vai lie down
LIFE
pimaatisiwin -an ni life
LIGHT
sahkiso vai be lit, be on fire, have one's house on fire
sahkite vii be lit, be on fire
LIKE
minwenim vta like s.o. ·
minwentan vti like s.t., enjoy s.t.
LIKE TASTE
minohpitan vti like taste of s.t.
minohpo vta like taste of s.o. Stem: /minohpw-/
LIKED
minwentaakwan vii be fun, liked, appreciated
LIKELY
maawin pc likely, perhaps, maybe, must be
kaye piko pc likely, to be expected, probably
LIPS
mitoon -an nid mouth (especially outer part of mouth; lips)
LISTEN
nantohtaw vta listen to s.o. (E). Also: natohtaw (W)
nantohtan vti listen to s.t. (E). Also: natohtan (W)
LISTEN!
mahl pc listen!

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pankii pc a little (E). Also: pakii (W)
LIVE
pimaatisi vai live, be alive

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tashiihke vai stay there, hang around, live there, play
ishi-taa vai live there, reside there
LOCATION
amihimaa pc that is where, there in a certain location
LONELY
shikatentam vai2 be bored, be lonely, be homesick, be sad
LONESOME
shikatentan vti be lonesome for s.t.
LONG
ahko- prsv as far as, as long as, a certain length
kinwaakaash pc for a long time
LONG AGO
weshkac pc long ago, in the past
kayaash pc originally, long ago, fonner
weshkaci- pv long ago, in the past
LONG HAIR
kinwaanihkwe vai have long hair
LONGTIME
kinwensh pc for a long time (E). Also: kinwesh (W)
LOOK
inaapi vai take a look
wawiyasinaakosi vai look cute, look funny
LOOK AFTER
kanawenim vta look after, take care of s.o.
kanawentan vti look after, take care of s.t.
LOOK AROUND
ayinaapi vsi look around. Reduplication of: inaapi
nanaantawaapam vta look around for s.o., hunt for s.o. (E) Also: nanaatawaapam (W)
nanaantawenim vta look around for s.o., search for s.o. (E) Also: nanaatawenim (W}
nanaantawentan vti look around for s.t., search for s.t. (E) Also: nanaatawentan(W)
nanaatawaapam vta look around for s.o., hunt for s.o. (E) Also: nanaantawaapam (W)
nanaatawaapatan vti look around for s.t., hunt for s.t. (E) Also: nanaantawaapantan (W)
nanaatawenim vta look around for s.o., search for s.o. (E) Also: nanaantawenim (W)
nanaatawentan vti look around for s.t., search for s.t. (E) Also: nanaantawentan (W)
LOOK AT
kanawaapam vta look at s.o.
kanawaapantan vti look at s.t. (E). Also: kanawaapatan (W)
LOOK FOR
nantonaw vta look for s.o.
LOOK NICE
mino-naakosi vai looks nice, good looking. Also: minonaakosi
LOOK!
nahl pc look! look out!
LOOKOUT
ahshawaapi vai be on the lookout, lie in wait
LOON
maank •wak na loon (E). Also: maak (W)

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wanihi vta lose s.o., miss s.o., mislay s.o. Stem: /wanih-/
wanihtoon vti2 lose s.t. Stem: /wanihtoo-/
LOT
mihshiinatinoon vii be a lot of, be many of. Stem: /mihshiinatin-/
LOUD
kishiiwemakan vii be loud
LOVE
saakihi vta like, love s.o. Stem: /saakih-/
LOW
capashiihsh pc low, lower level
LOW SOUND OR VOICE
pitikohtaakosi vai have a muffled or low sound, have a muffled or low voice
LYNX
pishiw -ak na lynx
MACHINE
pimipanihcikan -an ni engine, motor, machine
MAD
kishiwaasi vai be angry, be mad
MAKE FIRE
pootawe vai make or build up a fire
MAKE FUN
nanaatihkosii vai do mean things, tease, make fun of people
MAN
naape -wak na man
niici-naape -wak nad my fellow man. Stem: /-iici-naapew-/
MANAGE
kashkihi vta be able to manage, can do to s.o.; let s.o. go. Stem: /kashkih-/
MANAGER
okimaa -k na boss, manager
MANY
aan tahsin pc how many
mihshiin pc many, much, a lot
mihshiinowak vai be many. Stem: /mihshiino-/
minikohk pc much, many. Also: minikwahk
tahsin pc a certain number
tahsinoon vii be a certain number of. Stem: /tahsin-/
tahsiwak vai be a certain number of. Stem: /tahsi-/
mihshiinatinoon vii be a lot of, be many of. Stem: /mihshiinatin-/
MANY TIMES
mihshiiniwaa pc many times, often. Also: mihshiinwaa
MARCH
mikisiwi-piihsim na bald eagle month, March
MARRIED
wiikito vai be married, marry
MARRY
wiikito vai be married, marry

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MAY
mahko-piihsim na bear month, May

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iitok pc maybe, must be
maashkooc pc perhaps, maybe, or else
maawin pc likely, perhaps, maybe, must be
naanita pc maybe, perhaps, in some way. Also: naanta
ME
keniin pr me too, as for me [first person singular personal pronoun]
niin pr I, me [first person singular personal pronoun]
niinishtam pr me next, me first [first person singular pronoun]. Also: niinihtam
niinehta pr I alone, me only
MEAN
nanaatihkosii vai do mean things, tease, make fun of people
MEASURE
tipaahkonike vai judge things/people, measure things (as something stick-like)
MEAT
wiiyaahs ni meat
amihko-wiiyaahs ni beaver meat
atihko-wiiyaahs ni caribou meat
mooso-wiiyaahs ni moose meat
MEDICINE
mashkihki -in ni medicine, drug
mashkihkiiwinini -wak na medicine person, doctor
MELT
ninkiso -wak vai be melted (E). Also: nikiso (W)
MIDDLE
nahsaw pc middle of
MIGHT AS WELL
nitawaac pc might as well, rather. Also: ntawaac
MILK
coocoohshaapoo ni milk
MINNOW
kinooshenhs -ak na minnow (E). Also: kinooshehs (W)
MINUTE
anihshaa pc by chance, at the last minute

MIRACULOUSLY
natok pc suddenly, miraculously, as a suprise
MISERABLE WEATHER
niiskaatan vii be miserable weather

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MISTAKE
mamaanii vai do something bad, make mistakes
MITTEN
mincihkaawan -ak na mitten (E). Also: micihkaawan (W)

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MIX

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kinika pc mix
MOCCASIN
mahkisin -an ni shoe, moccasin
MONDAY
anohkiiwi-kiishikaa vii work day, be Monday
MONEY
shooniyaan -ak na money. Also: shooniyaa
MONTH
piihsim -ook na sun, moon, month. Also: piihsom
MOON
akoocin vai hang, be in the sky (as sun, moon, and stars)
piihsim -ook na sun, moon, month. Also: piihsom
tipihki-piihsim -ook na moon
MOONLIGHT
kiishikaahte vii be moonlight
MOOSE
moos -ook na moose
mooso-wiiyaahs ni moose meat
MORE
kiiyaapic pc still, yet, more. Also: kiyaapic
awahshime pc to greater extent, more and more
enikohk pc with more effort, harder
nawac pc more, quite (--er)
MORNING
kekishepaayaa vii be moming
waapan vii be morning, be dawn, be tomorrow
kekishep pc this morning (past). Also: kekishepaa
MOSQUITO
sakime -k na mosquito
MOSQUITO NET
sakimewayaan -ak na mosquito net
MOST
maawac pc most, most of all
MOTHER
nimaamaa -mak nad my mother. Stem: /-maamaa(m)-/
MOTHER-IN-LAW
nisikohs -ak nad my (cross-)aunt; my mother-in-law. Stem: /-sikohs-/
MOTOR
pimipanihcikan -an ni engine, motor, machine
MOTOR OIL
apaakaminikan na motor oil
MOUNTAIN
wacii -n ni mountain
MOUSE
aapikoshiihsh -ak na mouse. Also: waapikoshiihsh

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MOUTH

r

mikonew

ni

mouth, inside mouth. Stem: /-konew-/

MOVE
aanci-taa vai move one's residence (E). Also: aaci-taa (W)

MUCH

n

mihshiin pc many, much, a lot
minikohk pc _much, many. Also: minikwahk
mishtahi pc much, a lot. Also: mistahi
kitohcike

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MUSIC
vai play a musical instrument

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MUSKEG

uc

mashkiik -oon ni muskeg, bog, swamp

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MUSKRAT
wacashk -wak na muskrat

ty

cu
l

maawin pc likely, perhaps, maybe, must be
MUST BE
iitok pc maybe, must be
MUSTACHE
miihsaweshkishii vai have a mustache

of

MUST

Fa

NAME-SAKE

niici-toohkan -ak nad my name-sake. Stem: /-iici-toohkan-/

y

ishinihkaaso vai be called or named a certain way. IC&gt; eshinihkaaso=
ishinihkaate vii be called or named a certain way. IC&gt; eshinihkaate=

sit

C

NAMED

er

NARRATE

ni
v

tipaacimo vai tell news, narrate

NARRATION

U

tipaacimowin -an ni story, narration

NARROW

vii be a narrow river

ad

akaahsihtikweyaa

NATIVE

ke

he

anihshininiimo vai speak the native language
anihshininiiwihkwe na native woman, Indian woman. Also: anihshiniihkwe

NATURAL

La

nato- pre real, natural, plain

NAVEL

mitihs -iin ni navel. Stem: /-tihs-/

NEAR
naani- pren near, by
naaniyahii pc near something
pehshonc pc close, near (E). Also: pehshoc (W)

NEAR
ciikic pc by, close to, near to

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NEARLY
kekaat pc nearly, almost

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NECK
mikwayaw -an nid

neck. Stem: /kwayaw-/

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NEIGHBOUR
onci-wiici-taamaakan na neighbour (E). Also: oci-wiici-taamaakan (W)

NEPHEW

n

ninahaankihshiim -ak nad my son-in-law, my (cross-)nephew (E).
Stem: /-naha~nkihshiim-/. Also: ninahaakihshiim (W)
nitooshim -ak nad my (parallel-)nephew. Stem: /-tooshim-/

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NET

uc

at

ahsap -iik na net
naatahsapii vai get one's net, check one's net
pakitahwe vai fish with a net, set a net

Ed

NEVER
kaawin wiihkaa pc never

NEVERTHELESS

of

shaakooc pc however, nevertheless, after all

NEWS

vta

tell s.o. news or a story

cu
l

NEXT

ty

tipaacimohtaw

Fa

kiinishtam pr you next, you first [second person personal pronoun]. Also: niinihtam
nishtam pc first, next
niinishtam pr me next, me first [first person singular pronoun]. Also: niinihtam
wiinishtam pr him first, her first, him next, her next [third person singular personal
pronoun]. Also: wiinihtam

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NICE

ni
v

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mino- pre nice, good
minwaahshin vii be nice, look nice
anwaahtinikamin vii be a nice and calm body of water

U

NICE DAY

mino-kiishikaa vii be a nice day

ad

NIECE

nitooshimihkwem -ak nad my (parallel-)niece. Stem: /-tooshimihkwem-/

he

NIGHT

La

ke

kashkii-tipihkanihse vii get dark quickly (at night)
tipihkaa vii be night
niipaa- pv at night, happening at night, nocturnal
tipihkonk pc last night (E). Also: tipihkok (W)

NINE

saankahso

nu

nine (E). Also: shaakahso, saakahso (W)

NINE DOLLARS
saankahswaapihk na nine dollars (E). Also: saakahsowaapihk. Also: saakahswaapihk (W)

NINETEEN
saankahsohshaap

nu

nineteen, (decade number) plus nine (E). Also: shaankahsoshaap (W)

NINETEEN DOLLARS
saankahsoshaap tahswaapihk

na

nineteen dollars (E). Also: saakahsoshaap tahsiwaapihk (Y.r

NINETY
saankahsomitana

nu

ninety (E). Also: shaakahsomitana, saankahsomitana (W)

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NO
ekaa pc no, not [conjunct negative word]
kaawin pc no, not. Also: kwaan.
NO REASON
kwanta pc tor no reason or purpose
NORTH
kiiwetinonk pc north (E). Also: kiiwetinok (W)
NORTHERN LIGHTS
waawaahte vii flash (light), Northern Lights
NOSE
mikot -an nid nose. Stem: /-kot-/
NOT
ekaa pc no, not. [conjunct negative word]
kaawin pc no, not. Also: kwaan.
nehpici- pv permanently, not knowing when to quit
NOT YET
kaawin mahshi pc not yet
NOVEMBER
kashkatinoo-piihsim na freeze up month, November
NOW
aasha pc now, then, yet. Also: aashay
noonkom pc now, today (E). Also: nookom (W)
NUMBER
tahsin pc a certain number
tahsinoon vii be a certain number of. Stem: hahsin-/
tahsiwak vai be a certain number of. Stem: /tahsi-/
tahso- pre every, a certain number
NURSING STATION
mashkihkiiwikamik -con ni nursing station
OAR
ashepoyaan -ak na paddle, oar.
OCEAN
akaami-kihcikam pc across the ocean
OCTOBER
pinaahkwiiwi-piihsim na leaves are falling month, October
OFFICE
masinahikewikamik -con ni office, band office
OFTEN
nahshine pc often, all the time, frequently
OHMYI
kooshta pc oops! oh myl Also: ooshta
ooshta pc oops! oh my! Also: kooshta
OLD
weshkaci-anihshinini na old-timer, old Indian person, elder
OLD-TIMER
weshkaci-anihshinini na old-timer, old Indian person, elder

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ONCE
peshikwaa pc once, one time

0

ONE
peshik nu one
peshiko- pre one, single
pehpeshik pc one by one

ONE CENT
na

one cent. Also: peshik piiwaapihkoonhsh

na

one dollar

at

peshikwaapihk

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ONE DOLLAR

na

uc

ONE DOLLAR BILL
peshikoopiihikan -ak

n

peshik piiwaapihkohsh -ak

one dollar bill

Ed

ONE THAT
kaa- prev one who, one that [conjunct relativizer]

ONETIME
ONE WHO
kaa- prsv one who, one that [conjunct relativizer]

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ONLY

ty

of

peshikwaa pc once, one time

Fa

ehta pc only
kiinehta pr you alone, you only
kiinehtawaa pr you alone, you only (plural)
kiinehtawint pr we alone, us only (inclusive) (E). Also: kiinehtawit (W)
niinehta pr I alone, me only
niinehtawint pr we alone, us only (exclusive) (E). Also: niinehtawit (W)
wiinehta pr him/her alone, him/her only
wiinehtawaa pr they alone, them only

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OOPS!

U

ooshta pc oops! oh my! Also: kooshta

OPEN

ad

paahkihsin -oon vii be open

ORDER

ke

ORGANIZE

he

onahtoon vti2 arrange s.t., organize s.t., put s.t. in order, stack s.t. Stem: /onahtoo-/
onahtoon vti2 arrange s.t., organize s.t., put s.t. in order, stack s.t. Stem: /onahtoo-/

La

ORIGINALLY
kayaash pc originally, long ago, former

OTHER

kotak -iyak pr the other. [animate alternative]
kotak -iyan pr the other. [inanimate alternative]

OTTER

nikik -wak na otter. Also: ninkik
nikiko-wanihikan -an ni trap tor otter. Also: nikiko-wanihiikan, ninkiko-wanohikan

OUGHT

Q

taa- prev would, could, should, ought, can [modal]

OUT
saakici- prev out

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OUTSIDE

r

akwaciink pc outside (E). Also: akwaciik (W)

OVER THERE
ihiweti pc over there, that way. Also: hiweti

OVERCAST
ninkwahkwan vii overcast (E). Also: nikwahkwan (W)

OWE
vta write to or for s.o., owe to s.o., borrow from s.o.

n

masinahamaw

na owl

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koohkoohkohoo -k

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PAIN

U

ni
v

wiihsakentam vai2 be extremely hurt, feel extreme pain
PANTS
mitaahs -ak nsd pants. Stem: /-taahs-/

PAPER

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masinahikan -an ni book, document, paper, letter, newspaper
PARENT
niniikihik -ook nad my parent. Stem: /-niikihikw-/
PAST
pimi- prev by, past, along, in process of
weshkac pc long ago, in the past
weshkaci- pv long ago, in the past
PAST TENSE
kii- prev [past tense] Also: kiih-. IC&gt; kaaoci- prev [negative past tense). Also: oncionci- prev [negative past tense]. Also: oci-

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tipenim vta own s.o., keep s.o., control s.o.
tipentan vti own s.t., keep s.t., control s.t.
PACK
pashkwewash -an ni pack
piinahike vai put something in a container, pack something
piinaho vta put s.o. in a container, pack s.o. Stem: /pinahw-/
plmiwane vai carry a pack along on one's back
PADDLE
apwi -yak -wak na paddle, oar. Also: apoy -yak
pimahkwashiwaake vai paddle something
pimahkwashiwe vai paddle, paddle by
maaciihkwashiwe vai start to paddle, paddle off
PAIL
ahkihk -wak -ook na pail, kettle

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OWN

PATH
miihkana -n ni trail, path, road
PAUL
Powaan -ak na Paul (person's name)
PELT
ahtay -ak na pelt, fur for trade

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PEN
masinahikanaahtik -oon ni pencil, pen

0

PENCIL
masinahikanaahtik -oon ni pencil, pen

PENINSULA
neyaahsh ni be a peninsula or point of land in the lake

PEPPER

n

pepaa ni pepper

PERSON

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maashkooc pc perhaps, maybe, or else
maawin pc likely, perhaps, maybe, must be
naanlta pc maybe, perhaps, in some way. Also: naanta
PERMANENTLY
nehpici- pv permanently, not knowing when to quit
PERMISSION
ayaaw vta have s.o., have permission to use s.o.

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PERHAPS

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anihshinaape -k na Indian, person
anihshinini -wak na Indian, person
awiya -k pr person, someone, somebody, anyone, anybody. Also: awiiya
ayahaa -k na that being, person, or animate thing. Also: ehaa, ahaa
PICK
otaahpinan vti choose s.t., accept s.t., take s.t., pick s.t.
otaahpinikaate vii be chosen, be taken, be accepted, be picked
PICK UP
manipahi vta grab s.o., pick s.o. up quickly. Stem: /manipah-/
PICKEREL
okaahs -ak na pickerel
PILLOW
ahpihkwehshimon -an ni pillow
PLAIN
nato- pre real, natural, plain
PLANE
pimihsewin -an ni airplane, plane

PLATE

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La

onaakan -an ni dish, plate
PLAY
metawe vai play
tashiihke vai stay there, hang around, live there, play
pimaahkwepahike vai play hockey
PLAY INSTRUMENT
kitohcike vai play a musical instrument
PLAYTHING
metawaakan -an ni toy, plaything
PLEASE
aahti pc please, why don't you, why not, let mel Also: maahti
ekwa pc and, and so, then, and then, wait! please

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PLOW

r

tawehkonehike vai plow snow

POLICE STATION
shimaakanihshiiwikamik -con ni police station

POND
waanipiiyaa vii pond, be an area of water

POORLY

n

siitawaac pc barely, hardly, poorly

io

POP/JUICE

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siikinan

vti pour s.t., pump s.t. out

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PORCUPINE
kaak -wak na porcupine
PORRIDGE
anoominaapoo na porridge
PORTAGE
kahkiiwe vai to portage
onikam -iin ni portage
POSSESSION
ayaan vti my possession, it belongs to me
POSSIBLE
kaana pc is it possible that, would you, perhaps
POSSIBLY
kehcin pc probably possibly
POTATO
ashkipwaaw -an ni potato
POUR

at

shiiwaapoo ni pop, soft drink, juice

POURED

U

siikinikaate -wan vii be poured (liquid)

PRAY
PREPARE

ad

ayamihaa vai pray

he

kwayaancii vai get ready, prepare (E). Also: kwayaacii (W)

La

ke

PROBABLY
nitiko pc probably. Also: ntiko
kaye piko pc likely, to be expected, probably
kehcin pc probably possibly
PROBABLY NOT
kamaawin pc think not so, probably not so. &lt;kaawin maawin
PROBLEM
aanimihse vaVii have difficulties, run into problems, get complicated
PROBLEMS
papiikonike vai fumble things, cause problems
PROPERTY

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tipencikewin -an

ni

property, belongings, family

PROVISIONS BOX
niimaawiniwash -an

ni

provisions box or container

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PUNISH
tipaahkon

vta judge s.o. punish s.o., charge s.o.

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PURPOSE
kwanta pc for no reason or purpose

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vai

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PURPOSELY
oncita pc purposely, jokingly (E). Also: ocita (W)
PURSE
piinahikan -an
ni purse
PUT
ahsi vta put s.o. in a certain place. Stem: /ahs-/
ahtoon vti2 put s.t. in a certain place. Stem: /ahtoo-/
onahtoon vti2 arrange s.t., organize s.t., put s.t. in order, stack s.t. Stem: /onahtoo-/
PUT CLOTHES ON
put clothes on, get dressed

PUT IN CONTAINER

ty

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piinahike vai put something in a container, pack something
piinaho vta put s.o. in a container, pack s.o. Stem: /piinahw-/

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PUT ON BOARD
poosihi vta put on board s.o. Stem: /poosih-/
poosihtoon vti2 put s.t. on board. Stem: /poosihtoo-/
QUARTER
peshishooniyaahsh -ak na twenty-five cents, (quarter). Also: peshik shooniyaahsh
QUESTION
ina pc (yes-no question marker] also na.
QUICK
kinipihse vaVii be quick, be fast, be used up quickly (money or time)
hurry, be quick, be fast

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QUICKLY

U

wiipac pc soon, in a little while, quick, hurry
kashkii-tipihkanihse vii get dark quickly (at night)

ad

QUIETLY
QUIT

he

sakamaatapi vai stay in place, sit quietly

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QUITE

ke

pooni- prev stop, cease, quit
poonanohkii vsi quit a job, stop working
nawac pc more, quite (-er)

RABBIT

waapoos -ook na snowshoe hare (rabbit)
waapooso-wanihikan -an ni trap for snowshoe hare (rabbit)

RADIO
nantohtamowin ni radio

RADIO STATION
natohtamoowikamik -oon ni radio station

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RAIN
kimiwan vii rain. Also: kimowan

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RAISIN
shoominihsh -ak na raisin

RAPIDS
paawihtik -oon ni rapids

RATHER
nitawaac pc might as well, rather. Also: ntawaac

RAVEN

n

kaakaaki -wak na raven

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READY

at

kwayaancii vai get ready, prepare (E). Also: kwayaacii (W)
kwayaantahcike vai be ready or available things (E). Also: kwayaatahcike (W)

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RED

sit

miskosi vai be red
miskwaa vii be red
maci-miskwaawaa vii be a red-coloured sky that predicts bad weather
mino-miskwaawaa vii be a red-coloured sky that predicts good weather
miskwaawaa vii be a red-coloured sky at dawn or after sunset

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nato- pre real, natural, plain
REALIZE
nihsitawinan vti recognize s.t. by sight, realize s.t.
REALLY
mitoni pc really, entirely so
naahpic pc really, very, to a high degree, extensively
RECOGNIZE
nihsitawinan vti recognize s.t. by sight, realize s.t.
RECREATION HALL
metawewikamik -oon ni recreation hall

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REGARDLESS
aanciko pc to do anyway regardless of.•. (E). Also: aaciko (W)
REGRETFUL
mincinawesi vsi be sorry, be regretful (E). Also: micinawesi (W)
REGURGITATE
pakitanemo vta regurgitate s.o. Stem: /pakitanemw-/
RELATION

La

inaakoomaakan -ak na relation, person one is related to
pehshotaahkoomaakan -ak na close relation

REMEMBER

kanoohkentaw vta remember s.o.
kanoohke vai+o remember
REMIND

kanoohkem vta remind s.o.
REPAIR

waweshihtoon vti2 fix s.t., repair s.t. Stem: /waweshihtoo-/

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RESIDE

ishi-taa vai live there, reside there

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aanci-taa vai move one's residence (E). Also: aaci-taa (W)
RESTAURANT
wiihsiniiwikamik -oon ni restaurant
RESTROOM/WASHROOM
anwepiiwikamik -oon ni restroom/washroom
RETURN
kiiwe vai go home, return
kiiwe- prev returning, going home, going back
kiiwenotan vti return to s.t.
RETURN THROUGH AIR
kiiweyaahsin vii return through air, blow back
RETURN TO
pi-kiiwenotaw vta return to s.o., come back to s.o.
pi-kiiwenotan vti return to s.t., come back to s.t.
RICH
wenootisi vai be rich
RIGHT
kwayahk pc right, straight, correct(ly), proper(ly)
kihcinihkiink pc on the right (E). Also: kihcinihkiik (W)
RING
ahcanihsh -ak na ring
RIVER
siipi -in ni river
akaahsihtikweyaa vii be a narrow river
mankihtikweyaa vii be a wide river (E). Also: makihtikweyaa (W)
ROAD
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miihkana -n ni trail, path, road
akaamihkana pc across the road or trail
patotepiso vai drive off the road
ROCK
ahsin -iik na stone, rock
ROCKY
ahsiniiwan vii be rocky
ROCKY ISLAND
minihtikwaapihk -oon ni rocky island
ROLL
tihtipihse vaVii roll
ROLL FAST
tihtipipaniho vai roll fast. Also: tihtipipanihoo
RUN
pimipahtoo vai run along, run by
maaciipahtoo vai set out running, start running
ihpahiwe -wak vai run to a certain place (for cover)
RUN AWAY FROM
maaciipahiwe vai run away from
maaciipahiwaash vta run away from s.o. Stem: /maaciipahiwaaN-/

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maaciipahiwaatan vti run away from s.t.

RUN OUT
caakihse vaVii cet used up, run out, be exhausted

SAD
shikatentam vai2 be bored, be lonely, be homesick, be sad

SALT
shiiwihtaakan ni salt

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SAME

io

peshikwan pc same
pehkihsh pc at the same time, while

at

SAME TIME
maatinawe-kiishikaa vii distribution day, be Saturday

SAW

Ed

SATURDAY

uc

mekwaac pc while, during, at the (same} time, now

of

kiishkipoocike vsi saw things, cut things with the saw

akaawaac pc hardly, scarcely

SCARED

y
sit

SCHOOL

ishkooniwikamik -oon ni school
ishkoonoo vai attend school. Also: ishoonoowi, ishkoonii

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kohtaaci vai be afraid, get scared

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SCARCELY

cu
l

ihkito vai say, speak in a certain way
ishi vta say to s.o. Stem: /IN-/

ty

SAY

ni
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SCISSORS

maacishikan -an ni scissors

SCRAPE

U

vta scrape s.o. Stem: /maatahw-/

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maataho

SEAGULL

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seagull. Also: kiiyaashk

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SEARCH

ke

nanaantawenim vta look around for s.o., search for s.o. (E). Also: nanaatawenim (W}
nanaantawentan vti look around for s.t., search for s.t. (E). Also: nanaatawentan (W)

La

SEATED

namatapi vai sit down, be seated

SEE

ishinan vti look at s.t. which looks so, see s.t. a certain way
waapam vta see s.o.
waapantan vti see s.t. Also: waapatan
ani-naakosi vai be seen going away (from the speaker)

SEEK
nanaantawi- prev seek (E}. Reduplication of: nantawi-, ntawi-. Also: nanaatawi- (W)

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SEPTEMBER
waahtepakiiwi-piihsim na leaves are changing colour month, September.
Also: waahtepakaawi-piihsim

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SET
pakitahwe vai fish with a net, set a net
SET OUT
maaciipahtoo vai set out running, start running
maaciipiso vai set out by vehicle. speed off, drive off
SEVEN
niishwaahsinoon vii be seven. Stem: /niishwaahsin-/
niishwaahsiwak vai be seven. Stem: /niishwaahsi-/
niishwaahso nu seven
SEVEN DOLLARS
niishwaahswaapihk na na seven dollars
SEVENTEEN
niishwaahsoshaap nu seventeen, (decade number) plus seven
SEVENTEEN DOLLARS
niishwaahsoshaap tahsiwaapihk na seventeen dollars
SEVENTY
niishwaahsomitana nu seventy
SHAKE HANDS
waaciye vai shake hands
SHALLOW
paakwaa vii be shallow water
SHARP
kaahshaa vii be sharp
SHE
kewiin pr him too, her too, as for him, as for her [third person singular personal pronoun)
wiin pr he, she, him1 her [third person singular personal pronoun]
wiinishtam pr him first, her first, him next, her next [third person singular personal
pronoun]. Also: wiinihtam
SHIRT
pakwaan -an ni shirt
SHOE
mahkisin -an ni shoe, moccasin
SHOOT
paashkiso vta shoot s.o. Stem: /paashkisw-/
SHOOT WITH ARROW
pimo vta shoot s.o. with an arrow. Stem: /pimw-/
SHOP
maaham vai2 go on a shopping trip, shop
SHORE
naanew pc down the shore, on the shore
naanewi- pren on shore
SHORT
tahkokaapawi vai stand short, be short
SHORTHAIR
tahkwaanihkwe vai have short hair
SHOULD
ci- prev to, that, will, would, could, should [conjunct future and modal]

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ke- prev will, should, would, could [Changed future and modal]
taa- prev would, could, should, ought, can [modal]

SHOULDER
mitihtiman -an nid shoulder. Stem: /-tihtiman-/
piminike vai carry things along on one's shoulder

SHOVEL
wepahaakone vai shovel snow

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naakosi vai be visible, show up
naakwan vii be visible, show up. (pi-naakwan be seen coming this way)

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SHOW UP

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SHOWER

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kisiisihpaso vai take a shower
ahsapaahtik -ook na shuttle (with twine) for net making

SIBLING

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SHUTILE

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niciimic -ak nad my younger brother or sister, my younger sibling. Stem: /-ciimic-/
nitawemaa -k nad my (man's) sister, my (woman's) brother. Stem: /-tawemaa-/

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SIBLING-IN..LAW

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niinim -ook nad my (cross-)cousin of opposite sex, my sibling-in-law of opposite sex.
Stem: /-iinimw-/

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SICK
aahkosi vai be sick

ni sickness, illness

sit

aahkosiwin -an

SIGHT
nihsitawinan

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SILENT

vii be silent, be no sound

SINCE

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ahpin pc when, since, then, subsequently

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SING
SINGLE

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nikamo vsi sing

La

ke

peshiko vai be alone, single
peshiko- pre one, single
peshikwan vii be alone, single

SISTER

niciimic -ak nad my younger brother or sister, my younger sibling. Stem: /-ciimic-/
nimihses -ak nad my older sister. Stem: /-mihses-/
nitawemaa -k nad my (man's) sister, my (woman's) brother. Stem: /-tawemaa-/
niitihkwe -wak nsd my (woman's) sister. Stem: /-iitihkwew-/

SISTER-IN-LAW
nicaahkohsh -ak nad my (woman's) (female cross-)cousin, my (woman's) sister-in-law.
Stem: /-caahkohsh•/

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SIT
api vai be in a certain place, sit, be at home
namatapi vai sit down, be seated

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ayapi vai sit around, stay around. Reduplication of: api
sakamaatapi vai stay in place, sit quietly

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SIX

SIXTEEN
ninkotwaahsoshaap

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six dollars (E). Also: ninkotwaahswaapihk (W)

sixteen (E). Also: ninkotwaahsoshaap (W)

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SIX DOLLARS

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ninkotwaahsinoon vii be six (E}. Stem: /ninkotwaahsin-/. Also: nikotwaahsinoon (W)
ninkotwaahsiwak vai be six (E). Stem: /ninkotwaahsi-/. Also: nikotwaahsiwak (W)
ninkotwaahso nu six (E). Also: nikotwaahso (W)

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ninkotwaahsoshaap tahswaapihk na sixteen dollars (E). Also: nikotwaahsoshaap
tahswaapihk (W)
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sixty (E). Also: nikotwaahsomitana (W)

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SIXTY

ahpiihcikini vai be a certain size. Also: apiihcikini
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skidoo, car

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SKILLED

nihtaa- prev can do, skilled at, know how

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skin s.o., cut pelt off s.o.

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kiishik ni sky.
kiishlk ni sky, day
maci-miskwaawaa vii be a red-coloured sky that predicts bad weather
mino-miskwaawaa vii be a red-coloured sky that predicts good weather
miskwaawaa vii be a red-coloured sky at dawn or after sunset

La

pimitaapii vai go along by sled or sleigh

SLEEP

nipaa vai sleep

SLEIGH
pimitaapii vai go along by sled or sleigh

SLIMY
nipaaciyaa vii be dirty, slimy

SLOWLY
pehkaac pc slowly, carefully

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ahpiihcikini vai be a certain size. Also: apiihcikini
akaahshenshi vai be small (E). Also: akaahsheshi (W)

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amiicikahi pc that is so
amiinahi pc is that so, is that right
ekwa tahsh pc and so, and then, but then
SO IS THAT
amihiwe pc so is that
SOAK
akoncin vsi float, soak (E). Also: akocin (W)
akontin vii float, soak (E). Also: akotin (W)
SOAP
shoohp na soap
SOCK
ashikan -ak na sock
SOME
aanta pc some, few
SOMEONE
awiya -k pr person, someone, somebody, anyone, anybody. Also: awiiya

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akaahsikamaa vii be a small lake
SMELL NICE
minomaakosi vai smells nice, smells good
minomaakwan vii smells nice, smells good
SMOKE COMES OUT
saakaapahte vii smoke comes out
SMOKE FISH manehtek -wak na smoke fish
SNAKE
kinepik -ook na snake
SNARE
nakwaakan -an ni snare
nakwaakanaahtik -oon ni snare stick (wooden frame)
nakwaakaniyaap -iin ni snare wire
nakwaaso vsi be snared
nakwaash vta snare s.o. Stem: /nakwaaN-/
naapakwaash vta snare s.o. Stem: /naapakwaaN-/
naapakwe vsi set snares
naatakwe vai go to check snares
SNEEZE
caahcaamohki vai sneeze a lot
SNOW
koon -ak ns snow
sookihpwan vii be snowing. Also: sookohpwan
anaamaakonak pc under the snow
nihkaakone vaVii be covered with snow
tawehkonehike vai plow snow
wepahaakone vai shovel snow
SNOWSHOE
aakim -ak na snowshoe

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eshkam pc sometimes
SON
nikosihs -ak nad my son. Stem: /-kosihs-/
SON-IN-LAW
ninahaankihshiim -ak nad my son-in-law, my (cross-)nephew (E).
Stem: /-nahaankihshiim-/. Also: ninahaankihshiim (W)
SONG
nikamowin -an ni song
SOON
wiipac pc soon, in a little while, quick, hurry
SORRY
mincinawesi vai be sorry, be regretful (E). Also: micinawesi {W)
SORT
toohkaan pc sort, kind. Also: tinoohkaan, toowinihkaan
SORT
keko pc what kind or sort, which one or sort
SOUND
ciiweyaa vii be silent, be no sound
inihtaakwan vii sound so, be understood so
SOUTH
shaawanonk pc south (E). Also: shaawanok (W)
SPEAK
ihkito vai say, speak in a certain way
kanoosh vta call, address, speak to s.o. Stem: /kanooN-/
anihshininiimo vai speak the native language
ayami vai speak, talk
ayamiihtamaw vta speak for s.o.
ayamiihtan vti speak for s.t.
SPEAK TO
kanootan vti call s.t., address s.t., speak to s.t.
SPEED OFF
maaciipiso vai set out by vehicle, speed off, drive off
SPLIT
taashkisho vta split s.o. by cutting. Stem: /taashkishw-/
SPLIT WOOD
taashkikahike vai split wood
SPOILED
nihshiwanaatan vii be spoiled
SPOON
emihkwaan -ak na spoon, ladle
SPOUSE
wiiciiwaakan -ak na spouse, companion
niiciihaa -k nad my spouse. Stem: /-iiciihaa-/
nikayaashim -ak nad my ex-spouse. Stem: /-kayaashim-/
SPRING
siikwan vii spring

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shikop -iik na evergreen tree, spruce. Also: shinkop -iik
SPRUCE HEN
pine -wak na spruce hen

STACK
onahtoon vti2 arrange s.t., organize s.t., put s.t. in order, stack s.t. Stem: /onahtoo-/

STAND

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niipawi vai stand, be standing

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STAND UP
pasikwii vai stand up, arise

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wacahkohsh -ak na star (W}. Also: wanankosh (E)

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maacii- prev start, begin
maaciihatoo vai start off on a trail, go for a walk
maaciciwan -oon vii start to flow
maaciipahtoo vai set out running, start running
maaciihkwashiwe vai start to paddle, paddle off
maaciihse vaVii fly off (as a bird), starts (as a motor)
maatanohkii vai start to work

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STARVE

paawanii vai be skinny, starving, hungry

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tashiihke vai stay there, hang around, live there, play
ayapi vai sit around, stay around. Reduplication of: api
sakamaatapi vai stay in place, sit quietly

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STEAL

kimooti vai+o steal s.t.

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STEER

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washkinan vti tum s.t., steer s.t.

STICK

mihtik -oon ni stick, piece of wood, yard (measurement)

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STICK ON

ke

akohke vai stick on, adhere

STILL

kiiyaapic pc still, yet, more. Also: kiyaapic

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STINK

wiinciikisi vai

stink (E). Also: wiiciikisi (W)

STOCKY
pitikosi vai

be stocky, be chubby

STOMACH
mihsat -an ni stomach

STONE
ahsin -iik

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stone, rock

STOP
kipihcii vai stop
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kipihtinan vti (in an action) stop s.t., block s.t.
poonanohkii vai quit a job, stop working

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ni store, trading post

ataawikamik -oon

STORY
tipaacimowin -an ni story, narration

STOVE

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ishkotehkaanaapihk -ook na stove, heater

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STRAIGHT

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kwayahk pc right, straight, correct(ly), proper(ly)

STRANGER
na

stranger

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STRETCH
shiipiikii vai stretch one's body
tashopish vta stretch s.o. (as a pelt). Stem: /tashopiN-/

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pahkihtehan vti hit s.t., strike s.t.

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mashkawii vai be strong

STURGEON
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sturgeon

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name -wak

SUDDENLY

ketahtawen pc all of a sudden, suddenly
natok pc suddenly, miraculously, as a suprise

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tepi- prev enough, sufficient
tepihse vaVii be enough of s.t., be sufficient

SUGAR
shookaa

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sugar

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SUITCASE

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mihtikowash -an ni suitcase, wooden box.

SUMMER

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SUN

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niipin vii summer
tahso-niipin pc every summer

La

piihsim -ook

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sun, moon, month. Also: piihsom

SUN RISE

saakaahte vii the sun is rising, the sun comes up

SUNSET
pankihshimon

vii the sun sets (E). Also: pakihshimon (W)

SUNDAY
ayamihe-kiishikaa

vii pray day, be Sunday

SUNSET
mino-miskwaawaa vii be a red-coloured sky that predicts good weather
miskwaawaa vii be a red-coloured sky at dawn or after sunset

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SURE
aaw pc well, well then, sure

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cike, cikema pc tor sure
kehcinaac pc certainly, for sure
tepwe pc true, for sure
SUSPECT
anaamenim vta suspect s.o., blame s.o.
anaamentan vti suspect s.t., blame s.t.
SWALLOW
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koncipanihi vta swallow s.o. (E). Stem: /kocipanih-/. Also kocipanihi (W)
SWALLOWED
koncipanihcikaate vii be swallowed (E). Also: kocipanihcikaate (W)
SWAMP
mashkiik -oon ni muskeg, bog, swamp
SWEATER
shiipiikwaan -an ni seater
SWEEP
wepahike vai sweep the floor
SWEET
shliwaa vii be sweet
shiiwaakamin vii be sweet (liquid)
SWEETHEART
nimoosom -ak nad my sweetheart. Stem: /-moosom-/
SWIM AROUND
papaamaatake vai swim around
SWING
memepiso vsi swing oneself
memepison -an ni swing, blanket cradle
TABLE
ahcikanaahtik -oon ni table, also ahcikan
wiihsiniiwinaantik -oon ni kitchen table
TAKE
otaahpinan vti choose s.t., accept s.t., take s.t., pick s.t.
otaahpinikaate vii be chosen, be taken, be accepted, be picked
TAKE ALONG
maaciiwish vta take along with s.o. Stem: /maaciiwiN-/
maaciiwitoon vti take along with s.t., take s.t. away. Stem: /maaciiwitoo-/
TAKEAWAY
maaciiwitoon vti2 take along with s.t., take s.t. away. Stem: /maaciiwitoo-/
maaciiwicikaate vii be taken away, be carried away
TAKE CARE
kanawenim vta look after, take care of s.o.
kanawentan vti look after, take care of s.t.
TAKE S.O. /S.T. HOME
kiiwewish vta take s.o. home. Stem: /kiiwewiN-/
kiiwewitoon vti take s.t. home. Stem: /kiiwewitoo-/
TALK
ayami vai speak, talk
nihtaawe vai know how to talk, can talk

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kinokaapawi vai stand tall, be tall
TASTE BAD
macihpo vta taste s.o. who tastes bad. Stem: /macihpw~/
macihpikwan vti taste bad
TASTE BITTER
wiihsakaakamin -oon vii tastes bitter (liquid)
TASTE GOOD
minohpakosi vai taste good. Also: minohpikosi
minohpakwan vii taste good
TASTE OF
kocihpitan vti take a taste of, try a taste of s.t. inanimate
kocihpo vta take a taste of, try a taste of s.t. animate

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kihkinoohamaw vta teach someting to s.o., give direction to s.o.
TEAKETTLE
tiiwahkihk -wak -ook na kettle, teakettle
TEASE
nanaatihkosii vai do mean things, tease, make fun of people

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maaciikitowin -an ni telephone

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TELEVISION

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TELEPHONE

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masinaahtehsicikan -an · ni television

TELL

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wiintamaw vta tell something to s.o. (E). Also: wiitamaw (W)
TELL ABOUT
tashim vta tell about, talk about s.o.

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TELL LEGENDS
aatisoohke vai tell legends
TELL NEWS
tipaacimo vai tell news, narrate

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vta tell s.o. news or a story about someone

TELL ON

mamihshim vta tell on s.o.
mamihshintan vta tell on s.t. (E). Also: mamihshitan (W)

TELL STORY
tipaacimohtaw

vta tell s.o. news or a story about someone

TEN
mitaahsinoon vii be ten. Stem: /mitaahsin-/
mitaahsiwak vai be ten. Stem: /mitaahsi-/
mitaahso nu ten
TEN CENTS
mitaahso piiwaapihkohsh -ak na ten cents. Also: mitaahso piiwaapihkoonhsh

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mitaahsoopiihikan -ak na ten dollar bill
TEN DOLLARS
mitaahswaapihk na ten dollars
TENT
wiiskwehokaan -an ni tent
THANK
nanaahkom vta thank s.o.
THANKS
miikwehc pc thanks
THAT
aha pr that. Also: ahawe. [animate singular demonstrative]
ahawe pr that. Also: aha. [animate singular demonstrative]
ahaweniwan pr that, those. [animate obviative demonstrative]
ci- prev that, will, would, could, should. [conjunct future and modal)
ihi pr that. Also: ihiwe. [inanimate singular demonstrative]
ihiwe pr that. Also: ihi, ihiwe, hi. [inanimate singular demonstrative]
THATWAY
ihiweti pc over there, that way. Also: hiwetl
weti pc there, that way, yonder, over there

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amihi pc that's
THEM
kewiinawaa pr them too, as for them. [third person plural personal pronoun]
wiinawaa pr they, them. {third person plural personal pronoun]
wiinehtawaa pr they alone, them only

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ahpin pc when, since, then, subsequently
aasha pc now, then, yet. Also: aashay
ekwa pc and, and so, then, and then, wait! please

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THERE

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ekwa tahsh pc and so, and then, but then

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ihimaa pc there. Also: himaa
weti pc there, that way, yonder, over there

THESE

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THAT'S

okoweniwan pr this, these. Also: okweniwan. [inanimate obviative demonstrative]

THEY

kewiinawaa pr them too, as for them. [third person plural personal pronoun]
wiinawaa pr they, them. [third person plural personal pronoun]
wiinehtawaa pr they alone, them only
THIGH
mipwaam -an nid thigh. Stem: /-pwaam-/

THING
ayahaa -k na that being, person, or animate thing. Also: ehaa, ahaa

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inentan vti think so of s.t., to be so
maamitonentam vai be thinking
inentan vti think so of s.t., think s.t. to be so
tanenim vta think s.o. to be there
THINK ABOUT
maamitonenim vta think about s.o., consider s.o.
maamitonentan vti think about s.t., consider s.t.
THIRTEEN
nihsoshaap nu thirteen
THIRTEEN DOLLARS
nihsoshaap tahswaapihk na thirteen dollars
THIRTY
nihsomitana nu thirty
THIS
oho pr this. [inanimate singular demonstrative]. Also: ohowe, howe.
ohowe pr this. Also: oho, howe. [inanimate singular demonstrative}
okoweniwan pr this, these. Also: okweniwan. [inanimate obviative demonstrative]
wahawe pr this. Also: wahwawe. (animate singular demonstrative]
THOSE
ahaweniwan pr that, those. [animate obviative demonstrative]
ikiweniwak pr those. Also: ikiweniwak. [animate plural demonstrative]
iniweniwan pr those. Also: inweniwan. [inanimate plural demonstrative]
THOUGH
mihsawaac pc even though, anyhow, although
THOUSAND
kihci-mitaahsomitana nu thousand. niishwaa kihci-mitahsomitana 'two thousand', etc.
THREAD
sheshtak -ook na thread
THREE
nihsin nu three
nihsinoon vii be three. Stem: /nihsin-/
nihsiwak vai be three. Stem: /nihsi-/
THREE DOLLARS
nihsowaapihk ni three dollars. Also: nihswaapihk
THREE TIMES
nihswaa pc three times, thrice
THRICE
nihswaa pc three times, thrice
THROAT
mikotashkway -an nid throat. Stem: /kotashkway-/
THUNDER
pinehsiiwan vii be thunder
THURSDAY
niiwi-kiishikaa vii fourth day, be Thursday
TIDY
nanahacike vai tidy things

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kinwaakaash pc for a long time
oncihcihse vii be the time of, come to happen, the time has come (E). Also: ocihcihse (W)
pehkihsh pc at the same time, while
TIMES
tahswaa pc so many times, every time
TIPI
matokwaan -an ni tipi. Also: matokaan, matikwaan
TIRED
caakii vai be too tired to do anything, have no more energy
ishkii vai be tired of doing something

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ishi- prev to or in a certain place, in a certain way. Also: shi-. IC&gt; eshiTOBACCO
nahsemaa -k na tobacco
TOBACCO PIPE
ohpwaakan -ak na tobacco pipe
TOBOGGAN
otaapaanaahk -wak na toboggan
TODAY
noonkom pc now, today (E). Also: nookom rN)
noonkom kaa-kiishikaak vii today (E). Also: nookom kaa-kiishikaak (W)
TOE
niihsiikisitaan -an ni toe
TOENAIL
mashkash -iik nad fingemaiVtoenail. Stem: /-ashkash-/
TOGETHER
maamaw pc all together, in total
naapi- prev together
TOMATOE
okin -iik ni tomatoe
TOMORROW
waapank vii tomorrow (E). Also: waapak (W)
waapan vii be morning, be dawn, be tomorrow
TONGUE
mitenan -iin nid tongue. Stem: /-tenan-/
TOO
kekiin pr you too, as for you. [second person singular personal pronoun]
kekiinawaa pr you too, as for you. [second person plural personal pronoun)
kekiinawint pr us too, as for us (E). [first person inclusive personal pronoun].
Also: kekiinawit (W)
keniin pr me too, as for me. [first person singular personal pronoun]
keniinawint pr us too, as for us (E). [first person exclusive personal pronoun].
Also: keniinawit (W)
kewiin pr him too, her too, as for him, as for her. [third person singular personal pronoun]
kewiinawaa pr them too, as for them. (third person plural personal pronoun]

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TOO MUCH
onsaam pc too much, extreme, excessive. (E). Also: osaam (W)

0

TOO,AS FOR
kaye pc and. Also:, too, as for.

TOOL

at

io

n

aapacihcikan -an ni tool, useful thing, equipment
TOP
wakic pc on top of something
wakici- pren on top of
wakiciyahii pc on top of something

TOTAL

uc

maamaw pc all together, in total

Ed

TOWARDS
pi- prev here, hither, towards

TOWN
town. Also: taawinink (locative)

of

na

taawin

TOY

ty

metawaakan -an ni toy, plaything

cu
l

TRAIL

Fa

miihkana -n ni trail, path, road
akaamihkana pc across the road or trail
TRAP
amihko-wanihikan -an ni trap for beaver. Also: amihko-wanihiikan
naaciwanihikane vai go to check traps. Also: naaciwanihiikane
nikiko-wanihikan -an ni trap for otter. Also: nikiko-wanihiikan, ninkiko-wanohikan
tahsoosh vta trap s.o. Stem: /tahsooN-/
wanihikan -an ni trap. Also: wanihiikan
wanihike vai trap. Also: wanihiike
TRAP HARE
waapooso-wanihikan -an ni trap for snowshoe hare (rabbit)
TRAP STAKE
wanihikanaahtik -oon ni trap stake. Also: wanihiikanaahtik

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

0

he

TREE

na tree (deciduous)
na evergreen tree, spruce (E). Also: shinkop (W)

ke

mihtik -ook
shnikop -iik

La

TROUBLE

macihcike vai do something bad, get into trouble
maanencike vai disobey, bother things, get into trouble

TRUE
tepwe pc true, for sure

TRY
koci- pv try to do, to attempt
kocihcikaate vii be tried
kocihtoon vti2 try s.t. Stem: /kocihtoo-/

0

TUESDAY
niisho-kiishikaa vii second day, it is Tuesday

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TURN
washkii vai tum
washkinan vti tum s.t.. steer s.t.
TWELVE

niishoshaap nu twelve, (decade number) plus two
TWELVE DOLLARS

niishoshaap tahswaapihk na twelve dollars

n

TWENTY

io

niishitana nu twenty
TWENTY DOLLAR BILL

na twenty dollar bill

at

niishitanawepiihikan -ak

uc

TWENTY DOLLARS

Ed

niishitana tahswaapihk na twenty dollars
TWICE

niishwaa pc twice

TWO DOLLAR BILL

ty

Fa

niishoopiihikan -ak na two dollar bill

cu
l

niishin nu two
niishinoon vii be two. Stem: /niishin-/
niishiwak vsi be two. Stem: /niishi-/

of

TWO

TWO DOLLARS

y

niishwaapihk na two dollars

sit

UNCLE

er

nishihsesh -ak nad my (cross-)uncle, my father-in-law. Stem: /-shihsesh-/
noohkomihs -ak nsd my (parallel-)uncle. Stem: /•oohkomihs-/

ni
v

UNDER
UNDERSTAND

U

anaamink pc under something (E). Also anaamik (W)
anaamaakonak pc under the snow

he

ad

nihsitohtam vai2 understand
nihsitohtan vti understand s.t.
inihtaakwan vii sound so, be understood so

ke

UNDERWATER

anaamipiik pc underwater

La

us

kekiinawint pr us too, as for us (E). [first person inclusive personal pronoun].
Also: kekiinawit (W)
keniinawint pr us too, as for us (E). [first person exclusive personal pronoun].
Also: keniinawit (W)
kiinawint pr we, us (E). (first person inclusive personal pronoun]. Also: kiinawit (W)
niinawint pr we, us (E). [first person exclusive personal pronoun]. Also: niinawint (W)
kiinehtawint pr we alone, us only (inclusive) (E). Also: kiinehtawit (W)
niinehtawint pr we alone, us only (exclusive) (E). Also: niinehtawit (W)

USE
aapacihtoon vti2 use it. Stem: /aapacihtoo-/

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at

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n

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USE UP
caakin vta use s.o. up
caakinan vti use s.t. up
USEABLE
aapatan vii be useful, be useable
USED TO
ami ahko pc used to, usually
USED UP
caakihse vaVii get used up, run out, be exhausted
USEFUL
aapatan vii be useful, be useable
aapatisi vai be useful
USEFUL THING
aapacihcikan -an ni tool, useful thing, equipment
USUALLY
ahko pc usually
ami ahko pc used to, usually
VACUUM CLEANER
wiihkwepahike vai use a vacuum cleaner
VAIN
aana- pv in vain, to attempt, effort, anyway, anyhow
VARIED
piko tooho pc any kind, varied, anything, all sort of
VEHICLE
takopisi vai arrive by vehicle
VERY
kihci- pre big, great, very
VERY
naahpic pc really, very, to a high degree, extensively
VILLAGE
tashiihkewin -an ni village, settlement, community
VIOLENCE
miikaasowin -an ni fight. violence. Also: miikaatiwin
nootinikewin -an ni war. violence
VISIBLE
mate- prev visible (at a distance)
naakosi vai be visible, show up. pi-naakosi 'come'
tepi-naakosi vsi be visible at a distance
naakwan vii be visible, show up. (pi-naakwan be seen coming this way)
VISIT
kiiwite vai visit (especially outside one's own community)
kiiwike vai visit (especially in one's own community)
WAIT
ekwa pc and, and so, then, and then, wait! please
piihi vta wait for s.o. Stem: /piih-/
piiho vai wait

La

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WAIT A WHILE
pinamaa pc wait a while, for a short while, in a while

WAKEUP
amacihi

vta wake s.o. up. Stem: /amacih•/

WALK

uc

at

io

n

pimohse vai walk along, walk by
maaciihatoo vai start off on a trail, go for a walk
pimohse vai walk, walk by, walk past
pimohse vai walk, walk by, walk past
nihtaawihse vai know how to walk, can walk, walks well
papaamohse vai walk about, take a walk

WALLET

ni wallet

Ed

shooniyaawash -an

WANT

ty

of

nantawenim vta want s.o. (E). Also: natawenim (W)
nantawentan vti want s.t.(E). Also: natawentan (W)
nantawentaakosi vai be wanted, be desirable (E). Also: natawentaakosi (W).

WANTTO

cu
l

waa- prev will, want to. IC&gt; wiiwii- prev will, want to. (desiderative, voluntative]

Fa

WANT TO/NEED TO

noonte- prev want to, need to (be usual time) (E). Also noote- (W)

y

WAREHOUSE
ahtaahsonikamik -oon

ni warehouse

ni
v

WARM

sit

ni war, violence

er

nootinikewin -an

WARM WEATHER

U

awaso vai warm oneself
kiishowaayaa vii be warm weather

vii be warm weather

ad

kiishiwaayaa

WASH

ke

he

kihsaapaawanitiso vai wash oneself
kisiipiikii vai wash oneself, bathe, take a bath
kaahsiin vta wipe s.o., clean s.o., wash s.o.
kaahsiinan vti wipe s.t., clean s.t., wash s.t.

La

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WAR

WASH CLOTHES
kisiipiikinike

vai wash clothes

WASH DISHES
kaahsiininaakane -wak

vai wash dishes

WASH FACE
kaahsiinkwe vai

WATCH FOR
naanaakacihi

wash one's face (E). Also: koohsiikwe (W)

vta investigate s.o., watch for s.o. Stem: /naamaakacih·/

WATER
naatahipii vai get water, go for water
nipi ni water
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anwaahtinikamin vii be a nice and calm body of water
kiishkaayawaa vii be deep water
mooshkahan vii flood, be high water
paakwaa vii be shallow water

0

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uc

at

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n

WAVES
maaciiyaahoote vii be carried away on the waves
maamihcaast,kaa vii be big waves
pimaahoote vii drift along on the waves
WAY
ishi- prev to or in a certain place, in a certain way. Also: shi-. IC&gt; eshinaanita pc maybe, perhaps, in some way. Also: naanta
WAYS OFF
niikate pc a ways off, far away
WE
kekiinawint pr us too, as for us (E). [first person inclusive personal pronoun).
Also: kekiinawit (W)
keniinawint pr us too, as for us (E). [first person exclusive personal pronoun).
Also: keniinawit (W)
kiinawint pr we, us (E). [first person inclusive personal pronoun]. Also: kiinawit (W)
niinawint pr we, us (E). [first person exclusive personal pronoun]. Also: niinawit (W)
kiinehtawint pr we alone, us only (inclusive) (E). Also: kiinehtawit (W)
niinehtawint pr we alone, us only (exclusive) (E). Also: niinehtawit (W)
WEAK
niinamii vai be weak
WEASEL
sikohsi -wak na weasel
WEATHER
ish1wepan vii be certain weather, happen in a certain way. IC&gt; eshiwepa=
kiishowaayaa vii be warm weather
maci-miskwaawaa vii be a red-coloured sky that predicts bad weather
WEDNESDAY
aapihtawan vii be half, be Wednesday
WEEK
pimikonaakaa vii be a week

WELL

ke

he

ad

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

0

La

aaw pc well, well then, sure
mino-ayaawamaciho vai feel well, feel better
nihtaawanohkii vai work well, be a good worker
WEST
nekaapiihanonk pc west (E). Also: nekaapiihanok (W)
WHAT
aan pc how, in what manner, why, what. Also: aani, aaniin
aani pc how, In what manner. why, what. Also: aaniin, aan
aaniin pc how, in what manner, why, what. Also: aan, aani
kekonen -an pr what
WHAT PURPOSE
wenci- prev what purpose, why is it so (E). IC&lt; onci-. Also: wenci- (W)

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WHOLE

ke

he

misiwe pc all over, everything, whole
WHY
aan pc how, in what manner, why, what. Also: aani, aaniin
aani pc how, in what manner, why, what. Also: aaniin, aan
WHY DON'T YOU
aahti pc please, why don't you, why not, let me!. Also: maahti
WIDE
mankihtikweyaa vii be a wide river (E). Also: makihtikweyaa (W)
Will:.
ci- prev that, will, would, could, should. [conjunct future and modal]
ka- prev will. [future tense in independent verbs with personal prefix.]
ke- prev will, should, should, could. [Changed future and modal]
ta- prev will. [future tense in independent with no personal prefix]
waa- prev will, want to. IC&lt; wiiwii• prev will, want to. [desiderative, voluntative]

La

(

y

Fa

cu
l

ty

of

WHEN
ahpin pc when, since, then, subsequently
ahpii pc when, at that time
aanahpii pc when?
WHERE
aanti pc where
amihimaa pc. that is where, there in a certain location
WHEREABOUTS
aanti nehke pc whereabouts, which direction
WHILE
mekwaac pc while, during, at the (same) time, now
paanimaa pc later, later on, after a long while
wiipac pc soon, in a little while, quick, hurry
mekwaa pc while, during, at the time
noomake pc for a while
pehkihsh pc at the same time, while
WHISKEY
ishkotewaapoo ni fire water, whiskey, liquor
WHITE
waapaa vii be white
waapisi vai be white
WHITE WOMAN
wemihtikooshiihkwe na white woman
WHITE/GREY HAIR
waapaanihkwe vai have white/grey hair
WHITEFISH
atihkamek -wak ni whitefish
WHITEMAN
wemihtikooshi -wak na whheman
WHO
awanen -ak pr who. Also: awenen

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WOLF

n
io
at
uc
Ed
of

cu
l

mahiinkan -ak na wolf (E). Also: mahiikan (W)

0

ty

WIN
pahkinaake vai win, beat someone (in a competition)
WINDOW
pahpaapiwin -an ni window. Also: pahpaapowin
WINDY
nootin vii be windy, be a wind
WINE
shoominaapoo ni wine
WINTER
pipoon vii winter
WIPE
kaahsiin vta wipe s.o., clean s.o., wash s.o.
kaahsiinan vti wipe s.t., clean s.t., wash s.t.
kaahsiinike vai wipe things for cleaning
WISH
pakohsenimo vai wish, hope
kaanika pc I wonder, I wish, I hope

WOMAN

Fa

anihshininiiwihkwe na native woman, lndi"1 woman. Also: anihshininiihkwe
ihkwe •wak na woman, female
nootihkwewe vai womanize, chase women
niitihkwe •wak nad my fellow woman. Stem: /-iitihkwew•/
WONDER
kaanika pc I wonder, I wish, I hope
mikoshkaatentam vai2 worry, be concerned, wonder
WOOD
mihtik -oon ni stick, piece of wood, yard (measurement)

U

ni
v

er

sit

y

0

WOODEN BOX

ad

mihtikowash -an ni suitcase, wooden box.

WORK

La

ke

he

anohkii vai work
anohkiiwin -an ni job, employment, work
maatanohkii vai start to work
nihtaawanohkii vai work well, be a good worker
poonanohkii vai quit a job, stop working
WORKER
anohkiinaakan -ak na worker
nihtaawanohkii vai work well, be a good worker
wiitanohkiimaakan -ak na my co-worker

WORRY
mikoshkaatenim vta worry about s.o., be concemed about s.o.
mikoshkaatentam vai2 worry, be concerned, wonder
mikoshkaatentan vti worry about s.t., be concerned about s.t.
WOULD
ci- prev that, will, would, could, should. [conjunct future and modal]

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taa~ pr.av would, could, should, ought, can. [modal]
kaana pc is it possible that, would you, perhaps
WRITE
masinahike vai write, borrow, get credit
masinahamaw vta write to or for s.o., owe to s.o., borrow from s.o.

WRONG
macihse

vai have something bad happen, have things go wrong

YARD
mihtik -oon ni stick, piece of wood, yard (measurement)

vai yawn. Also: naanipaayawe

io

naanipaawe -wak

n

YAWN

at

YELLOW

uc

osaawaa vii be yellow/brown
osaawisi vai be yellow/brown

Ed

YES
ehe pc yes. Also: eha

YESTERDAY

of

onaako pc yesterday

YET

Fa

cu
l

ty

aasha pc already, now, then, yet. Also: aashay
kaawin mahshi pc not yet
kiiyaapic pc still, yet, more. Also: kiyaapic
mahshi pc yet

YONDER
.

sit

YOU

y

weti pc there, that way, yonder, over there

ad

U

ni
v

er

kekiin pr you too, as for you. [second person singular personal pronoun]
kekiinawaa pr you too, as for you. [second person plural personal pronoun]
kiin pr you. [second person singular personal pronoun]
kiinawaa pr you. [second person plural personal pronoun]
kiinishtam pr you next, you first. [second person personal pronoun]. Also: niinihta
kiinehta pr you alone, you only
kiinehtawaa pr you alone, you only (plural)

YUCK

ke

he

ehshay pc oh yuck!

La

r

WOULD YOU

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