35 new words Flashcards
gikinoo’amaagozi translates to? You used to go there every morning?
go to school. be taught
RedLake reservation’s gikiwe’on has seven clans on theirs? What is gikiwe’on?
a flag
how do you say run back or run home?
gii we ba too
How do you say go home by boat?
gii we’ o
To do something properly, correctly, or carefully, we say?
we we ni
how do you say “teach” in Ojibwe?
gi ki noo’ a maa ge
How do you say “you” in Ojibwe?
gii na waa
How do you say run the wrong way?
wa ni ba too
a gwaa gwaa bi kad happens a lot to iron pans if it is left out in the rain? what is agwaagwaabikad?
rusty, or be rusty
jiis is a vegetable and is put in vegetable soup for flavor, it also looks like a big bulb? what is jiis?
a rutabaga
Zhii wi taa gan i-goo koosh has two words we have learned, can you put these two words together and tell me what the word is? Most people add it to their beans?
salt pork
how do you say School in Ojibwe?
gi ki noo’ a maa dii wi ga mig
I like to use (a bwe win) when i make fry bread, what is abwewin?
a frying pan
a ga miing means ?
on the shore
how do you say table in ojibwe?
a doo po win
you never want to be known as (ba gan di zi) because if you are looking for a job, employers are looking for hard workers. what is bagandizi?
shiftless or s/he is lazy.
ban gi shin translates to what?
falls, s/he falls
How do you say there are a few in Ojibwe?
ban gii wa gi zi
how do you say “he runs slowly”?
be ji ba too
how do you say wait or slow down?
be kaa
eya’ is the answer you give if someone asks if you are anishinaabe. what is eya’?
yes
esh kan da min, is super sweet and refreshing to eat during the summer months, it is a huge fruit, what is it?
watermelon
how do you say no or not in Ojibwe?
gaa wiin
ge gaa - translates to what in Ojibwe and it almost only counts if your playing horseshoes?
nearly, almost
