Lesson 10: Personal Pronouns, 7 persons Flashcards
Niin
I, me. 1st person
Giinwi
We, us (inclusive). 1st person plural incl.
Niinwi
We, us (exclusive). 1st person plural excl.
Giin
You. 2nd person
Giinwaa
You all,y’all, yous. 2nd person plural
Wiin
She or he. 3rd person
Wiinwaa
They. 3rd person plural
Nokii.
He is working.
Ndoonokii.
I am working.
Gdoonokii.
You are working.
Nokiiwok.
They are working.
Gdoonokiim.
Y’all are working.
Ndoonokiimi.
We are working (excl).
Gdoonokiimi.
We are working. (incl)
Giinokii.
She worked.
Ngiinokii.
I worked.
Kiinokii.
You worked.
Giinokiiwok.
They worked.
Kiinokiim.
You all worked.
Ngiinokiimi.
We worked. (excl)
Kiinokiimi.
We worked. (incl)
Wiinokii.
He will work.
Nwiinokii.
I will work.
Gwiinokii.
You will work.
Wiinokiiwok.
They will work.
Gwiinokiim.
Yous will work.
Nwiinokiimi.
We will work. (excl)
Gwiinokiimi.
We will work. (incl)
gewii
her too, him also
Jiinaago gewii giinokii Zoozep.
Joseph also worked yesterday.
genii
me too, me also
Genii nwiizhaa.
I will also go.
I want to go too.
gegii
you too, you also
Gegii na gda’aakoz?
You too, you’re also sick?
Are you sick too?
gewiinwaa
them too, they also.
geniinwi
us to, we also (excl)
gegiinwi
us too, we also (incl)
gegiinwaa
you all too, you all also
True or false: Occasionally, speakers will use the personal pronoun (niin, giin wiin, wiinwaa). Either way is correct. The pronoun might also be used to add emphasis.
True
Kaawiin dibikong niin ngiimiigaazasii.
“I” did not fight last night.
Waabang wiin wiibinaadamaage.
“she” will come and help tomorrow.
Giin gwiigiziibiiginaagane.
“You”, you will wash the dishes.
Aapiji nishkaadiziwok wiinwaa.
“They” are very angry.
When, where, how, what, who is the sentence order we use to avoid thinking in english. However, when you want to stress something, or when a component is the main important piece of information, we often begin with that.
True
Zhebaa gibeshiigamigong ngiiwiisin.
I ate at the hotel this morning.
Gibeshiigamigong ngiiwiisin zhebaa.
I ate at the “hotel” this morning. (more emphasis on the hotel part so thats why we start w hotel)
Ngiiwiisin zhebaa gibeshiigamigong.
I “ate” at the hotel this morning. (emphases on ate so that’s why we started with ngiiwiisin)
Aakoziigamigong na zhebaa aabidek kiinokii.
Did you have to work at the “hospital” this morning.
Zhebaa na aakoziigamigong aabidek kiinokii?
Did you have to work at the hospital “this morning”?
Aabidek na zhebaa aakoziigamigong kiinokii?
Did you “have” to worl at the hospital this morning?
Jiinaago shkwaa-naakwek kojiing kinoomaagegamigong ngiigindaasami zaam giiminogiizhigat.
We read (excl.) outside at school yesterday afternoon because it was a nice day.
Jiibakwe Daanyen. Ozhiitaak. Kaawiin nitaa-jiibaakwesii Daanyen miinwaa nongo nbakademi. Shangegamigong owiisinidaa.
Daniel is cooking, go and get ready. Daniel isn’t good at cooking and we’re hungry now. Let’s go eat at the restaurant.
Aazhiwisak weweni giigezibinigewok Linda miinwa Maaganiit.
Linda and Margaret tidied up well in the other room.
Waabang kizheb gwiigiigoonhkemi. Naano-dabaganek aabidek gwiishkozimi. Zhaazhi go kiiwiisinim. Onibaak.
We will fish tomorrow morning (incl). We have to wake up at 5. You all already ate. Go to sleep.
Shaweying gete-okaanigamigong naaniibawiwok niizh bezhigoogzhiik.
Two horses are standing beside the old barn.
Niizhwaaso-dabaganek waabang naakshik gwiinagamomi.
We will sing at 7 tomorrow evening.
Zhebaa aakoziigamigong ngiimadabimi miinwaa giimiigaazawok gwanda niizh niniwok. Giibidagoshin mshkikinini miinwaa giikchinishkaadizi wa.
We were sitting at the hospital this morning and these two guys were fighting, The doctor arrived and was very angry.
Jiinaago ngii-oodetoomi miinwaa wiikaa dibikong ngiibigiiwemi.
W went to town yesterday and came home late last night.
Baamaa zaagiganing nwiizhaami niin miinwaa Kaatnii. Giin dash? Gegii na gwiizhaam?
Cathy and I are going to the lake later? And you? Do you want to go too?
