Lesson 28 & 29: Colors, basics

Question 1

Wegnesh enaazat?

Way-gi-nesh eh-naa-zat

Answer 1

What color is she/he/it? (animate)

Question 2

Ozaawaaza

Oh-zaw-wah-zuh

Answer 2

She/he/it is yellow (animate). Most commonly yellow, but can also be brown, rust or orange.

Question 3

Ozaawaaza daaban.

Oh-zaw-wah-zuh daw-bawn

Answer 3

The car is yellow (animate)

Question 4

Miskwaaza

Answer 4

She/he/it is red (animate)

Question 5

Mskwaaza bineshiinh

Answer 5

The bird is red

Question 6

Makade’aaza

Answer 6

She/he/it is black

Question 7

Makade’aaza makwa

Answer 7

The bear is black

Question 8

Waabshkaazaa

Answer 8

She/he/it is white (animate)

Question 9

Waabshkaaza bezhigoogzhii

Answer 9

The horse is white

Question 10

Zhaawshkwaaza

Answer 10

She/he/it is green. Most commonly green, but can also be blue, turquoise, teal.

Question 11

Zhaawshkwaaza giigoonh

Answer 11

The fish is green.

Question 12

Wegnesh enaandeg?

Answer 12

What color is it? (inanimate)

Question 13

Ozaawaande

Answer 13

It is yellow (inanimate)

Question 14

Ozaawaande mizinigan

Answer 14

The book is yellow

Question 15

Miskwaande

Answer 15

It is red (inanimate)

Question 16

Miskwaande jiimaan

Answer 16

The boat is red

Question 17

Makade’aande

Answer 17

It is black (inanimate)

Question 18

Makade’aande wiikwaan

Answer 18

The hat is black.

Question 19

Waabshkaande

Answer 19

It is white (inanimate)

Question 20

Waabshkaande nibaagan

Answer 20

The bed is white

Question 21

Zhaawshkwaande

Answer 21

It is green (inanimate). Most commonly green, but can also be blue, turquoise, teal

Question 22

Zhaawshkwaande doopwin

Answer 22

The table is green

Question 23

Enaandegin

Answer 23

Color (inanimate) but can be used as a general word for animate too.

Question 24

Koosmaan’aaza giigoonh

Answer 24

The fish is orange

Question 25

Koosmaan'aande waawon

Answer 25

The egg is orange

Question 26

Zhomin'aaza

Answer 26

Purple (animate)

Question 27

Ozaawaaza Ozaawaa'aaza

Answer 27

two diff ways to say "yellow" (animate)

Question 28

Mskwaaza Mskwaa'aaza

Answer 28

Two ways to say "red" (animate)

Question 29

Waabshkaaza Waabshkaa'aaza Waabshki'aaza

Answer 29

three ways to say "white" (animate)

Question 30

Zhaawshkwaaza Zhaawshkwaa'aaza

Answer 30

two ways to say "green" (animate)

Question 31

Ozaawaande Ozaawaa'aande

Answer 31

two ways to say "yellow" (inanimate)

Question 32

Mskwaande Mskwaa'aande

Answer 32

Two ways to say "red" (inanimate)

Question 33

Waabshkaande Waabshaa'aande Waabshki'aande

Answer 33

Three ways to say "white" (inanimate)

Question 34

Zhaawshkwaande Zhaawshkwaa'aande

Answer 34

Two ways to say "green" (inanimate)

Question 35

True or false: we can use colors as prefixes

Answer 35

True

Question 36

Ozaawaaza bineshiinh.

Answer 36

The bird is yellow.

Question 37

Ozaawaa-bineshiinh

Answer 37

Yellow bird

Question 38

Ozaawaaza mijikaawin.

Answer 38

The mitten is yellow.

Question 39

Ozaawaa-mijikaawin

Answer 39

Yellow mitten

Question 40

Ozaawaande

Answer 40

It is yellow

Question 41

Ozaawaande doopwin.

Answer 41

The table is yellow.

Question 42

Ozaawaa-doopwin

Answer 42

Yellow table

Question 43

Mskwaaza.

Answer 43

S/he/it is red.

Question 44

Mskwaaza nini.

Answer 44

The man is red.

Question 45

Mskwaa-nini

Answer 45

Red man

Question 46

Mskwaaza mishiimin.

Answer 46

The apple is red.

Question 47

Mskwaa-mishiimin

Answer 47

Red apple (noun)

Question 48

Mskwaande.

Answer 48

It is red.

Question 49

Mskwaande makizin.

Answer 49

The shoe is red.

Question 50

Mskwaa-makizin.

Answer 50

Red shoe (inanimate noun)

Question 51

Makade'aaza.

Answer 51

S/he/it is black.

Question 52

Makade'aaza enigonhs.

Answer 52

The ant is black.

Question 53

Makade-enigonhs

Answer 53

Black ant (animate noun)

Question 54

Makade'aaza daabaan.

Answer 54

The car is black.

Question 55

Makade-daabaan

Answer 55

Black car

Question 56

Makade'aande.

Answer 56

It is black.

Question 57

Makade'aande taasowin.

Answer 57

The cabinet is black.

Question 58

Makade-taasowin

Answer 58

Black cabinet (inanimate noun)

Question 59

Waabshkaaza.

Answer 59

S/he/it is white.

Question 60

Waabshkaaza waabooz.

Answer 60

The rabbit is white.

Question 61

Waabshkaa-waabooz

Answer 61

White rabbit (animate noun)

Question 62

Waabshkaaza dewegan.

Answer 62

The drum is white.

Question 63

Waabshki-dewegan

Answer 63

White drum

Question 64

Waabshkaande.

Answer 64

It is white.

Question 65

Waabshkaande waawan.

Answer 65

The egg is white.

Question 66

Waabshka-waawan

Answer 66

White egg (inanimate noun)

Question 67

Zhaawshkwaaza

Answer 67

S/he/it is green.

Question 68

Zhaawshkwaaza kwe.

Answer 68

The woman is green.

Question 69

Zhaawshkwaa-kwe

Answer 69

Green woman (animate noun)

Question 70

Zhaawshkwaaza mitig.

Answer 70

The tree is green.

Question 71

Zhaawshkwaa-mitig

Answer 71

Green tree (animate noun)

Question 72

Zhaawshkwaande.

Answer 72

It is green.

Question 73

Zhaawshkwaande pabwin.

Answer 73

The chair is green.

Question 74

Zhaawshwaa-pabwin

Answer 74

Green chair

Question 75

# Wenesh maaba? Mskwaa-taadwin maaba.

Answer 75

This is a red card.

Question 76

# Wenesh wa? Makade-nimoosh wa.

Answer 76

That is a black dog.

Question 76

# Wegnesh wi? Zhaawshkwaa-jiimaan wi.

Answer 76

That is a green boat.

Question 76

# Wegnesh maanda? Waabshka-mizingan maanda.

Answer 76

This is a white book.

Question 76

Waabshkaaza miinwaa makade'aaza wa gaazhag.

Answer 76

That cat is white and black.