VAI Negation (Weeks 1-3) Flashcards
1
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What do you add to a VAI verb to create negation A Keyaa?
A
Gaawiin _____siin/ziin
2
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Gaawiin nibiinichigesiin.
A
I’m not cleaning.
3
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Gaawiin nimiigaazosiin.
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I’m not fighting.
4
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Gaawiin gibiinichigesiin.
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You’re not cleaning.
5
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Gaawiin gimiigaazosiin.
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You’re not fighting.
6
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Gaawiin biinichigesiin.
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S/he isn’t cleaning.
7
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Gaawiin miigaazosiin.
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S/he isn’t fighting.
8
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How is VAI negation different if the verb ends in a vowel vs. a nasal (m/n)?
How are -m vs -n endings different?
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If a vowel, -siin
If a nasal, -ziin
-m endings become -n before -ziin is added
for example, jiikendam becomes nijiikendanziin
9
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Gaawiin mashi indagoshinziin.
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I haven’t arrived yet.
10
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Gaawiin na mashi gidagoshinziin?
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Have you arrived yet?
11
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Gaawiin mashi dagoshinziin.
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S/he hasn’t arrived yet.
12
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What is wrong about the following sentence?
Gaawiin gijiikendamziin.
“You’re not excited.”
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the -m should become n- before -ziin is added:
Gaawiin gigiikendanziin.
13
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Gaawiin jiikendanziin.
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S/he isn’t excited.
14
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Mashi ina giwiisin?
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Have you eaten yet?
15
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Gaawiin mashi niwiisinisiin.
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I haven’t eaten yet.
16
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Mashi
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Yet
17
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Wiikaa
What about Gaawiin wiikaa?
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“Ever”
“Never”
18
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Wikaa ina gidizhaa [blank]?
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Do you ever go to [a place]?
19
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Gaawiin wiikaa indayekozisiin.
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I’m never tired.
20
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Gaawiin wiikaa indawisesiin.
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I never have free time.
21
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Gaawiin wiikaa gidanokiisiin.
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You never work.
22
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Geyaabi
What about Gaawiin geyaabi?
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Still
Not anymore
23
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Gaawiin geyaabi nibakadesiin.
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I’m not hungry any more.
24
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Gaawiin gayabi niminawaanigozisiin.
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I’m not having a good time anymore.
25
# Translate
Gaawiin ganage
Not in the least
No way
Not even
26
# Translate
Gaawiin ganage ingii-wiisinisiin.
I didn't even eat.
27
# Translate
Gaawiin ganage gii-miigaazosiin.
S/he didn't even fight.
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Gaawiin ganage gegoo gii-izhichigesiin.
S/he didn't even do anything.
29
# Translate
Gaawiin na ganage gigii-wiisinisiin?
You didn't even eat?
30
# Aaniin ekidong
My grandma
Your grandma
H/ grandma
## Footnote
Why is the h/ ending different?
Nookomis
Gookomis
Ookomisan
## Footnote
It's 4th person.
31
# Aaniin ekidong
My grandpa
Your grandpa
H/ grandpa
## Footnote
Why is the h/ ending different?
Nimishoomis
Gimishoomis
Omishoomisan
## Footnote
It's 4th person.
32
# Aaniin ekidong
Somewhere/someplace (particle)
ingoji
33
# Translate
Ingoji ina gigii-izhaa?
Did you go somewhere?
34
# Translate!
jiiman
jiimaanan
jiimaanens
jiimaaning
boat
boats
little boat
at/to/on/in the boat
35
What 5 endings signal a locative noun? (at/on/to/in)
## Footnote
What ending is used when the noun ends in a "secret W"?
-ing
-ong
-iing
-aang
-ng
## Footnote
-ong
36
If "Agindaso" means "S/he reads," what is the word for "library"?
## Footnote
How would you say "S/he reads at the library?"
agindaasoowigamig
## Footnote
Agindaasoowigamigong agindaaso.
37
If "Ataage" means "S/he plays cards," what is the word for "casino"?
## Footnote
How would you say "I want to play cards at the casino"?
Agaagewigamig
## Footnote
Niwii-ataage ataagewigamigong.
38
What suffix can you add to VAI verbs to make them a place where that action happens?
## Footnote
What happens if the verb ends in a short vowel?
-wigamig
## Footnote
It doubles--eg. Aakozi becomes Aakoziiwigamig
39
If "Aakozi" means "S/he is sick," what is the word for "hospital"?
## Footnote
How would you say "S/he is sick at the hospital?"
Aakoziiwigamig
## Footnote
Aakoziiwigamigong aakozi.
40
# Aaniin ekidong
In/on/at/to the boat
jiimaaning
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# Aaniin ekidong
in/on/at/to the little tree
## Footnote
What two suffixes are added?
mitigoonsing
## Footnote
-oons (dim.) and -ing (loc.)
42
# Aaniin ekidong
in/on/at/to my nose
nijaanzhing
43
# Translate
Aandi gaa-izhaayan gii-anwebing?
## Footnote
How would you respond?
Where did you go this weekend?
## Footnote
_____[blank]_____ ingii-izhaa.
44
# Review
What are the niin, giin, and wiin endings for VAI verbs in b-keyaa?
## Footnote
What is the sound change for wiin if the verb ends in an -n? an -m?
--(y)aan
--(y)an
--d
## Footnote
n+d=ng; m becomes n, then -ng
45
How would you turn the VAI adaawe ('s/he buys something) into the noun for "the store"?
## Footnote
Then how would you say "to the store?"
adaawewigamig
## Footnote
adaawewigamigong
46
How would you turn the VAI wiisini ('s/he eats) into the noun for "the restaurant"?
## Footnote
Then how would you say "to the restaurant?"
wiisiniwigamig
## Footnote
wiisiniwigamigong
47
# Translate
Niwiisin bakadeyaan.
## Footnote
What "keyaas" do you see here?
I eat when I'm hungry.
## Footnote
A, B
48
# Aaniin ekidong
when I travel
VAI "S/he travels/goes around" is babaa-ayaa
## Footnote
What about "when I was traveling"?
babaa-ayaayaan
## Footnote
gii-pabaa-ayaayaan
49
# Aaniin ekidong
when you travel
VAI "S/he travels/goes around" is babaa-ayaa
## Footnote
What about "when you were traveling"?
babaa-ayaayan
## Footnote
gii-pibaa-ayaayan
50
# Aaniin ekidong
when s/he travels
VAI "S/he travels/goes around" is babaa-ayaa
## Footnote
What about "when s/he was traveling'?
babaa-ayaad
## Footnote
gii-pabaa-ayaad
51
# Aaniin ekidong
when I go to the bathroom
VAI "S/he goes to the bathroom" is zaaga'am
## Footnote
What about "every time I go to the bathroom"?
zaaga'amaan
## Footnote
endaso-zaaga'amaan
52
# Aaniin ekidong
when you go to the bathroom
VAI "S/he goes to the bathroom" is zaaga-am
## Footnote
What about "every time you go to the bathroom"?
zaaga'aman
## Footnote
endaso-zaaga'aman
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# Aaniin ekidong
when s/he goes to the bathroom
VAI "S/he goes to the bathroom" is zaaga-'am
## Footnote
What about "every time s/he goes to the bathroom"?
zaaga'ang
## Footnote
endaso-zaaga'ang
54
Turn the following from A to B-keyaa:
Nidagoshin (I arrive)
Gidagoshin (you arrive)
Dagoshin (s/he arrives)
Dagoshinaan
Dagoshinan
Dagoshing
55
If VAI negation in A-keyaa requires you to add Gaawiin and then siin/ziin to the end of the verb, what do you need for VAI b-keyaa?
## Footnote
When do you use each one?
-si(w)
-zi(w)
## Footnote
-si(w) if verb ends in a vowel, -zi(w) if it ends in -m or -n
56
Change the following from "when I laugh" to "when I don't laugh"
baapiyaan
## Footnote
What would "when you aren't laughing" be? What about "when s/he isn't laughing"?
baapisiwaan
## Footnote
baapisiwan, baapisig
57
Change the following from "when I'm happy" to "when I'm not happy"
minwendanaan
## Footnote
What would "when you're happy" be? What about "when s/he is happy"?
minwendanziwaan
## Footnote
minwendanziwan, minwendanzig
58
Change the following from "when I get blisters on my hands" to "when I don't get blisters on my hands"
abashkwebiigininjiishinaan
## Footnote
What would "when you don't get blisters on your hands" be? What about "when s/he doesn't get blisters on h/ hands"?
abashkwebiigininjiishinziwaan
## Footnote
abashkwebiigininjiishinziwan, abashkwebiigininjiishinzig
59
# Translate
Gaawiin niwiisinisin bakadesiwaan.
I don't eat when I'm not hungry.
60
Make the following sentence negative:
Nimaw gashkendanaan. "I don't cry when I'm not sad."
Gaawiin nimawisiin gashkendanziwaan.
61
Make the following sentence negative:
Ninibaa ayekoziyan. "I sleep when I'm tired."
Gaawiin ninibaasiin ayekozisiwaan.
62
What parts of the sentence make the following negative?
Gaawiin indizhaasiin gikendaasoowigamigong minomanji'siwaan.
"I don't go to school when I'm not feeling well."
## Footnote
What signifies "niin"?
Gaawiin indizhaasiin gikendaasoowigamigong minomanji'siwaan.
Gaawiin... siin...siw
## Footnote
in-...-aan
63
# Translate
Giishpin bi-izhaasig, inga-maw.
## Footnote
What signifies that it is negative?
If s/he doesn't come, I will cry.
## Footnote
sig
64
Make the following sentence negative:
Giishpin anokiyan, gibiigoshkaa.
If you work, you're broke.
Giishpin anokiisiwan, gibiigoshkaa.
If you don't work, you're broke.
65
Make the following sentence negative:
Ambegish baapiyan. "I hope you laugh."
Ambegish baapisiwan. "I hope you don't laugh."
66
Make the following sentence negative:
Ambegish bangishinaan. "I hope that I fall."
Ambegish bangishinziwaan.
67
What is the formula to say "That's why..."?
## Footnote
Can you give an example?
Mii [onji-verb] <-- c-keyaa
## Footnote
Mii wenji-bakadeyaan. That's why I'm hungry.
68
Make the following sentence negative:
Mii wenji-bakadeyaan.
## Footnote
What does it mean?
Mii wenji-bakadesiwaan.
## Footnote
That's why I'm (not) hungry.
69
What in the following sentence means "That's why..."
Gii-kaachimo. Mii wenji-ayaanzig i'iw odoodamiwaagan.
"S/he threw a tantrum. That's why s/he can't have the toy."
## Footnote
What makes it negative?
Mii wenji-[b-keyaa]
## Footnote
zi
70
What is a shorter/common way to say "Aaniin dash" (How come)?
Aaniish
71
# Translate
Aaniin dash wenji-mawiyan?
## Footnote
WHat makes this c-keyaa? What makes this giin?
How come you're crying?
## Footnote
o-->we and b-keyaa ending; yan
72
If the verb odamino means "S/he plays," how would you say "How come you're not playing?
## Footnote
you need 2 grammar patterns, including one in c-keyaa
Aaniin dash wenji-odaminosiwan?
## Footnote
Aaniin dash (How come) and Onji- in c-keyaa
73
What are the two missing Relative roots?
1. [blank] - leaves a space for location
2. [blank] - leaves a space for origin
3. daso - leaves a space for amount
4. dazhi - leaves a space for place
5. apiichi - leaves a space for extent
6. ako - leaves a space for length of time
izhi, onji
74
If wiisini means "S/he eats," what would be the command form "Eat!"
## Footnote
What do you add to the verb?
Wiisinin
## Footnote
-n (-in if ends in consonant)
75
How are the following words related?
giin
giinawaa
giinawind
Giin - you
Giinawaa - you all (pl)
Giinawind -you and me (us)
76
If Nibaa means "S/he sleeps," what would the command form "Sleep!"
Nibaan!
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If Minwendam means "S/he is happy," what would the command form be for "Be happy!"
Minwendamin!
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If Zhingishin means "S/he lays down," what would the command form be "Lay down!"
Zhingishinin!
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The command ending for wiin in VAI is -(i)n.
What is the command ending for giinawind (us)?
-daa
80
# Aaniin ekidong...
"Let's eat!" (in Ojibwemowin)
Wiisinidaa!
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# Aaniin ekidong...
Let's sleep! (In Ojibwemowin)
Nibaadaa!
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# Aaniin ekidong...
Let's be happy! (In Ojibwemowin)
## Footnote
What is the sound change?
Minwendandaa!
## Footnote
-m becomes -n before -daa is added
83
# Aaniin ekidong...
Let's lay down! (In Ojibwemowin)
Hint: Zhingishin means "S/he lays down."
Zhingishindaa!
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# Aaniin ekidong...
Don't ___! (In Ojibwemowin)
## Footnote
What is the difference between the two answers?
Gego [blank]ken!
Gego [blank]gen!
## Footnote
ken is if it ends in a vowel, gen if it ends in -m or -n (though -m becomes -n first!)
85
# Translate!
Gego anokiiken!
Don't work!
86
# Translate
Gego zingishingen!
Don't lay down!
87
What endings do you add to Gego +VTI to say "Let's not [blank!]
-sidaa (vowel)
-zidaa (consonant)
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# Aaniin ekidong
Let's not work! (In Ojibwemowin)
Anokiisidaa!
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# Aaniin ekidong
Let's not lay down. (In Ojibwemowin)
Hint: S/he lays down is Zingishin.
Zingishinzidaa.
