VTI Niinawind+ (Year 2, Weeks 4-5) Flashcards
if -endam signifies a VAI, what signifies a VTI?
How would you make Minwendam a VTI?
-endan (often you can just change it to create a VTI)
Minwendan.
If Nidaabajitoon nizid means “I use my foot,” how would you say “I use my feet”?
Nidaabajitoonan nizidan.
If Nidaabajitoomin nizidinaan means “We (not you) use our foot,” how would you say “We (not you) use our feet”?
Nidaabajitoomin nizidinaanin.
no -an after -min because it’s “too strong”
If Gidaabajitoonan gizidan means “You use your feet,” how would you say “You use your foot?”
What would the above sentence be for giinawind, or we (all)? (“We all use our feet?)
Gidaabajitoon gizid.
Gidaabajitoomin gizidinaanin, “We (all) use our feet?”
If Gidaabajitoonaawaa gizidiwaa means, “Y’all use your foot,” how would you say, “Y’all use your feet”?
Gidaabajitoonaawaan gizidiwaan.
Aaniin ekidong
- S/he uses h/ foot
- S/he uses h/ feet
- Odaabajitoon ozid.
- Odaabajitoonan ozidan.
If Odaabajitonaawaa ozid means “They (pl) use their foot,” how woudl you say, “They use their feet”?
Odaabajitoonaawaan ozidiwan.
If Odaabajitoonini ozidini means “4p uses their foot,” how would you say “4p uses their feet?”
Trick question, it remains the same in 4p for plural
Aaniin ekidong:
- I’m doing it!
- I’m doing those things.
- We (not you) are doing it.
- We (not you) are doing those things.
What is the VTI “Do it”?
- Nidoodaan.
- Nidoodaanan.
- Nidoodaamin.
- Nidoodaamin.
Doodan.
Aaniin ekidong:
- You’re doing it.
- You’re doing those things.
- We all are doing it.
- We all are doing those things.
- Y’all are doing it.
- Y’all are doing those things.
What is the VTI “Do it”?
- Gidoodaan.
- Gidoodaanan.
- Gidoodaamin.
- Gidoodaamin.
- Gidoodaanaawaa.
- Gidoodaanaawaan.
Doodan.
Aaniin ekidong:
- S/he is doing it.
- S/he is doing those things.
- They (pl) are doing it.
- They (pl) are doing those things.
- 4p is doing it.
- 4p is doing those things.
What is the VTI “Do it”?
- Odoodaan.
- Odoodaanan.
- Odoodaanaawaa.
- Odoodaanaawaan.
- Odoodaanini.
- Odoodaanini.
Doodan.
Aaniin Ekidong:
- I’m going to go get it.
- We (not you) are going to go get it.
- You’re going to go get it.
- We all are going to go get it.
- Y’all are going to go get it.
- S/he is going to go get it.
- They (pl) are going to go get it.
- 4p is going to go get it.
What VTI means “Go get it”?
- Ninaadin
- Ninaadimin
- Ginaadin
- Ginaadimin
- Ginaadinaawaa
- Onaadin
- Onaadinaawaa
- Onaadinini
Naadin
Aaniin Ekidong:
- I’m going to go get them (gegoo).
- We (not you) are going to go get them (gegoo).
- You’re going to go get them (gegoo).
- We all are going to go get them (gegoo).
- Y’all are going to go get them (gegoo).
- S/he is going to go get them (gegoo).
- They (pl) are going to go get them (gegoo).
- 4p is going to go get them (gegoo).
What VTI means “Go get it”?
- Ninaadinan
- Ninaadimin
- Ginaadinan
- Ginaadimin
- Ginaadinaawaan
- Onaadinan
- Onaadinaawaan
- Onaadinini
Naadin
Aaniin ekidong:
- I eat it all up.
- I eat them (gegoo) all up.
- We (not you) eat it all up.
- We (not you) eat them (gegoo) all up.
What VTI means “Eat it all up”?
- Nigidaan.
- Nigidaanan.
- Nigidaanaamin.
- Nigidaanaamin.
Gidaan
Aaniin ekidong:
- You eat it all up.
- You eat them (gegoo) all up.
- We all eat it up.
- We all eat them (gegoo) all up.
- Y’all eat it up.
- U’all eat them (gegoo) all up.
What VTI means “Eat it all up”?
- Gigidaan.
- Gigidaanan.
- Gigidaamin.
- Gigidaamin.
- Gigidaanaawaa.
- Gigidaanaawaan.
Gidaan.
Aaniin ekidong:
- S/he eats it all up.
- S/he eats them (gegoo) all up.
- They (pl) eat it all up.
- They (pl) eat them (gegoo) all up.
- 4p eats it all up.
- 4p eats them (gegoo) all up.
What VTI emans “Eat it all up”?
- Ogidaan.
- Ogidaanan.
- Ogidaanaawaa.
- Ogidaanaawaan.
- Ogidaanini.
- Ogidaanini.
Gidaan.
If Nagamo means “S/he sings,” what do these gegoo nouns mean?
- nagamowin
- nagamon
- music
- a song
What is one root ending can you add to a verb to make it a “final” noun?
Demonstrate using:
1. Ojibwemo. “S/he speaks Ojibwe.”
2. Inwe. “S/he speaks a certain language.”
-win
- Ojibwemowin. “Ojibwe language.”
- Inwewin. “Language.”
If Manoominike is the VAI “S/he goes ricing,” what ending root would you add to say the noun “ricing”?
-win
Manoominikewin
If Apabi is the VAI “S/he sits on something,” what is the inanimate noun “chair”?
apabiwin
What is another ending root can you add to a verb to make it a “final” noun?
Demonstrate using Baashkizige, “S/he shoots a gun.” How would you say “gun”?
-an
baashkizigan
Translate
Nibizindaamin nagamonan.
What “person” is this in? Is it singular or plural?
We are listening to the songs.
Niinawind, plural
Translate
- omaa
- imaa
- iwidi
- here
- there
- over there
Translate
- onow
- iniw
- iniwedin
- these ones
- those ones
- those ones over there
If you add “iniw” to the sentence below, how does the meaning change?
Nibizindaamin (iniw) nagamonan.
What about onow?
We are listening to THE songs becomes we are listening to THOSE songs.
THESE songs
Translate
- Giminotaanaawaa ina o’ow nagamon?
- Giminotaanaawaa ina nagamon?
What “person” is this in? Is it singular or plural?
Do y’all like this song?
Do y’all like a song?
Giinawaa, singular
Translate
- o’ow nagamon
- i’iw nagamon
- iwedinagamon
- this song
- that song
- that song over there
What construction allows you to turn a VAI (no object) into a VTI (has object)?
Can you do it using Minikwe, “S/he drinks”? How would you say “S/he drinks it?”
How about for Adaawe “S/he buys”?
Add -n
Minikwe. = VAI
Minikwen. = VTI
Adaawen