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Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Small Lesson - Marriage/Relationships

Learn some Anishinaabek dating words: 
Kwiidige-maagan na? (Are you married?)
Enh! niwiidige maagan (Yes I am married)
Ka. Gawiin niwiidige-maagnisii. (No I am not married)
Aaniish waa-dootaman? (What do you want to do?)
Niwii-niim-sa. (I want to dance)
Gi-wii-wiijiw na? (Do you want to go out with me?)

  

Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Little Lesson

Kwii is future tense
Example:
Kwii-wiisin na? Do you want to eat?
Kwii-wiisin. You will eat
Kwii-nbaa. You will sleep
Kwii-kinoomaage nongo-naakshig -You will teach this evening.
 
Kii-is past tense
Example:
Kii-wiisin na? Did you eat?
Kii-wiisin-You ate
Kiinbaa-you slept
 
Now in this case the "I" drops. You are familiar hearing from your parents "wiisini(n)
that "n" at the end of this word is what makes it a command.
 
Example:
Wiisini(n) EAT
Nbaa(n) SLEEP
Zhaa(n) GO
etc.
 
As I was saying with the "I", the word wiisini means He/she is eating
then the "I" drops in other instances. (Also this happens to the "o")

Example:
Ndi-wiisin-I am eating
Gdi-wiisin-you are eating
 
Giigido-he/she is talking/speaking
Ndi-giigid-I am speaking/talking
Gdi-giigid-You are speaking/talking
 
Bigizo-to swim/he/she is swimming
Ndi-bigiz-I am swimming
etc
 
There! here is your mini lesson! - See you on April 9!
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