Learning Ojibwe: Gisinaa

From Chelsea Annette's book, "Discovering the Little Brothers"


  Gisinaa: It's cold
 
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Gisinaa agwajing noongom: It's cold outside today

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Learning Ojibwe: Giizhigoon

From Chelsea Annette's book, "Discovering the Little Brothers"


  Giizhigoon:  Days
 
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Biboong gwanaaj giizhigoon: In the winter are beautiful days!

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Learning Ojibwe: Giiwedinong

From Chelsea Annette's book, "Discovering the Little Brothers"


  Giiwedinong: in the direction of the north
 
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In "Little Brothers" the songbird, Nagamowin-bineshiinh, flies high in the sky, ishpiming, to the north, giiwedinong.

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Learning Ojibwe: Gii-Paapiwag

From Chelsea Annette's book, "Discovering the Little Brothers"

Gii-paapiwag: They laughed
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When Nagamowin-bineshiinh, the songbird, and his friend, the fox, Waagosh, played in the woods, noopiming, they laughed, gi-paapiwag. Listen

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Learning Ojibwe: Gichi-Manidoo and Asemaa

From Chelsea Annette's book, "Discovering the Little Brothers"


Gichi-Manidoo: Great Spirit
 
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In prayer, the Ojibwe offer the Great Spirit, Gichi-Manidoo, tobacco, asemaa.   

Asemaa is also offered to an elder or another person when asking for help.

Asemaa: tobacco

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Learning Ojibwe: Gichi

From Chelsea Annette's book, "Discovering the Little Brothers"


Gichi: great, big, or strong
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As in Gichi Gami, the Great Sea, also known as Lake Superior to many of us; and Gichi Manidoo, the Great Spirit.  In "Discovering the Little Brothers", the Sturgeon, Name, lives in a stream that flows to Gichi Game.


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Learning Ojibwe: Gi, Gid

From Chelsea Annette's book, "Discovering the Little Brothers"


Gi or Gid: different forms of "you"
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I

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Learning Ojibwe: Geget

From Chelsea Annette's book, "Discovering the Little Brothers"


Geget:  Definitely, for sure
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In "Little Brothers", the songbird, Nagamowin-bineshiinh, and his best friend, the fox, Waagosh, come to the waters edge where they see a huge sturgeon, Name. Nagamowin says Name must be the biggest fish in the world and Waagosh replies: "In these parts definitely, geget!

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Learning Ojibwe: Gayaashik

From Chelsea Annette's book, "Discovering the Little Brothers"


Gayaashik: Seagull

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In "Little Brothers", the songbird, Nagamowin-bineshiinh, marvels at how the seagull, Gayaashik, can live so closely to people, Anashinaabeg, by eating the food they throw away.

Learning Ojibwe: Gashkendam

From Chelsea Annette's book, "Discovering the Little Brothers"


Gashkendam: She/he is sad

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In "Discovering the Little Brothers", when Nagamowin-bineshiinh, the little songbird, can't find an empty tree, mitig, to make a nest, wadiswan, gashkendam, he is sad.

Learning Ojibwe: Gaawin

From Chelsea Annette's book, "Discovering The Little Brothers"

Gaawin: No

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Last time our word was "Eya", Ojibwe for Yes


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Learning Ojibwe: Eya'

From Chelsea Annette's book, "Discovering The Little Brothers"

Eya': Yes
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Learning Ojibwe: Dibikoon

From Chelsea Annette's new book, "Discovering The Little Brothers"

Dibikoon: Nights
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Learning Ojibwe: Chi

From Chelsea Annette's new book, "Discovering The Little Brothers"

Chi: Great
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"Chi" is an abbreviation of "gichi", as in Gichi-manidoo or Great Spirit; and Gichi-gami - Great Water or Great Lake, the Anishinaabe name for Lake Superior.

Learning Ojibwe: Boozhoo

From Chelsea Annette's new book, "Discovering The Little Brothers"

Boozhoo: Hello; Greetings


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Learning Ojibwe: Bineshiinh

From Chelsea Annette's new book, "Discovering The Little Brothers"

Bineshiinh: Bird(s)

In "Discovering The Little Brothers", nagamowin-bineshiinh, the songbird, looks for a mitig, tree, in which to build a nest. He has trouble because there is a shortage of mitoog, trees. . His friend, Waagosh, the fox, helps him, and along the way, nagamowin-bineshiinh meets other songbirds and animals including amik, the beaver, makwa, the bear, and name, the sturgeon.


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Learning Ojibwe: Awesiinhyag

From Chelsea Annette's new book, "Discovering The Little Brothers"

Awesiinhyag: Wild Animals

In "Discovering The Little Brothers" we learn many Ojibwe expressions for "Awesiinhyag", wild animals.


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Learning Ojibwe: Asemaa

From Chelsea Annette's new book, "Discovering the Little Brothers"

Asemaa: tobacco

Tobacco has quite a different meaning in Ojibwe culture. It's offered in prayer to Gichi-manidoo, the Great Spirit. And it's offered when asking for help from others.

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Learning Ojibwe: Anishinaabemowin

From Chelsea Annette's new book, "Discovering the Little Brothers"

Anishinaabemowin: Original Language

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Learning Ojibwe: Anishinaabeg

From Chelsea Annette's new book, "Discovering the Little Brothers"

Anishinaabeg: People, human beings

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