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Apr 16, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 16
S01 E15 Ten More Conjugations! Here is the Study Sheet with all the Conjugations in one place:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1512pHiMT_RGts-NCV8iqNDJfx0KYBZ-qhs09KVKfq8I/edit?usp=sharing Refresher words:Gisinaa vii: It is coldAte vii: It is in a certain placeNoondaagwad vii it is heardGimiwan vii it is rainingAwanibiisaa vii It is SprinklingAgoode vii: It is hangingWaaseyaa: vii It is sunnyMichaa: vii It is big.Giizhiitaa: vii it is done, it is readyOnizhishin: vii it is niceWese’an: vii The...
Mar 06, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 15
S01 E14 Ten Conjugations Part 1! Here is the Study Sheet with all the Conjugations in one place:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1512pHiMT_RGts-NCV8iqNDJfx0KYBZ-qhs09KVKfq8I/edit?usp=sharing Gaawiin OnizhishinzinoonIt isn’t pretty. Apegish Minogiizhigak WaabangHopefully it is a nice day Tomorrow. Gisinaamagad ina?Is it cold? Giishpin waaseyaamagak gaawiin daa-zoogiponzinoonIf it is sunny it should not snow. Aaniindi waa-nooding waabang?Where will it be windy tomorrow? Gii-kimiwan ina?Did it ra...
Feb 28, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 14
S01 E13 VII Conclusion Here is the Study Sheet with all the Conjugations in one place:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1512pHiMT_RGts-NCV8iqNDJfx0KYBZ-qhs09KVKfq8I/edit?usp=sharing Refresher words:Gisinaa vii: It is coldAte vii: It is in a certain placeNoondaagwad vii it is heardGimiwan vii it is rainingAwanibiisaa vii It is SprinklingAgoode vii: It is hangingWaaseyaa: vii It is sunnyMichaa: vii It is big.Giizhiitaa: vii it is done, it is readyOnizhishin: vii it is niceWese’an: vii There is a ...
Feb 21, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 13
S01 E12 C Form, Participle, What where When HowParticiple Formation is B:Form Conjugation and Initial vowel change, we call this C: FormSo: Bimisemagad: vii it is flying turns into Bemisemagak that which flies.To pluralize it, add -in to the ending so:Bemisemagakin: Planes Question Words Aaniin: what is it?/ How is it?Aaniindi: Where is it?Aaniish apii: When is it?Awegonen: What is it? Initial Vowel Change:A —> EAA —>AYAAE —> AYEI —> EII —>AAO —> WEOO —> WAA Refresher words:...
Feb 14, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 12
S01 E11 B-Form Introducers and 5 W QuestionsRefresher words:Gisinaa vii: It is coldAte vii: It is in a certain placeNoondaagwad vii it is heardGimiwan vii it is rainingAwanibiisaa vii It is SprinklingAgoode vii: It is hangingWaaseyaa: vii It is sunnyMichaa: vii It is big.Giizhiitaa: vii it is done, it is readyOnizhishin: vii it is niceWese’an: vii There is a tornadoNoodin: vii It is windyGashkawan: vii there is a thick fogBiinad: vii it is cleanNiiskaadad: vii there is bad weatherMinose: vii it ...
Feb 07, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 11
S01 E10 B-Form Negation -sinok -zinok In B form you don’t use a Gaawiin for negation, it is just built into the conjugation. There are slight differences between the 3 verb endings, but as usual their is a recognizable pattern:VII with Vowel Ending: Add sinok to endingAgoode: Agoode + sinok Agoodesinok: When they aren’t hanging…VII with D Ending: -d add sinok to endingNoondaagwad: Noondaagwa-d + sinok: Noondaagwasinok: When it isn’t heard…VII with an N Ending: add zinok to endingNoodin: Noodin+z...
Jan 31, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 10
S01 E09 B-Form Singular and PluralB-form or Dependent form (also known as Conjunct) is a useful way in Ojibwe to make more complex ideas, where one word in your sentence is dependent on something else to make a complete thought. This is achieved in VII’s by either getting rid of the d at the end of the verb, or adding a g. Note that this is the same for singular and plural.So: Aabadad: Aabadad+k Aabadak: When/as it is used… Zoogipon: Zoogipon+g Zoogipong: When it is snowing…Gisinaa: Gisinaa+g Gi...
Jan 24, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 9
S01 E08 A- Form Conjugation refresher Here is a link to a google doc I have made for the class so far that you can download and open on your own:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XS4qAEe9A-nKgUyi74q_FSu6zckXtvZY9exnEnG025w/edit?usp=sharing For quick reference to all these Conjugations I have always found the Table at the Back of the Articles of Oshkaabewis Native journal to be helpful.I make one for myself omitting an example word, and just having the conjugation components. For you though, es...
Jan 19, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 8
S01 E07 Tenses Gii, Wii, Da, DaaTo change the time an event takes place with VIIs (and all other verb groups) add prefixes to the verb. Gii-, Wii-, da-, daa-. Gii- is the past tense prefix. Ate (it is in a certain place) becomes Gii-ate (It was in a certain place) Wii- is the desiritive future tense, translated as will or want to, so:Waaseyaamagad (it is sunny) becomes Wii-waaseyaamagad (it will be sunny) Da- is the future tense marker in the even is certain to happen so:Gisinaamagad (it is cold...
Jan 17, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 7
S01 E06 Yes or No Questions Na Ina To make a yes or no question add na or ina as the second word in your sentence. I tend to use ina if the proceeding word ended in a consonant, and na if it ended in a vowel, but you don’t have to worry about that. Some speakers only ever say na, and some always say ina. So: Gimiwan ina? Is it raining?Noodin ina? Is it windy?Waaseayaa na? Is it sunny?You can respond with Eya’ or enh to say yes, and Gaawiin (followed by our conjugations for negative statements). ...
Jan 10, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Episode 05 VII Negation and Pluralization: Zinoonin sinoonin Pluralizing negatives with VIIs is simple, do everything as we did to negate it, and then add in to the end.So Michaa (It is big) becomes Gaawiin Michaasinoonin (they are not big).Agoodemagad (It is hanging) becomes Gaawiin Agoodemagasinoonin (They are not hanging)Onizhishin (It is nice) becomes Gaawiin Onizhishinzinoonin (They are not nice) VIIs this episode: Refresher words:Gisinaa vii: It is coldAte vii: It is in a certain placeNoon...
Jan 03, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Episode 4: Negation Gaawiin —-sinoon -zinoon This week we begin negating VIIS!There are very slight differences technically to how we conjugate these verbs based on the ending of their root form. The three endings are Vowel endings, N Endings and D endings. All three begin with a Gaawiin though:If the VII Ends in an N, Begin with a gaawiin, then the verb and add zinoon to the end of it.So Onzhishin (It is nice) becomes Gaawiin Onzhishinzinoon (It is not nice)If the VII Ends with a D, Begin with ...
Dec 27, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Episode 03: VII pluralization If a VII ends in a vowel, to pluralize it add -wan, so Ate (It is in a certain place) becomes Atewan (they are in a certain place).If a VII ends in a consonant, to pluralize it add -oon to the end of the verb to pluralize it, so Agoodemagad (it is hanging) becomes Agoodemagadoon (they are hanging). VII’s Refresher words:Gisinaa vii: It is coldAte vii: It is in a certain placeNoondaagwad vii it is heardGimiwan vii it is rainingAwanibiisaa vii It is SprinklingAgoode v...
Dec 20, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Magad can be added to the end of a Verb that is Animate and Intransitive (VAI) into a verb that is Intranistive and Inanimate (VII).Which is to say it makes a verb that would be about an animate object about an inanimate object. So Wiisinii: vai wiin is eating becomesWiisiniimagad: vii it is eating You can find the thread of discussion on this link from the Ojibwe Language Table facebook group:https://tinyurl.com/Ojibwemagad Here is a link to Charles Lippert’s excellent online dictionary:https:/...
Dec 18, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Episode Two: VII Extension -magad This week's episode doesn't exactly cover a "Conjugation" but an extension. VIIs which end in a vowel can be said as is, or with magad added to the ending, which does not change the meaning of the word at all. It only elongates it. So: Gisinaa becomes Gisinaamagad and they both mean it is cold. VIIs Covered in this Episode: Refresher Words:Gisinaa vii: It is coldGisinaamagad vii: it is ColdAte vii: It is in a certain placeAtemagad vii: it is in a certain placeNo...
Dec 13, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Ojibwemodaa Podcast: Episode 1: VII IntroductionsSome Great Online Resources for Learning Minnesota Ojibwe:https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/ I highly recommend Wendy Makoons Genius’s Ojibwe classes at UW Eau Claire, which she makes available online to everyone:https://www.uwec.edu/academics/college-arts-sciences/departments-programs/languages/academic-offerings/online-ojibwe-language-program/ I’ll be reading from and referring back to the Oshkaabewis Native Journal Volume 4 No. 1. The article about VI...
Dec 10, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 1
