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  • Members: 1285
  • Category: Native American
  • Founded: Jul 8, 2002
  • Language: English
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4 OJIBWE WORDS OF THE DAY
bizaan - be quiet, gidoombiigiz - you're noisy, ahaw - ok, mii gwech - thanks
Boozhoo. We are here to learn, teach, and speak the Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Ojibway, Chippewa, Chippeway, Anishinaabe language.

Ojibwemowin Zagaswe'idiwin (Ojibwe Language Society) is dedicated to the revitalization and preservation of the Ojibwe language.

Our Language group here has a long history. It was originally created by the members of the Int'l Falls chapter of the Ojibwe Language Society on April 25th 2001.

Everyone interested in the Ojibwe Language is welcome.

OLSM NEWS Visit a live language table @ Lac Courte Oreilles Mondays 5-7 p.m. at the LCO Tribal College and @ The Fond du Lac Tribal Community Center Tuesdays from 5-8pm.


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THE REVITALIZATION OF THE NISHNAABEMWIN LANGUAGE PROJECT

Click Here for the Ojibwe Language Dictionary

by Guy Gambill and weshki

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Re: KIJIKISAWKWE and Kodje
I agree that =kwe don't *always* indicate "woman/lady" but you need to look at the word/name as a whole to determine if you're looking at is the =kwe meaning
Posted - Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:57 pm
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very helpful miigwetch!! To: OjibweLanguageSocietyMiinawaa@yahoogroups.com From: cjlippert@... Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:24:59 +0000 Subject:
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Re: Ojibwe word for "law"
That really depends on the focus of the "law" you're speaking about. * /onasho=/ words deal with the idea of issuance * /onaako=/ words deal with the idea of
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Re: WORD TRANSLATION
naazikodaadiwigamig: meeting-house (naw-zikko-daw-diwwy-gummick) naazikodaadiwigaan: meeting-lodge (naw-zikko-daw-diwwy-gone) In both cases "meeting" can also
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Re: Ojibwe word for "law"
... Stephanie, I have two Ojibwe words for law. One is Onahshowewin and the other is Onaahkonikewin I hope this helps. Makade Nimkii.
Posted - Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:29 am
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