Aaniin niiji. I just bought a dictionary by John Nichols/Earl Nyholm titled "A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe", and I'm sure there are many other...
Enh, "Manidoo Giizisoons" is "little Spirit-moon" or "Spirit Little-moon", but not "Little-spirit Moon" (which would be "Manidoons Giizis") Other similar words...
Hallo, Kees, Be careful of how you spell words: you wrote "blue" as a French word; you should be aware that this word does not exist in French. I'm sure you...
Aaniish naa, niijii Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. I know what you mean; and sometimes, even relatives can't help as much as we'd like. We find...
Boozhoo, Makoonce Ikwe, Remember KISS--Keep it Simple and Straighforward: 1), give a greeting in a polite, friendly and, if appropriate, reverant manner; 2),...
Hieroglyphs is a bit of a archaic term for our pictographs. Pictographs were used by our ancestors as a means of recording our traditions, customs and...
According to Ojibwe Word Lists (Rick Gresczyk & Margaret Sayers): Blue = Ozhaawaashkwaa Although these are basic colors: ozaawaa / ozaawizi can also be brown...
Aaniin! I'm just a beginner, but my dictionary shows it meaning "December". The months, or moon cycles, were usually named after something special that occured...
Aaniin niijii: If you click on the banner at the top of the main page that says: Click Here for the Ojibwe Language Dictionary [Freelang Dictionaries] by Guy...
I have heard elders who knew little of their language. they introduced them selfs name and clan or just where they were from then asked forgiveness from...
Boozhoo, The other day, as I was driving home from work, a word popped in my head. I can't explain where it came from, it just somehow appeared to me. While I...
An excellent source for ansihinaabemowin diba'akiiwin (Ojibwe language math) is located at the following site: http://www.paulbunyan.net/ojibwemath/Index.htm I...
... The similarity is incidental. The ending for animate verbs "-izi" has an inanimate counterpart "-ad" as in "ningiimoodizi", I am mysterious, versus...
John, I am outside of Chicago,in Arlington Hts, do you pow-wow?? Martin Stompingelk ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired...
The word sounds like it ought to be a "weasle". Depending on where you are the words for "weasle" are: * zhingwis(ag) - Odawa * zhingosh(ag) - Plains *...
Non-Indians help youth find Ojibwa roots TheStar.com - News - Non-Indians help youth find Ojibwa roots Identity found in intense bush survival program April...
I actually work in BG. across the street from the HS. I do from time to time and amstill getting my regalia together. I have been concentrating on the lodge...
I actually work in BG. across the street from the HS. I do from time to time and amstill getting my regalia together. I have been concentrating on the lodge...
Boozhoo Qorach, Miigwech for the translation. I saw my Anishinabemowin teacher yesterday and told her and she burst into laughter and told me that it meant...
Maybe we could get together. we are having a lodge this Saturday, you would be welcome as my guest. do you belong to Midwest soarring?? there is a big pow-wow...
That is a really good dictionary. My cousin has it and it has been very useful in translating things. Be sure to read the beginning part on how to use the...
I have to work saturday during the day until 6pm. I definitely would like to go to starved rock to see the pow wow.... The lodge I belong to is based up in...
I have that book! I just reread it. It's funny how you know of something, but it doesn't affect you until much later. Some good stuff in there, although...
A pow wow at Starved Rock would be amazing. I went there several times as a child, but only for family trips. I don't live in Illinois any longer so attending...
There was a pow-wow heald ther a long time ago by the [[ hines] spelling? that is no more/ if you get the flyer there grandchildren are on it, the head male...
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