anishinaabewi

Ojibwe

Etymology

From anishinaabe +‎ -wi (“s/he is”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌnɪʃʰɪnɑːbeːwɪwɪn/

Verb

anishinaabewi (animate intransitive)

  1. s/he is an Anishinaabe
    1. (specifically) s/he is an Ojibwe
  2. s/he is a Native American, Indian (in contrast to a non-native)
  3. s/he is a human (in contrast to a non-human)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of anishinaabewi
Independent positive negative
1st person (1s) Niin nindanishinaabew nindanishinaabewisii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin gidanishinaabew gidanishinaabewisii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin anishinaabewi anishinaabewisii(n)
Obviative (3') anishinaabewiwan anishinaabewisiiwan
Indefinite (X) anishinaabewim anishinaabewisiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind nindanishinaabewimin nindanishinaabewisiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind gidanishinaabewimin gidanishinaabewisiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa gidanishinaabewim gidanishinaabewisiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa anishinaabewiwag anishinaabewisiiwag
Conjunct positive negative
1st person (1s) Niin anishinaabewiyaan anishinaabewisiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin anishinaabewiyan/anishinaabewiyin anishinaabewisiwan/anishinaabewisiwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin anishinaabewid anishinaabewisig
Obviative (3') anishinaabewinid anishinaabewisinid/anishinaabewisinig
Indefinite (X) anishinaabewing anishinaabewising
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind anishinaabewiyaang anishinaabewisiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind anishinaabewiyang/anishinaabewiying anishinaabewisiwang/anishinaabewisiwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa anishinaabewiyeg anishinaabewisiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa anishinaabewiwaad anishinaabewisiwaad

Derived terms

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “anishinaabewi”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota
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