Ojibwemodaa Podcast
This is a mostly weekly podcast where I talk about one conjugation of an Ojibwe verb per episode, in Minnesota Dialect. Start with the oldest episode first.
Episodes
April 16, 2022 • 6 mins
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March 6, 2022 • 26 mins
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.Giiz...
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February 28, 2022 • 11 mins
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.
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February 21, 2022 • 28 mins
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: ...
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February 14, 2022 • 35 mins
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?
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February 7, 2022 • 23 mins
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 fog...
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January 31, 2022 • 14 mins
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: Wh...
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January 24, 2022 • 17 mins
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...
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January 19, 2022 • 16 mins
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...
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January 17, 2022 • 29 mins
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 fut...
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January 10, 2022 • 17 mins
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 sa...
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January 3, 2022 • 14 mins
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:
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December 27, 2021 • 22 mins
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 G...
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December 20, 2021 • 19 mins
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 vi...
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December 18, 2021 • 6 mins
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/Ojibw...
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December 13, 2021 • 8 mins
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 ...
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December 10, 2021 • 17 mins
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 referr...
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