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Gindaaswin(ag), (Numbers)


Numbers are used often and it is good to learn them early and memorize them thoroughly.

  1. Nsostamokiiwans, To Understand Little Things, (Explanation)
  2. Ezhichigen, You Do It, (Practice)
  3. Gikendaan, You Know, (Summary)
 Nsostamokiiwans, To Understand Little Things, (Explanation)
0 kaa gego
1 bezhig
2 niizh
3 swi
4 niiwin
5 naanan
6 ingodwaaswi
7 niizhwaaswi
8 shwaaswi
9 zhaangwaaswi

10 midaaswi
11 midaaswi-shi-bezhig
12 midaaswi-shi-niizh
13 midaaswi-shi-swi
14 midaaswi-shi-niiwin
15 midaaswi-shi-naanan
16 midaaswi-shi-ingodwaaswi
17 midaaswi-shi-niizhwaaswi
18 midaaswi-shi-shwaaswi
19 midaaswi-shi-zhaangwaaswi

20 niizhtana
21 niizhtana-shi-bezhig
22 niizhtana-shi-niizh
23 niizhtana-shi-swi
24 niizhtana-shi-niiwin
25 niizhtana-shi-naanan
26 niizhtana-shi-ingodwaaswi
27 niizhtana-shi-niizhwaaswi
28 niizhtana-shi-shwaaswi
29 niizhtana-shi-zhaangwaaswi

30 nisimdana
40 niimdana
50 naanimdana
60 ingodwaasmidana
70 niizhwaasmidana
80 shwaasimdana
90 zhangsimdana
100 ingodwak

200 niizhwak
300 niswak
400 niiwak
500 naanwak
600 ingodwaaswak
700 niizhwaaswak
800 shwaaswak
900 zhangaaswak
1000 ingoding-daaswak
2000 niizhing-daaswak
Bezhig biinish niizhing-daaswak. One until two-thousand.

Gindaasan! One of you count.
Gindaasag maamwe! All of you count together.
Ndo'gindaas I am counting.
Gdo'gindaas You are counting.
Gindaas He/She is counting.
Ndo'maamwi gindaasmi We are all together counting.
Gdo'gindaasim Yous are counting.
Gindaaswag They are counting.

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 Ezhichigen, You Do It, (Practice)

Nindaan Gindaan
These Read

Wenesh ezhinikaazyin? What are you called?
(Name) nd'ezhinikaaz. (Name) I am called.
Giintaam midaaswi kwa gindaasan. Your turn ten to count.
Your turn to count to ten.
Nahow, midaaswi n'gaa kwa gindaas. Ok, ten I will to count.
Ok, I will count up to ten.
Wenesh ensa boonigiziyin? How many winters are you?
How old are you?
Ingodwak n'daa ensa boonigiz. 100 I am how many winters.
I am 100 years old.
Wenesh bishigenmaad gindaaswin? What you like it the number?
What is your favorite number?
Wenesh gigido-biiapkonsim ezhi-gindaaswin-kaadeg? What talking-metal little thing how the numbers are called?
What is your phone number?
Baamaa kaa wiindamooin ezhi-gindaaswin-kaadeg gigido-biiapkonsing. Later I will tell you how the numbers are called my phone on it.
I'll tell you my number later.
Nizhtana ensa dibaabaan giiwednong n'gii pizomi. Twenty many miles north we did drive.
Nisimdana-ashi-niizh ensa dibaabaan n'gii pizomi waabanong nikeye. Thirty-two many miles we drove eastern direction.
We drove thirty-two miles to the east.
Epangishimag ekwa ingodwaasmidina ensa dibaabaanagag nikeying gii bi njibaawag. To the west sixty many miles they came in the direction they came.
Niimdana ensa dibaabaan zhaawaanong nikeying ondenanse temigad Tecumse zhinkaade. Forty miles it is south little town is located Tecumse it is called.

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 Gikendaan, You Know, (Summary)

Nitaam gindaan gaagwejiminaa First read the question
Miidash chi-gijitoyin weweni chi-tkwetmaan Then really try carefully really answer
Miidash zhindaakendamaan Then check it

Gaagwejiminim 1: Kidon maanda Anishinaabemowin: 235
Tkwetaan 1: Niizhwak-shi-nisimdana-shi-naanan

Gaagwejiminim 2: Kidon gondag gindaaswinag Anishinaabemyin: 1, 0, 99
Tkwetaan 2: bezhig, kaa-gego, zhaangsimidana-shi-zhaangwaaswi

Gaagwejiminim 3: Kidon niiwin nikeying.
Tkwetaan 3: giiwednong, waabanong, zhaawaanong, epangishimag

Gaagwejiminim 4: Wenesh ezhikidang: 777
Tkwetaan 4: Niizhwaaswak-shi-niizhwaasmidana-shi-niizhwaaswi

Gaagwejiminim 5: Kidon maanda Anishinaabemowin: We are all counting together.
Tkwetaan 5: Ndo'maamwi gindaasmi.
maage
Maamwi ndo'gindaasmi.
maage
Ndo'gindaasmi maamwi.

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