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Pronunciation

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English Anishinaabemowin
How you people speak. Waa ezhi kiidiyeg Anishinaabemowin
Learn how to say them. Kendaamag waa zhi kiidyeg
1) Come here. Maa jaan maam pii
Maajaan maampii
2) Here (right here) go. (command) Maam pii bi izhaan.
Maampii bizhaan.
3) Leave it alone. Geg wa ba men dige.
Gegwa bamendige.
4) You are jealous. G'zhaa enj ige.
G'zhaaenjige.
English Anishinaabemowin
5) Don't Geg wa shki naa (women's) Bon taan (men's)
Gegwa shkinaa (women's) Bontaan (men's)
6) Oh my! A shish maaj ii! (women's) Shtaa ta haa! (men's)
Ashiishmaajii! (women's) Shtaatahaa! (men's)
7) What time is it? (by the clock) Aa niish en sa dibag neg?
Aaniish ensa dibagneg?
8) What time is it? / How many miles? Wen esh e pii chaak?
Wenesh epiichaak?
English Anishinaabemowin
9) How many miles? Wen esh en sa dibaa baan eg?
Wenesh ensa dibaabaaneg?
10) He/She is feeling good. Mi nen dam.
Minendam.
11) I am stepping outside. Zagaji gaa bo yaanh. Zagajigaaboyaanh.
12) We are hungry. N' bak de mi.
N'bakdemi.
English Anishinaabemowin
13) By the river Jigi zii biing.
Jigiziibiing.
14) Swamp Mskwaa sinii 'ing.
Mskwaasinii'ing.
15) Forest Meg wem ta gwake.
Megwemtagwake.
16) Two white (as a verb) mice. Niizh waab shki waabaganoo jiinh ig.
Niizh waabshkiwaabaganoojiinhig.
Giishpin gwa pane anishinaabemoying...Ingoding gwa giishigag kina kaa Anishinaabemowin. If we all speak Anishinaabemowin...one day everyone will speak Anishinaabemowin
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