Embracing Gratitude: An Exploration of Ojibwe Language Patterns

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MIIGWECH
 
Expressing Gratitude & Using
Grammar Patterns
 
NOONGOM
 
Waa-izhichigeying
 
Waking Up Ojibwe
Anishinaabemodaa
Introductions
Expressing Gratitude
vii & vai
vti & inanimate nouns
vta & animate nouns
Using the Patterns
 
WHY GRATITUDE IS IMPORTANT
 
 
It is important for us to remember to
express gratitude for everything. We
can be thankful for waking up in the
morning, for someone helping us, for
food from the land, and so many other
things.
 
The language around expressing
gratitude can be simple or complicated.
Today we will focus on the grammar
patterns that allow us to express simple
gratefulness.
ANISHINAABEMOWIN VERB FORMS
 
USING THE OJIBWE PEOPLE’S DICTIONARY
 
1.
Go to 
https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/
2.
Type in your word and select
Search in Ojibwe or Search in
English
3.
Choose the needed verb based on
the denotations in the gray circles
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VERB INANIMATE INTRANSITIVE &
VERB ANIMATE INTRANSITIVE
 
vii & vai
 
vii
 
 
 
These types of verbs describe a state of being. They
can relate to an object or an abstract notion. Some
examples are:
 
gakakaa – it is square
 
gimiwan – it is raining
 
ozaawaa – it is yellow
 
zaagaate – it shines, sun comes up or out
 
dibikad – it is night
 
dakiigamin – it is cold (liquid)
 
vai
 
 
 
These types of verbs describe an action being
done by someone. The main verb form is always in
third person singular to start and has to be
conjugated to change. Some examples are:
 
miigwechiwendam – s/he is thankful, grateful
 
bimose – s/he is walking
 
namadabi – s/he is sitting
 
giiyose – s/he is hunting
 
 
ni
miigwechiwendam
 – I am grateful
gi
miigwechiwendam
 – you are grateful
miigwechiwendam
 – s/he is grateful
ni
miigwechiwenda
a
m
in – we are grateful 
(not including the one spoken to)
gi
miigwechiwenda
a
m
in – we are grateful 
(including the one spoken to)
gi
miigwechiwenda
a
m
 – you all are grateful
miigwechiwendam
oog – they are grateful
 
A Form conjugations of miigwechiwendam
 
ni
miigwechiwendam
 ina? – Am I grateful?
gi
miigwechiwendam
 ina? – Are you grateful?
miigwechiwendam
 ina? – Is s/he grateful?
ni
miigwechiwenda
a
m
in ina? – Are we grateful? 
(not including the one spoken to)
gi
miigwechiwenda
a
m
in ina? – Are we grateful? 
(including the one spoken to)
gi
miigwechiwenda
a
m
 ina? – Are you all grateful?
miigwechiwendam
oog ina? – Are they grateful?
 
A Form Yes/No Questions of miigwechiwendam
 
Asking a yes/no question:
 Use 
ina
 when the preceding word ends in a consonant and use 
na
 when the preceding word ends
in a vowel. You can only put ina/na in the second position of a sentence – it is always the second word.
 
Aaniin dash wenji-
miigwechiwendam
an? – Why are you thankful?
Let’s express gratitude for different types of weather which are vii type
verbs.
Pattern:
 
Ni
miigwechiwendam
 ___________g/k.
  
Ni
miigwechiwendam
 
gimiwan
g.
  
Ni
miigwechiwendam
 
zoogipon
g.
  
Ni
miigwechiwendam
 
awanibiisaamaga
k.
  
Ni
miigwechiwendam
 
zaagaate
g.
 
A Form of miigwechiwendam with B Form vii
 
GOJITOON - TRY IT
 
1.
Gi
miigwechiwendam
 ina?
Are you grateful?
2.
Ni
miigwechiwendam
.
I am grateful.
3.
Aaniin dash wenji-
miigwechiwendam
an?
Why are you grateful?
4.
Ni
miigwechiwendam
 gii-
kimiwan
g noongom.
I am grateful that it was 
raining
 today.
 
Aaniin dash wenji-
miigwechiwendam
an? – Why are you thankful?
Let’s express gratitude for different activities that we did today.
Pattern:
 
Ni
miigwechiwendam
 gii-___________yaan/aan.
  
Ni
miigwechiwendam
 gii-
koshkozi
yaan.
  
Ni
miigwechiwendam
 gii-
wiisini
yaan.
  
Ni
miigwechiwendam
 gii-
anishinaabemo
yaan.
  
Ni
miigwechiwendam
 gii-
jiikendam
aan.
 
A Form of miigwechiwendam with B Form vai
 
GOJITOON - TRY IT
 
1.
Gi
miigwechiwendam
 ina?
Are you grateful?
2.
Ni
miigwechiwendam
.
I am grateful.
3.
Aaniin dash wenji-
miigwechiwendam
an?
Why are you grateful?
4.
Ni
miigwechiwendam
 gii-
biijibizo
yaan noongom.
I am grateful that I 
drove here
 today.
5.
Giin dash? Aaniin dash wenji-
miigwechiwendam
an noongom?
And you? Why are you grateful today?
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VERB TRANSITIVE INANIMATE
 
vti
 
vti
 
 
 
These types of verbs describe an action
someone is doing to something inanimate. The
main verb has to be conjugated in order to
know who is doing the action. Some examples
are:
miigwechiwendan – be thankful, be grateful for it
mikan – find it
aabajitoon – use it
miijin – eat it
 
 
ni
miigwechiwenda
a
n
[an] – I am grateful for it [them]
gi
miigwechiwenda
a
n
[an] – you are grateful for it [them]
o
miigwechiwenda
a
n
[an] – s/he is grateful for it [them]
ni
miigwechiwenda
amin – we are grateful for it/them 
(not including the one spoken to)
gi
miigwechiwenda
amin – we are grateful for it/them 
(including the one spoken to)
gi
miigwechiwenda
anaawaa[n] – you all are grateful for it [them]
o
miigwechiwenda
anaawaa[n] – they are grateful for it [them]
 
A Form conjugations of miigwechiwendan
 
ni
miigwechiwenda
a
n
[an] ina? – Am I grateful for it [them]?
gi
miigwechiwenda
a
n
[an] ina? – Are you grateful for it [them]?
o
miigwechiwenda
a
n
[an] ina? – Is s/he grateful?
ni
miigwechiwenda
a
m
in ina? – Are we grateful for it/them? 
(not including the one spoken to)
gi
miigwechiwenda
a
m
in ina? – Are we grateful for it/them? 
(including the one spoken to)
gi
miigwechiwenda
anaawaa[n] ina? – Are you all grateful for it [them]?
o
miigwechiwenda
anaawaa[n] ina? – Are they grateful for it [them]?
 
A Form Yes/No Questions of miigwechiwendan
 
Asking a yes/no question:
 Use 
ina
 when the preceding word ends in a consonant and use 
na
 when the preceding word ends
in a vowel. You can only put ina/na in the second position of a sentence – it is always the second word.
ANISHINAABEMOWIN NOUNS
 
ikwe
 
ikwewag
 
makak
 
makakoon
 
USE THE OJIBWE PEOPLE’S DICTIONARY
 
1.
Go to 
https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/
2.
Type in your word and select Search in Ojibwe
or Search in English
3.
Choose the needed noun based on the
denotations in the gray circles
 
Border Lakes dialect indicator
This means it’s more likely to be
used in our area!
 
Nancy Jones does a lot of
recording for this dictionary and is
great to listen to when her words
are available!
 
sg - singular (one item)
pl - plural (more than one item)
dim - diminutive (small)
loc - locative (location)
 
MORE ABOUT NOUNS
 
 
The animate/inanimate dichotomy was created by linguists to classify nouns in
Anishinaabemowin. It 
does not
 mean something is alive/dead.
 
This dichotomy is not necessarily always reflective of Anishinaabe worldview. Learning
this dichotomy allows us to understand how the nouns function with verbs.
 
 
Nouns can also be turned into diminutives, made smaller i.e. ikwe > ikwezens,
       
            makak > makakoons
 
Nouns can also be turned into locatives, made locations i.e. makak > makakong
 
ni
miigwechiwenda
a
n
 
nibi
 – I am grateful for 
water
gi
miigwechiwenda
a
nan 
ziinzibaakwadoonsan
  – you are grateful for 
candies
o
miigwechiwenda
a
n
 
mino-bimaadiziwin
 – s/he is grateful for 
the good life
ni
miigwechiwenda
amin 
gaapii
 – we are grateful for 
coffee
gi
miigwechiwenda
amin 
miijim
 – we are grateful for 
food
gi
miigwechiwenda
anaawaan 
mazina’iganan
 – you all are grateful for 
books
o
miigwechiwenda
anaawaan 
waabigwaniin
 – they are grateful for 
flowers
 
A Form conjugations of miigwechiwendan
with Inanimate Nouns (
ni
)
 
Wegonen dash 
miigwechiwendam
an? – What are you grateful for?
Let’s express gratitude for different things we like. Remember they must be
inanimate nouns (
ni
)
Pattern:
 
Ni
miigwechiwenda
a
n
 ___________.
 
    (singular)
  
Ni
miigwechiwenda
a
n
an ___________.    (plural)
  
Ni
miigwechiwenda
a
n 
nibi
.
  
Ni
miigwechiwenda
a
n
 
miijim
.
  
Ni
miigwechiwenda
a
n
an 
mazina’iganan
.
 
A Form conjugations of miigwechiwendan
with Inanimate Nouns (
ni
)
 
GOJITOON - TRY IT
 
1.
Wegonen dash 
miigwechiwenda
man?
What are you grateful for?
2.
Ni
miigwechiwenda
a
n
an
 
opiniin
. Giin dash?
I am grateful for 
potatoes
. And you?
 
Switch out the word opiniin for something you are grateful for –
be sure it is an inanimate noun (
ni
). Then ask someone else.
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VERB TRANSITIVE ANIMATE
 
vta
 
vta
 
 
 
These types of verbs describe an action
being done by someone to someone or
something that is animate. The main verb
form is always in second to third person
command form and has to be conjugated to
change. Some examples are:
miigwechiwenim – be thankful for h/
amo – eat h/
bakite’ – hit h/
zhawenim – love h/
 
gi
miigwechiwenim
in – I am grateful for you
gi
miigwechiwenim
ininim – I am grateful for all of you
ni
miigwechiwenim
aa – I am grateful for h/
ni
miigwechiwenim
aag – I am grateful for them
o
miigwechiwenim
aan – S/he is grateful for h/ 
(3
rd
 person>4
th
 person/thing)
 
These are only a few of the many vta conjugations that we will focus on today.
 
A Form conjugations of miigwechiwenim
 
gi
miigwechiwenim
in 
niijii
 – I am grateful for you 
my friend
gi
miigwechiwenim
ininim 
nindinawemaaganag
 
– I am grateful for all of you, 
my relatives
ni
miigwechiwenim
aa 
inday
 – I am grateful for 
my dog
ni
miigwechiwenim
aag 
anangoog
 – I am grateful for 
stars
o
miigwechiwenim
aan 
bakwezhigan
 – S/he is grateful for 
bannock
 
A Form conjugations of miigwechiwenim
with Animate Nouns (
na
)
 
Wegonen dash 
miigwechiwenim
ad? – What are you grateful for?
Let’s express gratitude for different things we like. Remember they must be
animate nouns (
na
)
Pattern:
 
Ni
miigwechiwenim
aa ___________.
 
    (singular)
  
Ni
miigwechiwenim
aag ___________.    (plural)
  
Ni
miigwechiwenim
aa 
dibiki-giizis
.
  
Ni
miigwechiwenim
aag 
miskominag
.
 
A Form conjugations of miigwechiwenim
with Animate Nouns (
na
)
 
GOJITOON - TRY IT
 
1.
Wegonen dash 
miigwechiwenim
ad?
What are you grateful for?
2.
Ni
miigwechiwenim
aag
 
anangoog
. Giin dash?
I am grateful for 
stars
. And you?
 
Switch out the word anangoog for something you are grateful for
– be sure it is an animate noun (
ni
). Then ask someone else.
 
Awenen 
miigwechiwenim
ad? – Who are you grateful for?
Let’s express gratitude for different people in our lives.
Pattern:
 
Ni
miigwechiwenim
aa ___________.
 
    (singular)
  
Ni
miigwechiwenim
aag ___________.    (plural)
  
Ni
miigwechiwenim
aa 
nimaamaa
.
  
Ni
miigwechiwenim
aag 
nookomisag
.
 
A Form conjugations of miigwechiwenim
with Animate Nouns (
na
)
 
GOJITOON - TRY IT
 
1.
Awenen 
miigwechiwenim
ad?
Who are you grateful for?
2.
Ni
miigwechiwenim
aag
 
nimishoomisag
. Giin dash?
I am grateful for 
my grandfathers
. And you?
 
Switch out the word nimishoomisag for someone you are
grateful for. Then ask someone else.
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USING THE PATTERNS
 
How to substitute your verbs to
create more sentences!
 
VII & VAI NEXT STEP
 
The Pattern You Learned:
 
 
Ni
miigwechiwendam
 
gimiwan
g.
I am 
grateful
 that 
it’s raining
.
 
Change the verb:
 
 
Ni
minwendam
 
gimiwan
g.
I am 
happy
 when 
it’s raining
.
 
Change the verb & the noun:
 
Ni
minwendam
 
zoogipon
g.
I am 
happy
 when 
it’s snowing
.
 
Change the person:
 
Gi
minwendam
 
zoogipon
g.
You are 
happy
 when 
it’s snowing
.
 
 
VAI NEXT STEP
 
The Pattern You Learned:
 
 
Ni
miigwechiwendam
 gii-
koshkozi
yaan.
I am 
grateful
 that I 
woke up
.
 
Change the verb:
 
 
Ni
minwendam
 gii-
koshkozi
yaan.
I am 
happy
 that I 
woke up
.
 
Change the verb & the noun:
 
Ni
minwendam
 gii-
wiisini
yaan.
I am 
happy
 that I 
ate
.
 
Change the person:
 
Minwendam
oog gii-
wiisini
waad.
They are 
happy
 that they 
ate
.
 
 
VTI NEXT STEP
 
The Pattern You Learned:
 
 
Ni
miigwechiwenda
a
n
 
nibi
.
I am 
grateful
 for 
water
.
 
Change the verb:
 
 
Ni
minwenda
a
n
 
nibi
.
I like 
water
.
 
Change the verb & the noun:
 
Ni
waabanda
a
n
an 
miinan
.
I 
see
 
blueberries
.
 
Change the person:
 
O
waabanda
a
n
an 
miinan
.
She 
sees
 
blueberries
.
 
 
VTA NEXT STEP
 
The Pattern You Learned:
 
 
Ni
miigwechiwenim
aa 
nimaamaa
.
I am 
thankful for h/ 
my mother
.
 
Change the verb:
 
 
Nin
zhawenim
aa 
nimaamaa
.
I 
love h/ 
my mother
.
 
Change the verb & the noun:
 
Ni
minwenim
aa 
niwiijiiwaagan
.
I 
like h/ 
my 
partner
.
 
Change the person:
 
O
waabam
aan 
waawaashkeshi
.
She 
sees
 
a deer
.
 
 
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  1. MIIGWECH Expressing Gratitude & Using Grammar Patterns

  2. NOONGOM Waa-izhichigeying Waking Up Ojibwe Anishinaabemodaa Introductions Expressing Gratitude vii & vai vti & inanimate nouns vta & animate nouns Using the Patterns

  3. WHY GRATITUDE IS IMPORTANT It is important for us to remember to express gratitude for everything. We can be thankful for waking up in the morning, for someone helping us, for food from the land, and so many other things. The language around expressing gratitude can be simple or complicated. Today we will focus on the grammar patterns that allow us to express simple gratefulness.

  4. ANISHINAABEMOWIN VERB FORMS vii vai vti vta Verb Inanimate Intransitive Verb Animate Intransitive Verb Transitive Inanimate Verb Transitive Animate miskwadite miskwadiso miskwadisin miskwadis

  5. USING THE OJIBWE PEOPLES DICTIONARY 1. Go to https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/ 2. Type in your word and select Search in Ojibwe or Search in English 3. Choose the needed verb based on the denotations in the gray circles

  6. VERB INANIMATE INTRANSITIVE & VERB ANIMATE INTRANSITIVE vii & vai

  7. vii These types of verbs describe a state of being. They can relate to an object or an abstract notion. Some examples are: gakakaa it is square gimiwan it is raining ozaawaa it is yellow zaagaate it shines, sun comes up or out dibikad it is night dakiigamin it is cold (liquid)

  8. vai These types of verbs describe an action being done by someone. The main verb form is always in third person singular to start and has to be conjugated to change. Some examples are: miigwechiwendam s/he is thankful, grateful bimose s/he is walking namadabi s/he is sitting giiyose s/he is hunting

  9. A Form conjugations of miigwechiwendam nimiigwechiwendam I am grateful gimiigwechiwendam you are grateful miigwechiwendam s/he is grateful nimiigwechiwendaamin we are grateful (not including the one spoken to) gimiigwechiwendaamin we are grateful (including the one spoken to) gimiigwechiwendaam you all are grateful miigwechiwendamoog they are grateful

  10. A Form Yes/No Questions of miigwechiwendam nimiigwechiwendam ina? Am I grateful? gimiigwechiwendam ina? Are you grateful? miigwechiwendam ina? Is s/he grateful? nimiigwechiwendaamin ina? Are we grateful? (not including the one spoken to) gimiigwechiwendaamin ina? Are we grateful? (including the one spoken to) gimiigwechiwendaam ina? Are you all grateful? miigwechiwendamoog ina? Are they grateful? Asking a yes/no question: Use ina when the preceding word ends in a consonant and use na when the preceding word ends in a vowel. You can only put ina/na in the second position of a sentence it is always the second word.

  11. A Form of miigwechiwendam with B Form vii Aaniin dash wenji-miigwechiwendaman? Why are you thankful? Let s express gratitude for different types of weather which are vii type verbs. Pattern: Nimiigwechiwendam ___________g/k. Nimiigwechiwendam gimiwang. Nimiigwechiwendam zoogipong. Nimiigwechiwendam awanibiisaamagak. Nimiigwechiwendam zaagaateg.

  12. GOJITOON - TRY IT 1. Gimiigwechiwendam ina? Are you grateful? 2. Nimiigwechiwendam. I am grateful. 3. Aaniin dash wenji-miigwechiwendaman? Why are you grateful? 4. Nimiigwechiwendam gii-kimiwang noongom. I am grateful that it was raining today.

  13. A Form of miigwechiwendam with B Form vai Aaniin dash wenji-miigwechiwendaman? Why are you thankful? Let s express gratitude for different activities that we did today. Pattern: Nimiigwechiwendam gii-___________yaan/aan. Nimiigwechiwendam gii-koshkoziyaan. Nimiigwechiwendam gii-wiisiniyaan. Nimiigwechiwendam gii-anishinaabemoyaan. Nimiigwechiwendam gii-jiikendamaan.

  14. GOJITOON - TRY IT 1. Gimiigwechiwendam ina? Are you grateful? 2. Nimiigwechiwendam. I am grateful. 3. Aaniin dash wenji-miigwechiwendaman? Why are you grateful? 4. Nimiigwechiwendam gii-biijibizoyaan noongom. I am grateful that I drove here today. 5. Giin dash? Aaniin dash wenji-miigwechiwendaman noongom? And you? Why are you grateful today?

  15. VERB TRANSITIVE INANIMATE vti

  16. vti These types of verbs describe an action someone is doing to something inanimate. The main verb has to be conjugated in order to know who is doing the action. Some examples are: miigwechiwendan be thankful, be grateful for it mikan find it aabajitoon use it miijin eat it

  17. A Form conjugations of miigwechiwendan nimiigwechiwendaan[an] I am grateful for it [them] gimiigwechiwendaan[an] you are grateful for it [them] omiigwechiwendaan[an] s/he is grateful for it [them] nimiigwechiwendaamin we are grateful for it/them (not including the one spoken to) gimiigwechiwendaamin we are grateful for it/them (including the one spoken to) gimiigwechiwendaanaawaa[n] you all are grateful for it [them] omiigwechiwendaanaawaa[n] they are grateful for it [them]

  18. A Form Yes/No Questions of miigwechiwendan nimiigwechiwendaan[an] ina? Am I grateful for it [them]? gimiigwechiwendaan[an] ina? Are you grateful for it [them]? omiigwechiwendaan[an] ina? Is s/he grateful? nimiigwechiwendaamin ina? Are we grateful for it/them? (not including the one spoken to) gimiigwechiwendaamin ina? Are we grateful for it/them? (including the one spoken to) gimiigwechiwendaanaawaa[n] ina? Are you all grateful for it [them]? omiigwechiwendaanaawaa[n] ina? Are they grateful for it [them]? Asking a yes/no question: Use ina when the preceding word ends in a consonant and use na when the preceding word ends in a vowel. You can only put ina/na in the second position of a sentence it is always the second word.

  19. ANISHINAABEMOWIN NOUNS Animate Nouns Inanimate Nouns Singular Plural Singular Plural ikwe ikwewag makak makakoon

  20. USE THE OJIBWE PEOPLES DICTIONARY 1. Go to https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/ 2. Type in your word and select Search in Ojibwe or Search in English 3. Choose the needed noun based on the denotations in the gray circles Border Lakes dialect indicator This means it s more likely to be used in our area! sg - singular (one item) pl - plural (more than one item) dim - diminutive (small) loc - locative (location) Nancy Jones does a lot of recording for this dictionary and is great to listen to when her words are available!

  21. MORE ABOUT NOUNS The animate/inanimate dichotomy was created by linguists to classify nouns in Anishinaabemowin. It does not mean something is alive/dead. This dichotomy is not necessarily always reflective of Anishinaabe worldview. Learning this dichotomy allows us to understand how the nouns function with verbs. Nouns can also be turned into diminutives, made smaller i.e. ikwe > ikwezens, makak > makakoons Nouns can also be turned into locatives, made locations i.e. makak > makakong

  22. A Form conjugations of miigwechiwendan with Inanimate Nouns (ni) nimiigwechiwendaan nibi I am grateful for water gimiigwechiwendaanan ziinzibaakwadoonsan you are grateful for candies omiigwechiwendaan mino-bimaadiziwin s/he is grateful for the good life nimiigwechiwendaamin gaapii we are grateful for coffee gimiigwechiwendaamin miijim we are grateful for food gimiigwechiwendaanaawaan mazina iganan you all are grateful for books omiigwechiwendaanaawaan waabigwaniin they are grateful for flowers

  23. A Form conjugations of miigwechiwendan with Inanimate Nouns (ni) Wegonen dash miigwechiwendaman? What are you grateful for? Let s express gratitude for different things we like. Remember they must be inanimate nouns (ni) Pattern: Nimiigwechiwendaan ___________. (singular) Nimiigwechiwendaanan ___________. (plural) Nimiigwechiwendaan nibi. Nimiigwechiwendaan miijim. Nimiigwechiwendaanan mazina iganan.

  24. GOJITOON - TRY IT 1. Wegonen dash miigwechiwendaman? What are you grateful for? 2. Nimiigwechiwendaanan opiniin. Giin dash? I am grateful for potatoes. And you? Switch out the word opiniin for something you are grateful for be sure it is an inanimate noun (ni). Then ask someone else.

  25. vta VERB TRANSITIVE ANIMATE

  26. vta These types of verbs describe an action being done by someone to someone or something that is animate. The main verb form is always in second to third person command form and has to be conjugated to change. Some examples are: miigwechiwenim be thankful for h/ amo eat h/ bakite hit h/ zhawenim love h/

  27. A Form conjugations of miigwechiwenim gimiigwechiwenimin I am grateful for you gimiigwechiwenimininim I am grateful for all of you nimiigwechiwenimaa I am grateful for h/ nimiigwechiwenimaag I am grateful for them omiigwechiwenimaan S/he is grateful for h/ (3rd person>4th person/thing) These are only a few of the many vta conjugations that we will focus on today.

  28. A Form conjugations of miigwechiwenim with Animate Nouns (na) gimiigwechiwenimin niijii I am grateful for you my friend gimiigwechiwenimininim nindinawemaaganag I am grateful for all of you, my relatives nimiigwechiwenimaa inday I am grateful for my dog nimiigwechiwenimaag anangoog I am grateful for stars omiigwechiwenimaan bakwezhigan S/he is grateful for bannock

  29. A Form conjugations of miigwechiwenim with Animate Nouns (na) Wegonen dash miigwechiwenimad? What are you grateful for? Let s express gratitude for different things we like. Remember they must be animate nouns (na) Pattern: Nimiigwechiwenimaa ___________. (singular) Nimiigwechiwenimaag ___________. (plural) Nimiigwechiwenimaa dibiki-giizis. Nimiigwechiwenimaag miskominag.

  30. GOJITOON - TRY IT 1. Wegonen dash miigwechiwenimad? What are you grateful for? 2. Nimiigwechiwenimaag anangoog. Giin dash? I am grateful for stars. And you? Switch out the word anangoog for something you are grateful for be sure it is an animate noun (ni). Then ask someone else.

  31. A Form conjugations of miigwechiwenim with Animate Nouns (na) Awenen miigwechiwenimad? Who are you grateful for? Let s express gratitude for different people in our lives. Pattern: Nimiigwechiwenimaa ___________. (singular) Nimiigwechiwenimaag ___________. (plural) Nimiigwechiwenimaa nimaamaa. Nimiigwechiwenimaag nookomisag.

  32. GOJITOON - TRY IT 1. Awenen miigwechiwenimad? Who are you grateful for? 2. Nimiigwechiwenimaag nimishoomisag. Giin dash? I am grateful for my grandfathers. And you? Switch out the word nimishoomisag for someone you are grateful for. Then ask someone else.

  33. USING THE PATTERNS How to substitute your verbs to create more sentences!

  34. VII & VAI NEXT STEP The Pattern You Learned: Change the verb: Nimiigwechiwendam gimiwang. I am grateful that it s raining. Niminwendam gimiwang. I am happy when it s raining. Change the verb & the noun: Niminwendam zoogipong. I am happy when it s snowing. Change the person: Giminwendam zoogipong. You are happy when it s snowing.

  35. VAI NEXT STEP Change the verb: The Pattern You Learned: Niminwendam gii-koshkoziyaan. I am happy that I woke up. Nimiigwechiwendam gii-koshkoziyaan. I am grateful that I woke up. Change the verb & the noun: Niminwendam gii-wiisiniyaan. I am happy that I ate. Change the person: Minwendamoog gii-wiisiniwaad. They are happy that they ate.

  36. VTI NEXT STEP The Pattern You Learned: Change the verb: Nimiigwechiwendaan nibi. I am grateful for water. Niminwendaan nibi. I like water. Change the verb & the noun: Niwaabandaanan miinan. I see blueberries. Change the person: Owaabandaanan miinan. She sees blueberries.

  37. VTA NEXT STEP The Pattern You Learned: Change the verb: Nimiigwechiwenimaa nimaamaa. I am thankful for h/ my mother. Ninzhawenimaa nimaamaa. I love h/ my mother. Change the verb & the noun: Niminwenimaa niwiijiiwaagan. I like h/ my partner. Change the person: Owaabamaan waawaashkeshi. She sees a deer.

  38. GAGWEJIMISHIG! ASK US! If you have any questions about today s session or any upcoming sessions you can visit our website www.wakingupojibwe.ca www.anishinaabemodaa.ca Or contact Niigaanigaabawiik carissac@7generations.org The recording of this session will be shared on our website and YouTube page in the near future. Miigwech bizindawiyeg!

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