35 new words

Question 1

gikinoo’amaagozi translates to? You used to go there every morning?

Answer 1

go to school. be taught

Question 2

RedLake reservation’s gikiwe’on has seven clans on theirs? What is gikiwe’on?

Answer 2

a flag

Question 3

how do you say run back or run home?

Answer 3

gii we ba too

Question 4

How do you say go home by boat?

Answer 4

gii we’ o

Question 5

To do something properly, correctly, or carefully, we say?

Answer 5

we we ni

Question 6

how do you say “teach” in Ojibwe?

Answer 6

gi ki noo’ a maa ge

Question 7

How do you say “you” in Ojibwe?

Answer 7

gii na waa

Question 8

How do you say run the wrong way?

Answer 8

wa ni ba too

Question 9

a gwaa gwaa bi kad happens a lot to iron pans if it is left out in the rain? what is agwaagwaabikad?

Answer 9

rusty, or be rusty

Question 10

jiis is a vegetable and is put in vegetable soup for flavor, it also looks like a big bulb? what is jiis?

Answer 10

a rutabaga

Question 11

Zhii wi taa gan i-goo koosh has two words we have learned, can you put these two words together and tell me what the word is? Most people add it to their beans?

Answer 11

salt pork

Question 12

how do you say School in Ojibwe?

Answer 12

gi ki noo’ a maa dii wi ga mig

Question 13

I like to use (a bwe win) when i make fry bread, what is abwewin?

Answer 13

a frying pan

Question 14

a ga miing means ?

Answer 14

on the shore

Question 15

how do you say table in ojibwe?

Answer 15

a doo po win

Question 16

you never want to be known as (ba gan di zi) because if you are looking for a job, employers are looking for hard workers. what is bagandizi?

Answer 16

shiftless or s/he is lazy.

Question 17

ban gi shin translates to what?

Answer 17

falls, s/he falls

Question 18

How do you say there are a few in Ojibwe?

Answer 18

ban gii wa gi zi

Question 19

how do you say “he runs slowly”?

Answer 19

be ji ba too

Question 20

how do you say wait or slow down?

Answer 20

be kaa

Question 21

eya’ is the answer you give if someone asks if you are anishinaabe. what is eya’?

Answer 21

yes

Question 22

esh kan da min, is super sweet and refreshing to eat during the summer months, it is a huge fruit, what is it?

Answer 22

watermelon

Question 23

how do you say no or not in Ojibwe?

Answer 23

gaa wiin

Question 24

ge gaa - translates to what in Ojibwe and it almost only counts if your playing horseshoes?

Answer 24

nearly, almost

Question 25

how do you say don’t in Ojibwe?

Answer 25

ge go

Question 26

how do you say s/he is smart?

Answer 26

gi ken daa so

Question 27

gi mi wan translates to what in Ojibwe?

Answer 27

it is raining

Question 28

How do you say golden eagle in Ojibwe?

Answer 28

gi niw

Question 29

gi noo zi, is often said about basketball players, what is gi noozi?

Answer 29

he is tall

Question 30

gi zhaa di ge, is often done by security guards, what is gizhaadige?

Answer 30

he guards a house

Question 31

how do you say women in Ojibwe?

Answer 31

i kwe wag

Question 32

how do you say over there?

Answer 32

i wi di

Question 33

What is a maa koons?

Answer 33

bear cub

Question 34

how do you say s/he is likeable?

Answer 34

min wen daa go zi

Question 35

me gwaa, almost always means?

Answer 35

while at the same time

Question 36

How do you say it is foggy in Ojibwe?

Answer 36

awan

Question 37

Giiwedinong is which direction?

Answer 37

North

Question 38

how do you say is laughing, or laughing in Ojibwe?

Answer 38

baapi

Question 39

memeNgwaa is beautiful when they flutter about, fancy shawl dancers try to mimic them while dancing, what is memeNgwaa?

Answer 39

a butterfly

Question 40

how do you say library in Ojibwe?

Answer 40

agindaasowigamig

Question 41

how do you say bad or nasty weather in Ojibwe?

Answer 41

niiskaadad

Question 42

nishkaadizi is not a good feeling what is niskaadizi?

Answer 42

mad or angry

Question 43

how do you say frog in Ojibwe?

Answer 43

omakakii

Question 44

how do you say climbs or goes upstairs?

Answer 44

akwaandawe

Question 45

what is mino giizhigad?

Answer 45

have a good day or nice day.