Elementary Ojibwe Animals Flashcards
I am green with black spots, I live in ponds and love to eat flies and you can hear me say “ribbit”? What is the Ojibwe word for what I am?
O ma ka kii
I love to fly high in the sky, I am the national bird, I carry messages and prayers to the creator. My head is white and my feathers are brown, I am Migizi! what am I?
an Eagle
Sadly, I am made into bacon, I have a curl at the end of my tail and I love to oink, What is the Ojibwe word for what I am?
goo koosh
I am a ma’iingan, I love to howl at the moon, I run in packs and in the beginning I walked the Earth with Anishinaabe. What is ma’iingan?
a wolf
mashkode-bizhiki loves to roam the prairie, he has two horns and is all brown in color. What is a mashkode-bizhiki? My Ojibwe word translates to Prairie Cow?
a buffalo
This animal smells very strong, it is all black and has two white stripes down his back, it’s tail is very fluffy. It even had a city named after it, what is the Ojibwe word for this animal?
zhi gaag
How do you say Bear is Ojibwe?
ma kwa
I have quills on my back and I love to eat vegetation and my hair is used to make roach headresses at pow wows. Some people think I shoot my quills but if you touch me my quills will protect me. What am I in Ojibwe?
Gaag
I am man’s best friend, I like to bark and chase cats. I can swim and bury bones, children love to play with me, what is the ojibwe word for what I am?
animosh
In the flood story Nanibush placed mud on my back, I live mostly in ponds and move very slow, Nanibush also gave me a hard protective back because I once showed him where to fish. I am green in color, what is my name in Ojibwe?
mikinaak
I am grey in color and have a big busy tail, I love to climb trees and love to eat nuts, I also love to chatter, what is the Ojibwe word for what I am?
ajidamoo
I spend most of my time in the water, I build dams and have a large flat tail that I slap the water with when I am alarmed, what is the Ojibwe word for who I am?
amik
I am called aamoo, I am black and yellow, some of my relatives like to make honey, Sometimes I will sting people if they get too close. I often pollinate flowers and plants what is aamoo?
a bee
esiban looks like he wears a mask, he is often seen in trees and has a tail that looks like it has rings, he loves to eat grubs and clams, what is esiban?
a raccoon
I look like I can float in the air because I flutter about, my wings are beautiful and it is said that girls mimic me when they dance fancy shawl at pow wows, what is the Ojibe word for what I am?
memengwa
