Ojibwe Basics 1

[MrCamltoe]

i am colombian , and i love to learn this beutiful language , ojibwe , this has helped a lil . thnks ..

[KevinBishop95]

I'm only 25% Ojibway and I want to learn the language so bad! Instead i'm stuck learning French which is a good language to learn but I don't feel as culturally attached to the French language as I do to Ojibway. It makes learning a language a hell of a lot harder when you don't feel a connection to it.

[AndrewDeVido]

@DERPHERPHERPHURR Hey what's your problem?

[DERPHERPHERPHURR]

@AndrewDeVido I think YOU are the one with the problem. You can't handle the fat that native americans are known for alcoholism and gambling?

[AndrewDeVido]

@DERPHERPHERPHURR I am one. I don't drink or gamble. Your comment offends me.

[DERPHERPHERPHURR]

@AndrewDeVido Then might i suggest you go suck a large bag of dicks to quell your butthurt.

[KevinBishop95]

@DERPHERPHERPHURR you are a loser and have an inferiority complex to people who were here before your kind and to single out a group of people and call them alcoholics and gamblers is extremely prejudice. If you want to get technical your kind were the drunks and gamblers before any aboriginal. Your kind introduced alcohol to Aboriginals when you came from Europe. Go troll somewhere else and touch up on some history while your at it.

[DERPHERPHERPHURR]

@KevinBishop95 Why are you even bringing up history? It's not even relevant. Look, if you're so angry about being stereotyped as a drunken gambler than maybe you should sit down with your tribe in your wigwam and have discussion about not being such shit stains on society.

[AdventuryneSahla]

@DERPHERPHERPHURR I hope you are kidding

[N44100]

I'm 1/8 Ojibway and I want to learn about my heritage my dada doesn't know one thing about it so I am trying to learn on the computer and from my grandpap

[twincityking84]

shoulda put how to say " goodnight"...I'm Ojibwe and this is one phrase that I can't seem to find or learn =\

[GodOfUnbelief]

I dont know but Im watching this because of personal interest in native american languages

[1976misko]

sounds like a bingo caller

[dbkaabwc]

im from sagkeen

[rubyfire84]

@JoyofPoetry5 There are several tribes in that area: Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, Apache, and several types of Pueblos. There are a lot of Navajos.....try learning that language first. =)

[GlambertGirl2010]

Im half ojibwe and this is helping me much with learning some cummunication.

[kelouize]

lol wt heck this sounds like the bingo caller from cross the river from my rez haha

[marybob321]

french Canadian and Ojiwe FTW

[jmcauley88]

I am aboriginal and i would love to learn my language...so i can teach my children...my grandparents tried teaching me but i would not listen.....im sorry i didn't listen....i know some basics...i taught my kids to sit, eat, come here, go, some of their body parts and some animals...im currently teaching them to count to 10 in ojibwe and they seem to be getting it but then thats all i know...i;d love to know mroe...c;mon lets keep our language alive!!!

[123ivorybabe]

@jmcauley88 i know how to count up to at least 49

[jmcauley88]

@jmcauley88 right on! wish i can count that high i only learned the basics they taught us in my res school....

[Fordracingman79]

Boozhoo Mino Gizhigad Neechee, Giin Dash? can any one tell me what this means?

[runingblackbear]

a ni ynv wi ya hi = native people

[runingblackbear]

ho wa = ok

[ZANNAsNokomis]

miigwetch for lessons, have recommended you to friends online...

hope you keep them coming TY

Ahnishinabe Kwe Noodin Migwan Ndishnikaaz

[Rowanriver]

Asking as a non-native with only a touch of Cherokee in my blood, would it be considered offensive for me to learn and use this language? I have wanted to learn it ever since I met a wonderful group of Ojibwe, but I don't want to offend anyone or be seen as diluting the culture.

[BitchinnShoes07]

Are any of these words useful in Minnesota?

[ByonMitchell]

lol im making sure i say my language right before sounding like gibberish at first

[romanticspirit]

Miigwich Do you have other lessons on Nouns- Verbs, Seasons, Simple sentences with nouns & Verbs animate and Inanimate I Love how u teach this Do you have MORE??

[MrXeno16]

Giizos Minikew Kiinuk :P I I

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[nativehero2007]

last one is ZANDAAN according to my my my mom

[maidenkissharris]

Miigwech looking forward to learning more and how to speak ojibwe in sentences

[iceturtlejess]

miigwech!!!

[stampbykory]

We want to learn everyday words, like how is your day? I love you. You and I , things like that

[ojibway216]

booshoo anishinabeg..

[runingblackbear]

o si yo = hello

[bizarewigga]

i speak 6 languages including english-french-arabic-russian-­spanish

ojibwe is my mother tounges

[Nenviir]

@bizarewigga If you're ever in North Dakota, I plan on moving there in a month to build friendships with the Ojibwa people and learn their language. It would be an honor for you to teach me! :)

[bizarewigga]

@Nenviir First of all you need to know how to pronouce the words

and use the double vowel system

[nycsexyredbone]

depending on where your from .. the dialects differ ... Giigaawabumin miiniwa

[bizarewigga]

@nycsexyredbone yes

in my dialect we prefer to say "k" rather than "g"

Example

Giin-Kiin

[StriderMx001]

Wow im jew-mexican and i interested in the lenuage of the indian nations, thanks for post this video, i have a two cuestion, first: exist any school of ur lenguage interesed in received an investigator and student of ur lenguage? how much cost the cd or dvd of ojibwe?

[bizarewigga]

@StriderMx001 i could teach you

[batzerz]

My family is Ojibway but I live is BC, so Im trying to learn my native language.

[shootzfar]

could u tell us how to say blueberry pie? its the longest word in ojibwe right cause it list the recipe?

[XColumbX]

wabeshzeyshii dodem niin! it's the best clan eeeeeeeee..........kawin. nishaw dikit <3

[vfire27]

make part 2

[ShayneSama]

XD Shayne nidizhinikaaz. Ndo gchi-nendam pii mno-giizhigak! YAY!

NATIVE PRIDE!!!

[Jiibay7796]

I also want to learn my Native Language, very few in my family know it well, except for some basic words, this posting does help though. miigwetch for posting this niijii.

[tomahawka1000]

I'm Ojibwe. I was adopted at the age of 2. I'm 33 now. I want to learn my native tongue...so I can teach my children more about their heritage. Can anyone help me? I know very little about my heritage and I'm dying to learn more. About the only thing I know is that I'm from the Waywayseecappo band. That's about it. would love to be in touch with some brothers or sisters to teach me. Megwiich

[ABF314]

migwetch from DQ University California

[amaryllische]

Very soothing voice BTW. You should do audiobooks, if you aren't already.

[amaryllische]

The "Boozhoo" sounds like pidgin/creole "Bonjours" to me. I wonder whether that's the origin.

[goodrichdirt1]

@amaryllische

"boozhoo" is from the name Nanaboozhoo, who is the star of many Ojibwe stories.

I've wondered if the greeting is a way to remind each person who they are in the greater context of community. It's easy to forget.

[kiianim]

Hope, coincidence.

Boozhoo comes from stories, pre-contact, about Nanaboozhoo.

The French/Pid/Creole word Bonjour came from two old French words, bon ( good ) and jour (day).

[amaryllische]

Thank you for the replies. Very interesting!

Sorry about that typo: I meant "Bonjour", not "BonjourS".

@kiianim: Neither "bon" nor "jour" are old. They are still the normal every day words for "good" and "day". Old would be their Latin origin, I suppose.

[eyshaney]

is cree and ojibwe laguage similar? or the same? i picked up a cree book and an ojibwe cd. my book says there is proto algonquin, and proto eastern algonquin.  and then theres a bunch listed together under the 2 catagories. ojibwe, cree, fox, shawnee, etc. r in the same PA. so, r they the same?

[Littledoughnut2]

love it I'm ojibwe as well but moved to the big city were they only teach french in school so glad to come across this

[stevieray702]

Boozhoo, aniin ni anishinaabe inini waaswagoning nindoonjiba, hehn gid ojibwem bangi eta go dash. steve nindishnikaaz. ( hello, i am a native man from lac du flambeau wisconsin, and yes i do speak ojibwe but only a lilttle bit, my name is steve)

[hayasniak]

Boozhoo, I can't wait to learn the language. Miigwech...Great site.

[gotta2haveme]

I'm ojibway , and I don't know my language, but I was gonna take classes to learn... but people I talk to said classes they took wasn't the same, and the teachers weren't First Nation People.??????? but I'm glad I came across this, now I can practice, and hopefully learn and speak my language soon, and teach others... because the language we speak is all we got.

[LearnOjibweWithSagii]

@gotta2haveme come and ssee my channel

[Nenviir]

@gotta2haveme I hope you are still trying to learn your native language. I'm moving to North Dakota and I plan on learning the language and helping Ojibwa people in their communities. I can't wait! :)

[tyloish]

@Nenviir first of all it is hard to get along with the turtle mountain ojibway clan and we also dont need help in our communitie

[Nenviir]

@tyloish From what I've heard from several Turtle Mtn natives is that conditions are bad and the threat of violence is very real after dark. I won't force my help on them, but I want to try my best.

[tyloish]

@Nenviir ha its not that bad there people just try to make it sound like that

[WaagooshTheRedFox]

@gotta2haveme talk to a man named Mike Willis, he can get you started. hes a professor at BMCC, he started me on our language.

Waagoosh Diznikaaz

indodem migizi

donjibaa newberry

[Writer9727]

@gotta2haveme I know the feeling. I am doing genaology search on my ojibwe roots and so far its not going very well thanks to biological father side and no help from mothers either. All I have is a picture of a guy that looks exactly like me but what I would look like 30 years later. I want so much to learn my heritage so I can pass it on to my kids. But so far its been rough.

[lilnative666]

im taking ojibwe language in my high school, but i'm learning words with this that i havent learned yet

[lgeshick]

Ho-wah I love it, i love that that their keeping the language alive.

[angelface190081]

yeah he should put stuff on CD I can learn better listening to a sexy voice

[AmaoNoBolso]

i see there s a lot of people willing to learn this language. I wish there would be some good classes where people d learn it all toghter. i d like to learn it too...

we miss education kanata!!!

[WaagooshTheRedFox]

@AmaoNoBolso like i told gotta2haveme, go to bay mills community college. look up mike willis. he teaches intro Ojibwe language.

[sweetpea114]

I'm from ontario, I'm white so I don't speak the language but it's really fascinating to me and I really want to learn it! It's so difficult though, does anyone have any suggestions about how to go about learning the language? Any specific programs that are really good at teaching this language?

[KWEKOSHKUKI12]

im sac fox (ozaagii) in ojibwe and im wanting to learn ojibwe... this is good

[kerrykickahole]

his real job is BINGO caller can we say Bingo in Ojibwa Bingo has been called

Good video LOL

[sweetbelly]

Thank you for helping all learn and understand, apart of our great land ,you give me hope and faith in my Brothers and Sisters.

[chrisdougkerr84]

ok i just wamt tp sounf prod ts s;;

[qaswsqde]

boozhoo

[karlykay14]

I am from Alberta (canada) and im 16. I really want to learn more about this culture and language. I wish i knew what clan i was!

[Littlebirdscreaming]

Iam from the Raven Clan and dont speak, but Iam going to marry a man who is Ojibway from Cape, so it is good to learn the language, we will be marring the tradtional way too, so keep on doing a great job. Littlebirdscreaming

[JenaMinnesota]

it is spelt ojibwe. boozhoo. nindizhinikaaz Waabi ma`iingan. Makwa indoodem.

giga-waabamin!

[chrisdougkerr84]

its weird some spell it Ojibway others spell it Ojibwe. What is the real traditional way to spell it? Anyways as you may have guessed I am Ojibway from Ontario. I dont live on rez though.

[Wahbooz]

Truthfully there is no traditional way of spelling Ojibwe, because you are spelling in english. You might say both ways are correct.

[csmith1616]

This spelling of Ojibwe is spelled by using the double vowel writing system...

[LemonThe]

Well it wasn't really a written language so I don't even think there's an official way of spelling it..

[Don612Juan]

no universal way... but people try : )

[MamboItalian5]

a lil different from my rez aswell. in Atikameksheng Anishnabek we don't pronounce the the N in aaniin. we probably dont spell it like that either.

[Wahbooz]

There are several dialects of Nishnawbe spoken in various areas. Some say aanii is the Odawa dialect, but it's all nishnawbe.

[bertmansilla]

more power.the kids need more of this

[MistaFame07]

wayyy diffrent in Redlake Rez

[lilrezzer]

haha. i like this video except i say them a little different. Ba ma

[Wabaanimkii]

bozhoo im from michigan and im 16 im glad to see that theres more ppl that are trying to learn ojibwe. i know my basics as well but i would like more.

[jfontaine69]

yeah now i can talk to my kookum in ojibwe

[fatobowman]

Yeah, Mikinaak is the coolest, Eya!!

[ladylioness]

Boozhoo! Ojibway Pride! :-)

[Anjimom]

Cool, just an Irish chic from Denver but hey ya never know what may come along.

Cool video.

[nativeluvin]

is there gona be more lessons up .... i know my basics from school on the Turtle Mountain Rez ... i know my numbers, months, days, basic conversation skills (boozhoo, aniin,niin dizini kahz T.J., Siipiising Doongii {I'm from Belcourt} ...), I'd like to have more advance language, like body parts arms, legs, eyes, nose, ect... actions like jump, pull, kick, lift, run ect... and even car parts like wheels, rims, gas, hood, door ... let me what u can do to help me expand my knowledge please ...

[grindintimes1]

awesome

[litltwig]

boozhoo, i would say my anishinaabe name but i don't know how to say it in ojibwe, could anyone translate for me, miigwich. it's 'spotted eagle'. can you also translate for me 'white thunder bird girl'

[RHAnimikii]

Waabishkebinesik

[angunwomen]

chi miigwech

[nycsexyredbone]

hey .. my fam on my moms side are from White Earth ... family names ( Goodwin, Porter, Laprarie,Duffy, Bellecourt ) i saw some mentions of White Earth so ... just thought i would mention that lol

also would like to mention that there are different dialects ... i have tapes and the teachers are from Red Lake, and some of the pronouciations are different from lets say Canada or Michigan etc

[waabigwaniigiizis]

Boozhoo Marilyn dizhinikaaz oma onigaming endogii baamaa apichi gichi onishin owa gagii -oshi-to-wat owa mazinowataasijigan nita gagii-gi-too hoowah!!

[Minituralist]

Hello,

Could anyone tell me how to pronounce Bwaajige Ngwaagan (Curve Lake Band version of dream catcher)? Also, can a word aki (soil, land, earth) pass by as a girl's name?

Thank you!

[Minituralist]

Could anyone tell me how to pronounce these Ojibwa words?

Asabikeshiinh (dream catcher)

Asubakacin (White Earth Band)

Bwaajige Ngwaagan (Curve Lake Band)

Also, can Aki (earth,soil,land) pass by as a girl's name?

[Animikiiasin]

Boozhoo... Mashkaawiziibines indizhinikaaz. Makwa indoodem. Asabiikonezaaga'iganing indoonjibaa. Mishiiminoodenaang gii mindidoyaan. Eta Ingii kojanishinaabem nisobiboonong. Mazina'iganan indagindaasotoon. Mii ezhi gikinoo'toon anishinaabemowin. Baatayiinowag anishinaabeg gagwegindaasowag anishinaabemowin. Zanagad ji nisidotawagwaa Gitchi'aya'aawag. Biinish agaamiziibing izhaayaan inga agindaasotoon anishinaabemowin. E-MAIL na gidayaan wenji gojanishinaabemoyaan?

[anishinaabe]

Yep The council keeps it all for themselves, Who's your dad?

[jazziblonde]

My mothers from White Earth and taught me a few of these words when I was young. A good friend of mine is from Prior Lake - Oh yeah, she LOVES to waste money now. hahahaha

[anishinaabe]

Oic Kewwenaw bay Indian community. Baraga MI. Were the ones that started the whole casino thing.

[crazyhorse1276]

started the casinos. Yeah but look whos the most wealthyist people in mn are the midowkean sioux, thats where my mom is from but i live up in white earth with my dad. is kewwenaw in the up. i go snowmobiling their, lots of snow.

[anishinaabe]

Where is this from? the pronunciation for migizi sounds funny. For instance, here we say Mi-gee-zee. Great video though I give it naanan anungoog. Chi Miigwech. Gidaa ozhitoon nawaaj gaa-mazinaati`esegin.

[crazyhorse1276]

what rez u from?

[anishinaabe]

KBIC baby!!!

[crazyhorse1276]

im sorry, im younger and i dont understand all of the abreations.. im from white earth. 1/3rd ojibwa and1/4 sioux.

[Anitka81]

miigwech! looking forward to more~ This is a great idea for some native languages exposure... mmmmm...I'd luv to know how to say " I love you" and maybe cover some culture-related words? (art, dance, song, etc.)

[anishinaabe]

zhigaawin = dance, song = nagamowin, (I have also heard zhigamwin), I love you = gi zhaa giin.

[strongfront]

Cool J, I thought I was watching a game show, thats cool..

Jesse

[poopwax]

chi miigwech!