
Ingoshkoz, pii naano-debaganed.
I wake up when it is 5 o’clock.
Ntam niminikwen nibiish mii dash makademshkikiwaabookeyaanh miinawaa niminikwen bezhig naagaans makademshkikiwaaboo.
first I drink water, and then I make coffee and drink one cup of coffee.
Ninaanaagdawendam miinawaa inbaapnaaknige, mii dash ozhibii’anaanh waa-izhichigeyaanh.
I reflect/meditate and make grand plans, and then I write what I will do.
Inbakwenezige miinawaa inginoonaa gichi-manidoo
I smudge and talk to creator.
Ingiziibiigazhe mii dash biiskonyeyaanh.
I have a shower and then I get dressed.
Ingiziiyaabide’odiz and then binaakwe'oyaanh
I brush my teeth and then I brush my hair.
Majwebin nniijaansag mii dash naadimawagwaa ozhiitaan.
I wake up my children and then I help them get ready.
Nindoozhitoonag gigizhebaa-wiisiniwin miinawaa nawapwaanag.
I make breakfast and lunches [to take along].
Inbiinaag ingozisag oodi gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig mii dash giiweyaanh.
I bring my sons to school and then I go home.
Indizhichige zhiigbiigtaawinan. Ningoding waawaach indizhaa oodi enji-zhiigbiiktaa
I do exercises. Sometimes I go over there, to the gym.
Inbiinchige endaayaan.
I clean my house.
Mii dash nanda-gikendamaanh Anishinaabemowin. Nindagindaan, ndoozhiibii’aan, nimbizindaan, mii dash, Anishinaabemooyaanh.
I seek to know the Ojibwe language. I read, I write, I listen and then I speak Ojibwe.
Glossary
Goshkozi -vai- s/he wakes up
Pii - when
Naana-debaganed - it is 5 o’clock
Ntam -av- first
Minikwe -vai- s/he drinks
Makademshkikiwaabooke -vai- s/he makes coffee
Mii dash - and then
Makademshkikiwaaboo -ni- coffee
Giziiyaabide’odiz -vai- s/he brush h/ own teeth
Giziibiigazhe -vai- s/he showers
Biiskonye -vai- s/he gets dressed
Naanaagdawendam -vai-s/he meditates/reflects
Baabnaaknige -vai- s/he makes grand plans
Ozhibii’an -vai- s/he writes it
Izhichige -vai- s/he is doing something
Bakwenezige - vai- s/he smudges
Ginoozh - vat- talk to him/her
Amajwebin -vta- s/he woke smb. Up [on purpose]
Naadimaw -vta- s/he helps smb.
0zhiitaa -vai-s/he gets ready
Oozhitoon -vai- s/he makes smth.
Gigizhebaa-wiisinwin -ni- breakfast
Miinawaa -adv-conj- and
Nawapwaan(ag) -na- a lunch [taken along]
Biizh-vta- bring h/
Ingozis(ag) -na- my son(s)
Gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig -ni-school
Dazhitaa -vai take a certain amount of time to do something
Giiwe -vai- s/he go home
Izhichige -vai-s/he does [something]
Zhiigbiigtaawin - stretches/exercises
Waawaach - av- even (Indicating surpiriseing or extremly)
Biinchige -vai- s/he cleans
Endaad - ni-v)-h/ house
Nanda-gikendan -vti-s/he seeks to know it.
Anishinaabemowin -ni- Ojibwe language
Agindan -vti- s/he reads it
Ozhiibii’an -vti- s/he writes it
Bizindan -vti- s/he listens to it
Anishinaabemo -vti- s/he speaks Ojibwe
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