My Morning Routine

Waabanong

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