Ojibwemowin to use at home

Hello my son/daughter/niece/nephew

(Boozhoo indaanis/ingos)

How was school today?

(Aaniin gaa inakamigak imaa giikinoo maading noongam)

Do you have home work?

(Gi gii bii doon ina gii kinoo maazi nai’ iganan)

(Giikinoo maazinia’igenan ina giigiidonang)

Do your home work my son/daughter/???

(Daga giikinoo maazinia’iganm aanookaa daman) (meg)

(Daga maa jitaag)????????

Supper will be ready soon

(Waayii ba giiga wiisinimin)

What is cooking?

(Awegonen giisisek weyan)

Come eat now

(Ombe wiisiniig)

Eat all your food now

(Gaakina miijiiyeg wiisiniiwin)

Good meal mama/dede, I’m all full now

(mino pogwad wiisiniwin)

Put your dishes in the sink when done eating

(asigi naa gi nen)

Whose turn is it to wash dishes?

(awenen waa giziibii ganaa gi ned)

Wash dishes then

(A how giziibii ganaa ginen)

Good job

(gi mino chi ge)

Ojibwemowin developed by Collins Oakgrove, assisted by Marcus Tyler. Submission is by the Red Lake Nation Ojibwe Language/Cultural Preservation department. FMI or any questions can be directed to Bill May @ (218) 679-3224 or (zaagaate@paulbunyan.net).

Ojibwemowin to use at home

Don’t run in the house

(Gego bimibatooken biindig)

Be have now boys, don’t wrestle in the house.

(gwii se sag bizon ayaag)-behave boys

(gego ga gwe wiiji waa sii ke goog)- don’t wrestle

Go play outside for a while

(Agwajing ondaminoog)

Go ride your bike for awhile

(di ti bii we bish ki gen agwajing)

Lets’ watch TV for a while

(daga gii ga waabandannoong mazi naate zi gii gan)

Come in from outside now children, it’s getting late

(biidigeg ahni dibikak)

Go get your clean pajamas

(ginibaa dii iimon naadin)

Time for showers

(giziibii gaa zhen (sheg) )

Are you done with your showers?

(gigiizhiitaa ina)

Did you do your home work?

(gigiizhiitaan giikinoo amaawii mazinaiigan ina)

Time for bed now children

(gawishimon (moog))

I love you my child/niece/nephew

(gizaagii in)

Good night ( name of person you are telling)

(nibaag)

Sleep good my child

(gidamino nibaag)

Ojibwemowin developed by Collins Oakgrove, assisted by Marcus Tyler. Submission is by the Red Lake Nation Ojibwe Language/Cultural Preservation department. FMI or any questions can be directed to Bill May @ (218) 679-3224 or (zaagaate@paulbunyan.net).