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Boozhoo=Formal hello like Hello

Aanii=Informal hello like Hi!..

Miigwech or Miigwetch or Miigech=Thank you

Eyaa=Yes or enh

a brief beginning but I will add as much as i can daily...

miigwech! Snow

Thanks for the Ojibway words. I will learn greatly. Chi-Miigwetch. I look forward to more words.

THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR

Minado Giizis = Spirit Moon - January (Min-ah-doh Gee-zehss)

Makwa Giizis = Bear Moon - February (Mah-kwah)

Onaabidin Giizis = Snow Crust Moon - March (Oh-nah-bid-in)

Popogami Giizis = Broken Snowshoe Moon - April (Poh-poh-gah-meh)

Nimebine Giizis = Sucker Moon - May (Nimh-eh-bin-eh)

Waabigonii Giizis = Blooming Moon - June (Wah-bi-gah-nee)

Miin Giizis = Berry Moon - July (Meehn)

Minoomini Giizis = Grain Moon - August (Min-oo-mihn-nee)

Wabaabagaa Giizis = Changing Leaves Moon - September (Wa-bah-ba-gah)

Binaakwe Giizis = Falling Leaves Moon - October (Bi-nah-kway)

Baashkaakodin Giizis = Freezing Moon - November (Bah-shkah-koh-din)

Minado Giisoonhs = Little Spirit Moon - December (Min-ah-doh Gee-soonhs)

hey i NO NOTHING about my my culture barely can u teach me the language

Anishnaabe = One of the first peoples

Migisi miigwaanan=Eagle Feathers

Kitchi Manido=The Great Spirit

Some more Ojibawa words for you !!

Whats your name?.....Aaniin ezhinikaazoyan?

Im hungry..................Nimbakade

How are you?...........Aaniin ezhi-ayaayan?

I am fine. And you?...Nimino-ayaa. Giin dash?

I an fine, too.............Nimino-ayaa, gaye niin

Kiss me!..................Ojiimishin!

Give me a smoke!.....Zagaswe'ishin!

To correct, according to several elders I have spoken with. The word "Daga" which refers to the term "please", did not exist in that sense. Please was a European concept, which meant the need of something that belonged to another. Ojibway did and in some places still do not believe in that concept. We were/are Animists. Everything has a soul and belongs to Ktchi Mnidoo, not to other people.

As well, our communities were/are so closely knit, that the requirement of such a word never existed. The poor were fed as much as our wealthy. The young ones were given what everyone else had. This was and still is our way. So there was no word for "please".

Ahow, those are the teachings I was raised with.

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