onjigaa
Ojibwe
editEtymology
editond- (from a certain place) + -gaa (drip, leak)
Verb
editonjigaa (inanimate subject, changed conjunct form wenjigaag, augmented form onjigaamagad)
- leak, drip, run with sap
- Mii jibwaa-onjigaag iniw mitigoon.
- The trees aren't running yet.
Conjugation
editConjugation of onjigaa
Independent | positive | negative |
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singular (0s) | onjigaa | onjigaasinoon |
obviative singular (0's) | onjigaani | onjigaasinini |
plural (0p) | onjigaawan | onjigaasinoon |
obviative plural (0'p) | onjigaaniwan | onjigaasininiwan |
Conjunct | positive | negative |
singular or plural (0) | onjigaag | onjigaasinog |
obviative singular or plural (0') | onjigaanig | onjigaasininig |
Verb
editonjigaa (animate subject, changed conjunct form wenjigaad, reduplicated form nanisaabaawe)
- leak, drip, run with sap
- Ayi'ii dash ogii-aabajitoon biskitenaagan gii-atood imaa onjigaanid ini mitigoon.
- And she used a birch bark sap bucket to put there where the tree was running with sap.
Conjugation
editConjugation of onjigaa
Independent | positive | negative |
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1st person (1s) Niin | nindoonjigaa | nindoonjigaasii(n) |
2nd person (2s) Giin | gidoonjigaa | gidoonjigaasii(n) |
3rd person (3s) Wiin | onjigaa | onjigaasii(n) |
Obviative (3') | onjigaawan | onjigaasiiwan |
Indefinite (X) | onjigaam | onjigaasiim |
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind | nindoonjigaamin | nindoonjigaasiimin |
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind | gidoonjigaamin | gidoonjigaasiimin |
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa | gidoonjigaam | gidoonjigaasiim |
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa | onjigaawag | onjigaasiiwag |
Conjunct | positive | negative |
1st person (1s) Niin | onjigaayaan | onjigaasiwaan |
2nd person (2s) Giin | onjigaayan/yin | onjigaasiwan/siwin |
3rd person (3s) Wiin | onjigaad | onjigaasig |
Obviative (3') | onjigaanid | onjigaasinid/sinig |
Indefinite (X) | onjigaang | onjigaasing |
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind | onjigaayaang | onjigaasiwaang |
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind | onjigaayang/ying | onjigaasiwang/siwing |
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa | onjigaayeg | onjigaasiweg |
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa | onjigaawaad | onjigaasiwaad |
References
edit- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/onjigaa-vii
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/onjigaa-vai