- Noos
gaawiin anishinaabewisii,
ayaawiyaan manidoo ningwisis. My
father is not an
Indian not, I am a
spirit son....
-
clusters ns, nz, and nzh are not
indicated in writing, in
words such as
gaawiin ingikendanziin "I don't know it",
jiimaanens "small boat", and oshkanzhiin...
- gaa-mochi-bezhigonjin.
Gakina dash awi'agoog ge-debwetawaajin Gizhe-Manidoo Ogwizisini,
gaawiin gaada-wanishisiiwag, di-egoj ogaa-ayaanaawaa gaagige-bimaadiziwini....
- Mino-giizhigan It's a nice day
Gizhaaganaashiim ina? Do you
speak English?
Gaawiin No, none,
negative Miinange Yes,
definitely Eya' Yes, yeah
Enange Of course...
- (awiiya, "someone", gegoo, "something," both of
which can be
preceded by
gaawiin or
akina to mean "no one, nothing" and "everyone, everything," respectively)...
