Anishinàbemiwin
Algonquin
Algonquian (Anishinaabemowin)
Easternmost variety of the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) dialect continuum, spoken along the Ottawa River watershed. Distinguished from western Ojibwe by retention of /n/ where other varieties show /h/ or zero, and by heavy French lexical influence in modern speech.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Algonquin
Sources
- McGregor, Ernest (1987) Algonquin Lexicon. River Desert Education Authority, Maniwaki.
- Cuoq, Jean-André (1886) Lexique de la langue algonquine. Dawson Bros., Montréal.
- Daviault, Diane (1994) L'algonquin au XVIIe siècle. Presses de l'Université du Québec.
- Glottolog: Algonquin
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Algonquian (Anishinaabemowin)
| Meaning | Algonquin | Ojibwe | Cree | Plains Cree | Atikamekw | Menominee | Potawatomi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | nibì /nɪbiː/ | nibi /nibi/ | ᓂᐱᕀ /nipij/ | ᓂᐱᕀ /nipij/ | nipi /nipi/ | nepāew /nəpaːew/ | mbish /mbɪʃ/ |
| Fire | ishkotè /ɪʃkɔteː/ | ishkode /iʃkode/ | ᐃᐢᑯᑌᐤ /iskoteːw/ | ᐃᐢᑯᑌᐤ /iskoteːw/ | ickote /iʃkote/ | eskotēw /eskoteːw/ | shkodé /ʃkode/ |
| Sun | kìzis /kiːzɪs/ | giizis /ɡiːzis/ | ᐲᓯᒼ /piːsim/ | ᐲᓯᒼ /piːsim/ | pisimw /pisimʷ/ | kēsoq /keːsoʔ/ | gises /ɡises/ |
| Moon | tibik-kìzis /tɪbɪkkiːzɪs/ | dibik-giizis /dibik ɡiːzis/ | ᑎᐱᐢᑳᐏ ᐲᓯᒼ /tipiskaːwi piːsim/ | ᑎᐱᐢᑳᐃᐧᐲᓯᒼ /tipiskaːwi piːsim/ | tipiskaw pisim /tipiskaw pisim/ | tepāhkēsoq /tepaːhkeːsoʔ/ | dbëk-gises /dbək‿ɡises/ |
| Star | anang /aˈnaŋ/ | anang /anaŋ/ | ᐊᒑᐦᑯᐢ /atʃaːhkos/ | ᐊᒑᐦᑯᐢ /acaːhkos/ | atcakoc /atʃakoʃ/ | anaeq /anæʔ/ | nuk /nək/ |
| Night | tibik /tibik/ | dibik /dibik/ | ᑎᐱᐢᐠ /tipisk/ | ᑎᐱᐢᐠ /tipisk/ | tipisko /tipisko/ | tepāhkeh /tepaːhkeh/ | pkonyak /pkoɲak/ |
| Rain | kimiwan /kimiwan/ | gimiwan /ɡimiwan/ | ᑭᒥᐘᐣ /kimiwan/ | ᑭᒥᐘᐣ /kimiwan/ | kimiwon /kimiwon/ | — | — |
| Snow | kòn /kɔːn/ | goon /ɡoːn/ | ᑰᓇ /koːna/ | ᑰᓇ /koːna/ | kon /kon/ | kōn /koːn/ | gon /ɡon/ |
| Wind | nòdin /nɔːdin/ | noodin /noːdin/ | ᔫᑎᐣ /joːtin/ | ᔫᑎᐣ /joːtin/ | rotin /ɾotin/ | — | — |
| Earth | aki /aki/ | aki /aki/ | ᐊᓯᐢᑭᕀ /asiskij/ | ᐊᓯᐢᑭᕀ /asiskij/ | aski /aski/ | ahkēw /ahkeːw/ | ke /kɛ/ |
| Stone | asin /asin/ | asin /aˈsin/ | ᐊᓯᓂᕀ /asinij/ | ᐊᓯᓂᕀ /asinij/ | asini /asini/ | aqsan /aʔsan/ | sen /sɛn/ |
| Mountain | pikwadin /pikwadin/ | wajiw /wadʒiw/ | ᐘᒋᕀ /watʃij/ | ᐘᒋᕀ /wacij/ | matinaw /matinaw/ | wacēw /watʃeːw/ | bkotnyawen /bkotnjawɪn/ |
| Sea | kichigam /kitʃiɡam/ | gichigami /ɡitʃiɡami/ | ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒥᕀ /kihtʃikamij/ | ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒥᕀ /kihcikamij/ | kitcikami /kitʃikami/ | kaeqcekam /kæʔtʃekam/ | kche gami /ktʃɛ ɡami/ |
| Mother | ningà /nɪŋɡaː/ | nimaamaa /nimaːmaː/ | ᓂᑲᐎᕀ /nikaːwij/ | ᓂᑳᐃᐧ /nikaːwij/ | okawi /okawi/ | nekīah /nekiːah/ | nge /ŋɡe/ |
| Father | nòs /nɔːs/ | indede /indede/ | ᓄᐦᑖᐎᕀ /noːhtaːwij/ | ᓅᐦᑖᐃᐧ /noːhtaːwij/ | otawi /otawi/ | nōhnāeh /noːhnaːeh/ | nos /nos/ |
| I | niin /niːn/ | niin /niːn/ | ᓂᔭ /nija/ | ᓂᔭ /nija/ | nir /niɾ/ | nenah /nɛnah/ | nin /nin/ |
| You | giin /ɡiːn/ | giin /ɡiːn/ | ᑭᔭ /kija/ | ᑭᔭ /kija/ | kir /kiɾ/ | kenah /kɛnah/ | kin /kin/ |
| We | giinawind / niinawind /ɡiːnawind / niːnawind/ | giinawind / niinawind /ɡiːnawind / niːnawind/ | ᑭᔭᓈᓇᐤ / ᓂᔭᓈᐣ /kijaːnaw / nijanaːn/ | ᑭᔭᓈᓇᐤ / ᓂᔭᓈᐣ /kijaːnaw / nijanaːn/ | kirano / ninan /kiɾano / ninan/ | kenaq / nenaq /kɛnaʔ / nɛnaʔ/ | kinan / ninan /kinan / ninan/ |
| Name | wiinzowin /wiːnzowin/ | izhinikaazowin /iʒinikaːzowin/ | ᐏᐦᐅᐎᐣ /wiːhowin/ | ᐑᐦᐅᐏᐣ /wiːhowin/ | icinikatewin /iʃinikatewin/ | -esian /ɛsian/ | zhnekaswen /ʒnɛkaswən/ |
| Head | oshtigwàn /ɔʃtiɡwaːn/ | oshtigwaan /oʃtiɡwaːn/ | ᒥᐢᑎᒁᐣ /mistikwaːn/ | ᒥᐢᑎᒁᐣ /mistikwaːn/ | octikwaninan /oʃtikwaninan/ | — | — |
| Eye | oshkìnzhig /ɔʃkiːnʒɪɡ/ | oshkiinzhig /oʃkiːnʒiɡ/ | ᒥᐢᑮᓯᐠ /miskiːsik/ | ᒥᐢᑮᓯᐠ /miskiːsik/ | ockicikonan /oʃkiʃikonan/ | oskēsek /oskeːsek/ | shkishek /ʃkɪʃek/ |
| Ear | otawag /ɔtawaɡ/ | otawag /otawaɡ/ | ᒥᐦᑕᐘᑲᕀ /mihtawakaj/ | ᒥᐦᑕᐘᑲᕀ /mihtawakaj/ | otokainan /otokainan/ | — | tog /toɡ/ |
| Mouth | odòn /ɔdɔːn/ | odoon /odoːn/ | ᒥᑑᐣ /mitoːn/ | ᒥᑑᐣ /mitoːn/ | otoninan /otoninan/ | — | don /don/ |
| Tooth | wiibid /wiːbid/ | wiibid /wiːbid/ | ᒦᐱᐟ /miːpit/ | ᒦᐱᐟ /miːpit/ | wipit /wipit/ | wēpet /weːpet/ | nibet /nibət/ |
| Tongue | apijan /apidʒan/ | denaniw /denaniw/ | ᒥᑌᔭᓂᕀ /miteːjanij/ | ᒥᑌᔭᓂᕀ /miteːjanij/ | oterininan /oteɾininan/ | tēnaniw /teːnaniw/ | tno /tənoː/ |
| Hand | ninj /nɪndʒ/ | ninij /ninidʒ/ | ᒥᒋᐦᒋᕀ /mitʃihtʃij/ | ᒥᒋᒋᕀ /micicij/ | otcitcinan /otʃitʃinan/ | onehkeh /onehkeh/ | nej /netʃ/ |
| Foot | ozid /ozid/ | nizid /nizid/ | ᒥᓯᐟ /misit/ | ᒥᓯᐟ /misit/ | osit /osit/ | osēt /oseːt/ | zet /zɛt/ |
| Heart | odè /ɔdeː/ | odeʼ /odeʔ/ | ᒥᑌᐦ /miteːh/ | ᒥᑌᐦ /miteːh/ | otehinan /otehinan/ | otēh /oteːh/ | déh /deː/ |
| Bone | okan /okan/ | okan /okan/ | ᒥᐢᑲᐣ /miskan/ | ᒥᐢᑲᐣ /miskan/ | oskaninan /oskaninan/ | ohkan /ohkan/ | ken /kɛn/ |
| Blood | miskwi /miskwi/ | miskwi /miskwi/ | ᒥᐦᑯ /mihko/ | ᒥᐦᑯ /mihko/ | miko /miko/ | meskoh /mɛskoh/ | mskwe /mskʷə/ |
| Love | sàgiʼà /saːɡiʔaː/ | zaagiʼiwewin /zaːɡiʔiweːwin/ | ᓵᑭᐦᐃᐍᐏᐣ /saːkihiweːwin/ | ᓵᑭᐦᐃᐍᐃᐧᐣ /saːkihiweːwin/ | sakihiwewin /sakihiwewin/ | kesāenemāew /kesaːenemaːew/ | zhawéndan /ʒaweːndan/ |
| Tree | mitig /mɪtɪɡ/ | mitig /mitiɡ/ | ᒥᐢᑎᐠ /mistik/ | ᒥᐢᑎᐠ /mistik/ | mictikw /miʃtikʷ/ | metekoh /metekoh/ | mtëg /mtəɡ/ |
| Dog | animosh /anɪmɔʃ/ | animosh /animoʃ/ | ᐊᑎᒼ /atim/ | ᐊᑎᒼ /atim/ | atimw /atimʷ/ | anēm /aneːm/ | nemosh /nemoʃ/ |
| Cat | — /—/ | gaazhagens /ɡaːʒaɡens/ | ᒥᓅᐢ /minoːs/ | ᒥᓅᐢ /minoːs/ | minoc /minoʃ/ | — /—/ | gazhag /ɡaʒaɡ/ |
| Fish | kikons /kiɡons/ | giigoonh /ɡiːɡõː/ | ᑭᓄᓭᐤ /kinoseːw/ | ᑭᓄᓭᐤ /kinoseːw/ | names /names/ | namēs /nameːs/ | kigo /kiɡo/ |
| Bear | makwa /makwa/ | makwa /makwa/ | ᒪᐢᑿ /maskwa/ | ᒪᐢᑿ /maskwa/ | masko /masko/ | awǣhsaeh /awæːhsæh/ | mko /mko/ |
| Horse | pejòshkwe /peʒɔːʃkʷe/ | bebezhigooganzhii /bebeʒiɡoːɡanʒiː/ | ᒥᐢᑕᑎᒼ /mistatim/ | ᒥᐢᑕᑎᒼ /mistatim/ | atikw /atikʷ/ | — | nékdosha /nekdoʃa/ |
| House | wàkàigan /waːkaːiɡan/ | wiigiwaam /wiːɡiwaːm/ | ᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ /waːskahikan/ | ᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ /waːskahikan/ | mikiwam /mikiwam/ | wīkewam /wiːkewam/ | wigwam /wiɡwam/ |
| Milk | tòdòshànàbò /tɔːdɔːʃaːnaːbɔː/ | doodooshaaboo /doːdoːʃaːboː/ | ᑐᐦᑑᓵᐳᕀ /tohtoːsaːpoj/ | ᑐᐦᑑᓵᐳᕀ /tohtoːsaːpoj/ | tcotcocanapo /tʃotʃoʃanapo/ | — | nonagnabo /nonaɡnabo/ |
| Honey | àmòsizibàkwad /aːmɔːsizibaːkwad/ | aamoo-ziinzibaakwad /aːmoː ziːnzibaːkwad/ | ᐋᒨᓰᐦᒋᑲᐣ /aːmoːsiːhtʃikan/ | ᐋᒧᐤ ᒣᔨ /aːmow meːji/ | amo naminas /amo naminas/ | — | — |
| Salt | shìwitàgan /ʃiːwitaːɡan/ | zhiiwitaagan /ʒiːwitaːɡan/ | ᓰᐑᐦᑖᑲᐣ /siːwiːhtaːkan/ | ᓰᐑᐦᑖᑲᐣ /siːwiːhtaːkan/ | ciwotakan /ʃiwotakan/ | sēwehtākan /seːwehtaːkan/ | siwtagen /siwtaɡen/ |
| Iron | pìwàbik /piːwaːbik/ | biiwaabik /biːˈwaːbik/ | ᐲᐚᐱᐢᐠ /piːwaːpisk/ | ᐲᐚᐱᐢᐠ /piːwaːpisk/ | piwapiskw /piwapiskʷ/ | — | biwapêk /biwapʊk/ |
| Book | mazinahigan /mazinahiɡan/ | mazinaʼigan /mazinaʔiɡan/ | ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ /masinahikan/ | ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ /masinahikan/ | masinahikan /masinahikan/ | masēnahekan /maseːnahekan/ | — |
| Eat | wìsini /wiːsɪni/ | wiisini /wiːsini/ | ᒦᒋᓱᐤ /miːtʃisow/ | ᒨᐍᐤ /moːweːw/ | mitciso /mitʃiso/ | mīcew /miːtʃew/ | wisne /wɪsne/ |
| Drink | minikwe /mɪnɪkwe/ | minikwe /minikwe/ | ᒥᓂᐦᐠᐌᐤ /minihkweːw/ | ᒥᓂᐦᑴᐤ /minihkweːw/ | minikwew /minikwew/ | menew /menew/ | mnëkwé /mnəkwe/ |
| Sleep | nibà /nibaː/ | nibaa /nibaː/ | ᓂᐹᐤ /nipaːw/ | ᓂᐹᐤ /nipaːw/ | nipaw /nipaw/ | nepāw /nepaːw/ | mbé /mbe/ |
| One | pejig /peʒɪɡ/ | bezhig /beʒiɡ/ | ᐯᔭᐠ /peːjak/ | ᐯᔭᐠ /peːjak/ | peikw /pejkʷ/ | nekot /nekot/ | ngot /ŋɡot/ |
| Two | niizh /niːʒ/ | niizh /niːʒ/ | ᓃᓱ /niːso/ | ᓃᓱ /niːso/ | nicw /niʃʷ/ | nīs /niːs/ | nish /nɪʒ/ |
| Three | nisin /nisin/ | niswi /niswi/ | ᓂᐢᑐ /nisto/ | ᓂᐢᑐ /nisto/ | nicto /niʃto/ | nɛʔniw /nɛʔniw/ | nswe /nswə/ |
| Four | niwin /niwin/ | niiwin /niːwin/ | ᓀᐓ /neːwo/ | ᓀᐓ /neːwo/ | new /new/ | nīw /niːw/ | nyew /njɛw/ |
| Five | naanan /naːnan/ | naanan /naːnan/ | ᓂᔮᓇᐣ /nijaːnan/ | ᓂᔮᓇᐣ /niːjaːnan/ | niaran /niaɾan/ | nyānan /njaːnan/ | nyanen /njanɪn/ |
| Hello | Kwe /kwe/ | boozhoo /boːʒoː/ | ᑖᓂᓯ /taːnisi/ | ᑖᓂᓯ /taːnisi/ | kwei /kwej/ | posoh /posoh/ | bozho /boʒo/ |
| Thank you | Migwech /mɪɡwetʃ/ | miigwech /miːɡʷetʃ/ | ᑭᓇᓈᐢᑯᒥᑎᐣ /kinanaːskomitin/ | ᐦᐊᕀ ᐦᐊᕀ /haj haj/ | mikwetc /mikwetʃ/ | wāēwāēnen /waːeːwaːeːnen/ | migwéch /miɡwetʃ/ |
| Good | mino /mɪnɔ/ | mino /mino/ | ᒥᔫ /mijoː/ | ᒥᔼᓯᐣ /mijwaːsin/ | mirwacin /miɾwaʃin/ | menwāewen /menwaːewen/ | mno /mno/ |
| New | oshki /ɔʃki/ | oshki /oʃki/ | ᐅᐢᑳᔨ /oskaːji/ | ᐅᐢᑳᔨ /oskaːji/ | ocki /oʃki/ | — | — |
| Red | miskwa /miskwa/ | miskwaa /miskwaː/ | ᒥᐦᒁᐤ /mihkwaːw/ | ᒥᐦᒁᐤ /mihkwaːw/ | mikwaw /mikwaw/ | mɛhkon /mɛhkon/ | mskwa /mskwa/ |
| White | wàbà /waːbaː/ | waabishkaa /waːbiʃkaː/ | ᐚᐱᐢᑳᐤ /waːpiskaːw/ | ᐚᐱᐢᑳᐤ /waːpiskaːw/ | wapaw /wapaw/ | — | wabshkya /wabʃkja/ |
| Black | makadewà /makadewaː/ | makadewaa /makadewaː/ | ᑲᐢᑭᑌᐚᐤ /kaskiteːwaːw/ | ᑲᐢᑭᑌᐚᐤ /kaskiteːwaːw/ | makatewaw /makatewaw/ | — | — |
| Green | ozhàwashkwà /ɔʒaːwaʃkwaː/ | ozhaawashkwaa /oʒaːwaʃkwaː/ | ᐊᐢᑭᐦᑕᒁᐤ /askihtakwaːw/ | ᐊᐢᑭᐦᑕᒁᐤ /askihtakwaːw/ | ocawackwaw /oʃawaʃkwaw/ | — | skebgya /skʌbkja/ |
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