Anishinaabemowin
Ojibwe
Algic (Algonquian)
Ojibwe (Anishinaabemowin) is one of the largest Algonquian languages, spoken across the Great Lakes region of the US-Canada border. It is closely related to Ottawa, Algonquin, and Saulteaux, sometimes considered as one macro-language. The 'Double Vowel' Latin orthography by Charles Fiero is the most widely used today, alongside Cree-style syllabics in some communities.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Ojibwe
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Algic (Algonquian)
| Meaning | Ojibwe | Algonquin | Cree | Plains Cree | Atikamekw | Potawatomi | Menominee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | nibi /nibi/ | nibì /nɪbiː/ | ᓂᐱᕀ /nipij/ | ᓂᐱᕀ /nipij/ | nipi /nipi/ | mbish /mbɪʃ/ | nepāew /nəpaːew/ |
| Fire | ishkode /iʃkode/ | ishkotè /ɪʃkɔteː/ | ᐃᐢᑯᑌᐤ /iskoteːw/ | ᐃᐢᑯᑌᐤ /iskoteːw/ | ickote /iʃkote/ | shkodé /ʃkode/ | eskotēw /eskoteːw/ |
| Sun | giizis /ɡiːzis/ | kìzis /kiːzɪs/ | ᐲᓯᒼ /piːsim/ | ᐲᓯᒼ /piːsim/ | pisimw /pisimʷ/ | gises /ɡises/ | kēsoq /keːsoʔ/ |
| Moon | dibik-giizis /dibik ɡiːzis/ | tibik-kìzis /tɪbɪkkiːzɪs/ | ᑎᐱᐢᑳᐏ ᐲᓯᒼ /tipiskaːwi piːsim/ | ᑎᐱᐢᑳᐃᐧᐲᓯᒼ /tipiskaːwi piːsim/ | tipiskaw pisim /tipiskaw pisim/ | dbëk-gises /dbək‿ɡises/ | tepāhkēsoq /tepaːhkeːsoʔ/ |
| Star | anang /anaŋ/ | anang /aˈnaŋ/ | ᐊᒑᐦᑯᐢ /atʃaːhkos/ | ᐊᒑᐦᑯᐢ /acaːhkos/ | atcakoc /atʃakoʃ/ | nuk /nək/ | anaeq /anæʔ/ |
| Night | dibik /dibik/ | tibik /tibik/ | ᑎᐱᐢᐠ /tipisk/ | ᑎᐱᐢᐠ /tipisk/ | tipisko /tipisko/ | pkonyak /pkoɲak/ | tepāhkeh /tepaːhkeh/ |
| Rain | gimiwan /ɡimiwan/ | kimiwan /kimiwan/ | ᑭᒥᐘᐣ /kimiwan/ | ᑭᒥᐘᐣ /kimiwan/ | kimiwon /kimiwon/ | — | — |
| Snow | goon /ɡoːn/ | kòn /kɔːn/ | ᑰᓇ /koːna/ | ᑰᓇ /koːna/ | kon /kon/ | gon /ɡon/ | kōn /koːn/ |
| Wind | noodin /noːdin/ | nòdin /nɔːdin/ | ᔫᑎᐣ /joːtin/ | ᔫᑎᐣ /joːtin/ | rotin /ɾotin/ | — | — |
| Earth | aki /aki/ | aki /aki/ | ᐊᓯᐢᑭᕀ /asiskij/ | ᐊᓯᐢᑭᕀ /asiskij/ | aski /aski/ | ke /kɛ/ | ahkēw /ahkeːw/ |
| Stone | asin /aˈsin/ | asin /asin/ | ᐊᓯᓂᕀ /asinij/ | ᐊᓯᓂᕀ /asinij/ | asini /asini/ | sen /sɛn/ | aqsan /aʔsan/ |
| Mountain | wajiw /wadʒiw/ | pikwadin /pikwadin/ | ᐘᒋᕀ /watʃij/ | ᐘᒋᕀ /wacij/ | matinaw /matinaw/ | bkotnyawen /bkotnjawɪn/ | wacēw /watʃeːw/ |
| Sea | gichigami /ɡitʃiɡami/ | kichigam /kitʃiɡam/ | ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒥᕀ /kihtʃikamij/ | ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒥᕀ /kihcikamij/ | kitcikami /kitʃikami/ | kche gami /ktʃɛ ɡami/ | kaeqcekam /kæʔtʃekam/ |
| Mother | nimaamaa /nimaːmaː/ | ningà /nɪŋɡaː/ | ᓂᑲᐎᕀ /nikaːwij/ | ᓂᑳᐃᐧ /nikaːwij/ | okawi /okawi/ | nge /ŋɡe/ | nekīah /nekiːah/ |
| Father | indede /indede/ | nòs /nɔːs/ | ᓄᐦᑖᐎᕀ /noːhtaːwij/ | ᓅᐦᑖᐃᐧ /noːhtaːwij/ | otawi /otawi/ | nos /nos/ | nōhnāeh /noːhnaːeh/ |
| Daughter | indaanis /indaːnis/ | — | ᓂᑖᓂᐢ /nitaːnis/ | ᓂᑖᓂᐢ /nitaːnis/ | otanis /otaːnis/ | ndanes /ndanəs/ | — |
| I | niin /niːn/ | niin /niːn/ | ᓂᔭ /nija/ | ᓂᔭ /nija/ | nir /niɾ/ | nin /nin/ | nenah /nɛnah/ |
| You | giin /ɡiːn/ | giin /ɡiːn/ | ᑭᔭ /kija/ | ᑭᔭ /kija/ | kir /kiɾ/ | kin /kin/ | kenah /kɛnah/ |
| We | giinawind / niinawind /ɡiːnawind / niːnawind/ | giinawind / niinawind /ɡiːnawind / niːnawind/ | ᑭᔭᓈᓇᐤ / ᓂᔭᓈᐣ /kijaːnaw / nijanaːn/ | ᑭᔭᓈᓇᐤ / ᓂᔭᓈᐣ /kijaːnaw / nijanaːn/ | kirano / ninan /kiɾano / ninan/ | kinan / ninan /kinan / ninan/ | kenaq / nenaq /kɛnaʔ / nɛnaʔ/ |
| Name | izhinikaazowin /iʒinikaːzowin/ | wiinzowin /wiːnzowin/ | ᐏᐦᐅᐎᐣ /wiːhowin/ | ᐑᐦᐅᐏᐣ /wiːhowin/ | icinikatewin /iʃinikatewin/ | zhnekaswen /ʒnɛkaswən/ | -esian /ɛsian/ |
| Person | anishinaabe /aniʃinaːbe/ | — | ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᐤ /ajisijiniw/ | ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᐤ /ajisijiniw/ | iriniw /iɾiniw/ | bémadzet /bemadzɪt/ | — |
| Head | oshtigwaan /oʃtiɡwaːn/ | oshtigwàn /ɔʃtiɡwaːn/ | ᒥᐢᑎᒁᐣ /mistikwaːn/ | ᒥᐢᑎᒁᐣ /mistikwaːn/ | octikwaninan /oʃtikwaninan/ | — | — |
| Eye | oshkiinzhig /oʃkiːnʒiɡ/ | oshkìnzhig /ɔʃkiːnʒɪɡ/ | ᒥᐢᑮᓯᐠ /miskiːsik/ | ᒥᐢᑮᓯᐠ /miskiːsik/ | ockicikonan /oʃkiʃikonan/ | shkishek /ʃkɪʃek/ | oskēsek /oskeːsek/ |
| Ear | otawag /otawaɡ/ | otawag /ɔtawaɡ/ | ᒥᐦᑕᐘᑲᕀ /mihtawakaj/ | ᒥᐦᑕᐘᑲᕀ /mihtawakaj/ | otokainan /otokainan/ | tog /toɡ/ | — |
| Nose | ojaanzh /odʒaːnʒ/ | — | ᒥᐢᑭᐘᐣ /miskiwan/ | ᒥᐢᑭᐘᐣ /miskiwan/ | okotinan /okotinan/ | jash /dʒaʃ/ | — |
| Mouth | odoon /odoːn/ | odòn /ɔdɔːn/ | ᒥᑑᐣ /mitoːn/ | ᒥᑑᐣ /mitoːn/ | otoninan /otoninan/ | don /don/ | — |
| Tooth | wiibid /wiːbid/ | wiibid /wiːbid/ | ᒦᐱᐟ /miːpit/ | ᒦᐱᐟ /miːpit/ | wipit /wipit/ | nibet /nibət/ | wēpet /weːpet/ |
| Tongue | denaniw /denaniw/ | apijan /apidʒan/ | ᒥᑌᔭᓂᕀ /miteːjanij/ | ᒥᑌᔭᓂᕀ /miteːjanij/ | oterininan /oteɾininan/ | tno /tənoː/ | tēnaniw /teːnaniw/ |
| Hand | ninij /ninidʒ/ | ninj /nɪndʒ/ | ᒥᒋᐦᒋᕀ /mitʃihtʃij/ | ᒥᒋᒋᕀ /micicij/ | otcitcinan /otʃitʃinan/ | nej /netʃ/ | onehkeh /onehkeh/ |
| Foot | nizid /nizid/ | ozid /ozid/ | ᒥᓯᐟ /misit/ | ᒥᓯᐟ /misit/ | osit /osit/ | zet /zɛt/ | osēt /oseːt/ |
| Heart | odeʼ /odeʔ/ | odè /ɔdeː/ | ᒥᑌᐦ /miteːh/ | ᒥᑌᐦ /miteːh/ | otehinan /otehinan/ | déh /deː/ | otēh /oteːh/ |
| Bone | okan /okan/ | okan /okan/ | ᒥᐢᑲᐣ /miskan/ | ᒥᐢᑲᐣ /miskan/ | oskaninan /oskaninan/ | ken /kɛn/ | ohkan /ohkan/ |
| Blood | miskwi /miskwi/ | miskwi /miskwi/ | ᒥᐦᑯ /mihko/ | ᒥᐦᑯ /mihko/ | miko /miko/ | mskwe /mskʷə/ | meskoh /mɛskoh/ |
| Poop | moow /moːw/ | — | ᒣᔨ /meːji/ | ᒣᔨ /meːji/ | mei /mej/ | mowech /mowetʃ/ | — |
| Love | zaagiʼiwewin /zaːɡiʔiweːwin/ | sàgiʼà /saːɡiʔaː/ | ᓵᑭᐦᐃᐍᐏᐣ /saːkihiweːwin/ | ᓵᑭᐦᐃᐍᐃᐧᐣ /saːkihiweːwin/ | sakihiwewin /sakihiwewin/ | zhawéndan /ʒaweːndan/ | kesāenemāew /kesaːenemaːew/ |
| Tree | mitig /mitiɡ/ | mitig /mɪtɪɡ/ | ᒥᐢᑎᐠ /mistik/ | ᒥᐢᑎᐠ /mistik/ | mictikw /miʃtikʷ/ | mtëg /mtəɡ/ | metekoh /metekoh/ |
| Dog | animosh /animoʃ/ | animosh /anɪmɔʃ/ | ᐊᑎᒼ /atim/ | ᐊᑎᒼ /atim/ | atimw /atimʷ/ | nemosh /nemoʃ/ | anēm /aneːm/ |
| Cat | gaazhagens /ɡaːʒaɡens/ | — /—/ | ᒥᓅᐢ /minoːs/ | ᒥᓅᐢ /minoːs/ | minoc /minoʃ/ | gazhag /ɡaʒaɡ/ | — /—/ |
| Fish | giigoonh /ɡiːɡõː/ | kikons /kiɡons/ | ᑭᓄᓭᐤ /kinoseːw/ | ᑭᓄᓭᐤ /kinoseːw/ | names /names/ | kigo /kiɡo/ | namēs /nameːs/ |
| Bird | bineshiinh /bineʃĩː/ | — | ᐱᔦᓰᐢ /pijeːsiːs/ | ᐱᔦᓰᐢ /pijeːsiːs/ | pirecic /piɾeʃiʃ/ | bnéshi /bneʃi/ | — |
| Butterfly | memengwaa /memeŋɡwaː/ | — | ᑲᒫᒪᐠ /kamaːmak/ | ᑲᒫᒪᑯᐢ /kamaːmakos/ | kwakwapito /kwakwapito/ | mémégé /memeɡe/ | mīmīkwǣw /miːmiːkwæːw/ |
| Egg | waawan /waːwan/ | — | ᐚᐎ /waːwi/ | ᐚᐏ /waːwi/ | waw /waw/ | waw /waw/ | — |
| Bear | makwa /makwa/ | makwa /makwa/ | ᒪᐢᑿ /maskwa/ | ᒪᐢᑿ /maskwa/ | masko /masko/ | mko /mko/ | awǣhsaeh /awæːhsæh/ |
| Horse | bebezhigooganzhii /bebeʒiɡoːɡanʒiː/ | pejòshkwe /peʒɔːʃkʷe/ | ᒥᐢᑕᑎᒼ /mistatim/ | ᒥᐢᑕᑎᒼ /mistatim/ | atikw /atikʷ/ | nékdosha /nekdoʃa/ | — |
| House | wiigiwaam /wiːɡiwaːm/ | wàkàigan /waːkaːiɡan/ | ᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ /waːskahikan/ | ᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ /waːskahikan/ | mikiwam /mikiwam/ | wigwam /wiɡwam/ | wīkewam /wiːkewam/ |
| Milk | doodooshaaboo /doːdoːʃaːboː/ | tòdòshànàbò /tɔːdɔːʃaːnaːbɔː/ | ᑐᐦᑑᓵᐳᕀ /tohtoːsaːpoj/ | ᑐᐦᑑᓵᐳᕀ /tohtoːsaːpoj/ | tcotcocanapo /tʃotʃoʃanapo/ | nonagnabo /nonaɡnabo/ | — |
| Honey | aamoo-ziinzibaakwad /aːmoː ziːnzibaːkwad/ | àmòsizibàkwad /aːmɔːsizibaːkwad/ | ᐋᒨᓰᐦᒋᑲᐣ /aːmoːsiːhtʃikan/ | ᐋᒧᐤ ᒣᔨ /aːmow meːji/ | amo naminas /amo naminas/ | — | — |
| Salt | zhiiwitaagan /ʒiːwitaːɡan/ | shìwitàgan /ʃiːwitaːɡan/ | ᓰᐑᐦᑖᑲᐣ /siːwiːhtaːkan/ | ᓰᐑᐦᑖᑲᐣ /siːwiːhtaːkan/ | ciwotakan /ʃiwotakan/ | siwtagen /siwtaɡen/ | sēwehtākan /seːwehtaːkan/ |
| Wine | mazhoominaaboo /maʒoːminaːboː/ | — | ᓲᒥᓈᐳᕀ /soːminaːpoj/ | ᓲᒥᓈᐳᕀ /soːminaːpoj/ | minicapo /miniʃapo/ | shomenabo /ʃomenabo/ | — |
| Rice | waabi-manoomin /waːbi manoːmin/ | — | ᐚᐸᔫᒥᐣ /waːpajoːmin/ | ᐚᐸᔫᒥᐣ /waːpajoːmin/ | miromin /miɾomin/ | mnomen /mnomɪn/ | manōmaeh /manoːmæh/ |
| Iron | biiwaabik /biːˈwaːbik/ | pìwàbik /piːwaːbik/ | ᐲᐚᐱᐢᐠ /piːwaːpisk/ | ᐲᐚᐱᐢᐠ /piːwaːpisk/ | piwapiskw /piwapiskʷ/ | biwapêk /biwapʊk/ | — |
| Wheel | detibised /detibised/ | — | ᐅᑎᐦᑎᐱᐸᔨᐤ /otihtipipajiw/ | ᑎᐦᑎᐱᐸᔩᐢ /tihtipipajiːs/ | toro /toɾo/ | détpese /detpese/ | — |
| Silk | zenibaawegin /zenibaːweɡin/ | — | ᓭᓂᐹᓀᑭᐣ /seːnipaːneːkin/ | ᓭᓂᐹᓀᑭᐣ /seːnipaːneːkin/ | taripanekin /taɾipanekin/ | — | — |
| Book | mazinaʼigan /mazinaʔiɡan/ | mazinahigan /mazinahiɡan/ | ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ /masinahikan/ | ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ /masinahikan/ | masinahikan /masinahikan/ | — | masēnahekan /maseːnahekan/ |
| Eat | wiisini /wiːsini/ | wìsini /wiːsɪni/ | ᒦᒋᓱᐤ /miːtʃisow/ | ᒨᐍᐤ /moːweːw/ | mitciso /mitʃiso/ | wisne /wɪsne/ | mīcew /miːtʃew/ |
| Drink | minikwe /minikwe/ | minikwe /mɪnɪkwe/ | ᒥᓂᐦᐠᐌᐤ /minihkweːw/ | ᒥᓂᐦᑴᐤ /minihkweːw/ | minikwew /minikwew/ | mnëkwé /mnəkwe/ | menew /menew/ |
| Sleep | nibaa /nibaː/ | nibà /nibaː/ | ᓂᐹᐤ /nipaːw/ | ᓂᐹᐤ /nipaːw/ | nipaw /nipaw/ | mbé /mbe/ | nepāw /nepaːw/ |
| One | bezhig /beʒiɡ/ | pejig /peʒɪɡ/ | ᐯᔭᐠ /peːjak/ | ᐯᔭᐠ /peːjak/ | peikw /pejkʷ/ | ngot /ŋɡot/ | nekot /nekot/ |
| Two | niizh /niːʒ/ | niizh /niːʒ/ | ᓃᓱ /niːso/ | ᓃᓱ /niːso/ | nicw /niʃʷ/ | nish /nɪʒ/ | nīs /niːs/ |
| Three | niswi /niswi/ | nisin /nisin/ | ᓂᐢᑐ /nisto/ | ᓂᐢᑐ /nisto/ | nicto /niʃto/ | nswe /nswə/ | nɛʔniw /nɛʔniw/ |
| Four | niiwin /niːwin/ | niwin /niwin/ | ᓀᐓ /neːwo/ | ᓀᐓ /neːwo/ | new /new/ | nyew /njɛw/ | nīw /niːw/ |
| Five | naanan /naːnan/ | naanan /naːnan/ | ᓂᔮᓇᐣ /nijaːnan/ | ᓂᔮᓇᐣ /niːjaːnan/ | niaran /niaɾan/ | nyanen /njanɪn/ | nyānan /njaːnan/ |
| Hundred | ingodwaak /inɡodwaːk/ | — | ᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ /mitaːtahtomitanaw/ | ᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ /mitaːtahtomitanaw/ | mitato mitana /mitato mitana/ | ngotwak /ŋɡotwak/ | — |
| Hello | boozhoo /boːʒoː/ | Kwe /kwe/ | ᑖᓂᓯ /taːnisi/ | ᑖᓂᓯ /taːnisi/ | kwei /kwej/ | bozho /boʒo/ | posoh /posoh/ |
| Thank you | miigwech /miːɡʷetʃ/ | Migwech /mɪɡwetʃ/ | ᑭᓇᓈᐢᑯᒥᑎᐣ /kinanaːskomitin/ | ᐦᐊᕀ ᐦᐊᕀ /haj haj/ | mikwetc /mikwetʃ/ | migwéch /miɡwetʃ/ | wāēwāēnen /waːeːwaːeːnen/ |
| Good | mino /mino/ | mino /mɪnɔ/ | ᒥᔫ /mijoː/ | ᒥᔼᓯᐣ /mijwaːsin/ | mirwacin /miɾwaʃin/ | mno /mno/ | menwāewen /menwaːewen/ |
| New | oshki /oʃki/ | oshki /ɔʃki/ | ᐅᐢᑳᔨ /oskaːji/ | ᐅᐢᑳᔨ /oskaːji/ | ocki /oʃki/ | — | — |
| Red | miskwaa /miskwaː/ | miskwa /miskwa/ | ᒥᐦᒁᐤ /mihkwaːw/ | ᒥᐦᒁᐤ /mihkwaːw/ | mikwaw /mikwaw/ | mskwa /mskwa/ | mɛhkon /mɛhkon/ |
| White | waabishkaa /waːbiʃkaː/ | wàbà /waːbaː/ | ᐚᐱᐢᑳᐤ /waːpiskaːw/ | ᐚᐱᐢᑳᐤ /waːpiskaːw/ | wapaw /wapaw/ | wabshkya /wabʃkja/ | — |
| Black | makadewaa /makadewaː/ | makadewà /makadewaː/ | ᑲᐢᑭᑌᐚᐤ /kaskiteːwaːw/ | ᑲᐢᑭᑌᐚᐤ /kaskiteːwaːw/ | makatewaw /makatewaw/ | — | — |
| Green | ozhaawashkwaa /oʒaːwaʃkwaː/ | ozhàwashkwà /ɔʒaːwaʃkwaː/ | ᐊᐢᑭᐦᑕᒁᐤ /askihtakwaːw/ | ᐊᐢᑭᐦᑕᒁᐤ /askihtakwaːw/ | ocawackwaw /oʃawaʃkwaw/ | skebgya /skʌbkja/ | — |
| Blue | ozhaawashkwaa /oʒaːwaʃkwaː/ | — | ᓰᐱᐦᒁᐤ /siːpihkwaːw/ | ᓰᐱᐦᒁᐤ /siːpihkwaːw/ | — | wichapkwa /witʃapkwa/ | — |
| Computer | mazinaabikiwebinigan /mazinaːbikiwebiniɡan/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tea | aniibiish /aniːbiːʃ/ | — | ᓂᐦᑎᕀ /nihtij/ | ᓂᐦᑎᕀ /nihtij/ | nipicwapo /nipiʃwapo/ | ti /ti/ | — |
| Coffee | makade-mashkikiwaaboo /makade maʃkikiwaːboː/ | — | ᐱᐦᑲᐦᑌᐚᐳᕀ /pihkahteːwaːpoj/ | ᐱᐦᑲᐦᑌᐚᐳᕀ /pihkahteːwaːpoj/ | kapi /kapi/ | kapi /kapi/ | — |
| Sugar | ziinzibaakwad /ziːnzibaːkwad/ | — | ᓰᐏᓂᑲᐣ /siːwinikan/ | ᓰᐏᓂᑲᐣ /siːwinikan/ | — | zisbakwet /sispakwɪt/ | — |
| Orange | wezaawiminagizid /wezaːwiminaɡizid/ | — | ᐅᓵᐚᐢ /osaːwaːs/ | ᐅᓵᐚᐢ /osaːwaːs/ | — | anjes /andʒes/ | — |
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