Week 10: We Are Feeling a Certain Way

Here's our main list of feeling words:
mino-ayaa - s/he is good, fine.
aakozi - s/he is sick.
minwendam - s/he is happy.
nishkaadizi - s/he is angry.
bakade - s/he is hungry.
debisinii - s/he is full.
agaji - s/he is shy.
maanendam - s/he is sad

Now let's learn how to say we are feeling a certain way.

In Ojibwe, there are two ways to say we are feeling a certain way.  There is we inclusive, which means you are including the person you are talking to and there is we exclusive, which means you are not talking about the person you are talking to.

To say we inclusive (you are including the person you are talking to),  you put "gi" and "gid" in front of the verb just like you did saying you are feeling a certain way.  Then on the end of the verb, we will add "min" if it ends with a vowel, and "in" if it ends with a consonant. Also, as with saying "you all," you add an extra vowel.

To say we exclusive (you are not including the person you are talking to), you put ni, nin, nim, or nind, just like we did when saying I am feeling a certain way.  Then on the end of the verb, we will add "min" if it ends with a vowel, and "in" if it ends with a consonant.  Also, as with saying "you all," you add an extra vowel.

So really, the only new thing for us here is the suffix "min."

Let's start with mino-ayaa.

Mino-ayaa:
Gimino-ayaamin. - We (inclusive) are fine.
Nimino-ayaamin - We (exclusive) are fine.

Aakozi:
Gidaakozimin. - We (inclusive) are sick.
Nindaakozimin. - We (exclusive) are sick.

Minwendam:
Giminwendaamin. - We (inclusive) are happy.
Niminwendaamin. - We (exclusive) are happy.

Nishkaadizi:
Ginishkaadizimin. - We (inclusive) are angry.
Ninishkaadizimin. - We (exclusive) are angry.

Bakade:
Gibakademin. - We (inclusive) are hungry.
Nimbakademin. - We (exclusive) are hungry.

Debisinii:
Gidebisiniimin. - We (inclusive) are full.
Nindebisiniimin. - We (exclusive) are full.

Agaji:
Gidagajimin. - We (inclusive) are shy.
Nindagajimin. - We (exclusive) are shy.

Maanendam:
Gimaanendaamin. - We (inclusive) are sad.
Nimaanendaamin. - We (exclusive) are sad.


Here's the complete list for We (inclusive) are feeling a certain way:
Gimino-ayaamin. - We (inclusive) are fine.
Gidaakozimin. - We (inclusive) are sick.
Giminwendaamin. - We (inclusive) are happy.
Ginishkaadizimin. - We (inclusive) are angry.
Gibakademin. - We (inclusive) are hungry.
Gidebisiniimin. - We (inclusive) are full.
Gidagajimin. - We (inclusive) are shy.
Gimaanendaamin. - We (inclusive) are sad.

Here's the complete list for We (exclusive) are feeling a certain way:
Nimino-ayaamin. - We (exclusive) are fine.
Nindaakozimin. - We (exclusive) are sick.
Niminwendaamin. - We (exclusive) are happy.
Ninishkaadizimin. - We (exclusive) are angry.
Nimbakademin. - We (exclusive) are hungry.
Nindebisiniimin. - We (exclusive) are full.
Nindagajimin. - We (exclusive) are shy.
Nimaanendaamin. - We (exclusive) are sad.

Using a different set of verbs, James Vukelich explains how to say we are doing it.  Please check that video out.  He's very good at explaining it.