In Ojibwe, you can’t just say a mother. You have to say my mother or your mother and so on. That is to say that they are dependent nouns. They are also called NAD’s or noun animate dependent’s.
nimaamaa - my mother
nindede - my father
nindaanis(ag) - my daughter
ningozis(ag) - my son
nimishoomis(ag) - my grandfather
nookomis(ag) - my grandmother
noozhis(ag) - my grandchild
niwiiw - my wife
ninaabem - my husband
nisaye - my older brother
nimise - my older sister
nishiime(yag) - my younger brother or sister
nindawemaa(g) - my sibling of the opposite sex
Awenen a’aw? - Who’s that?
Mii a’aw__________. - That’s __________.
Boozhoo :)
If you are new to this site, start with the first entry below by clicking on 2009 and then January. You should start with the first post and then move foward to get the most from this. The words that are clickable have audio pronunciation. There are games you can play with each word list. Click on those and have fun. :)