niijii
my male friend (male to male)
niijikwe
my female friend (female to female)
niijigikinoo'amaagan
my fellow student
niwiijii'aagan
my friend, playmate
niwiijiiwaagan
my partner
Maawanji'idim.
There is a meeting.
Aaniindi maawanji'iding?
Where is the meeting at?
Niimi'idim.
There is a dance.
Aaniindi niimi'iding?
Where is the dance at?
Mazinaatese.
There is a movie.
Aaniindi mazinaateseg?
Where is the movie at?
Niimi'iding indizhaa.
I am going to the dance.
gaye
also
gaye niin
me also
Gaawiin ingii-izhaasii.
I didn't go.
Gaawiin niwii-izhaasii.
I am not going to go.
Maawanji'iding niwii-izhaa.
I am going to go to the meeting.
Mazinaateseg ingii-izhaa.
I did go to the movie, I went to the movie.
Indizhaa.
I am going. (present tense)
Gidizhaa.
You are going.
Izhaa.
He/She is going.
Niwii-izhaa.
I am going to go.
Giwii-izhaa.
You are going to go.
Wii-izhaa.
He/She is going to go.
Ingii-izhaa.
I did go. (have gone)
Gigii-izhaa.
You did go. (have gone)
Gii-izhaa.
He/She (has gone) did go.
Inga-izhaa.
I will go (to).
Giga-izhaa.
You will go (to).
Da-izhaa.
He/She will go (to).
aaniindi
Where
aaniin apii
When
ezhaayan
you are going to
Aaniindi ezhaayan?
Where are you going?
gigizheb
in the morning (future)
zhebaa
in the morning (past)
Naawakwe.
It is noon.
naawakweg
at noon (future)
Onaagoshin.
It is evening.
dibikak
at night (future)
onaagoshig
in the evening (future)
dibikong
last night (past)
bijiinaago
yesterday (past)