| 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) |