Simple Phrases :
Hello Boozhoo or Aanin
Come Here! Ondaas!
My name is (your name) Nindizhinikaaz (insert name)
His/Her name is Izhinikaazo (name)
There name is (group of people) Izhinikaazowag
Please Daga
Say it again (repeat) Ikidon miinawaa
See you again Giga-waabamin menawaa
See you later Giga-waabamin naagaj
Thank you Miigwech
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* Note: in the Native Language we do not say Bye. Bye is final and we believe that even if someone passes on we will see them again in the spirit world. We say see you again.
WEATHER
Aaniin ezhiwebak? Whats the weather like?
Mino-giizhigad na? Is the weather nice?
Mino-giizhigad sa. The weather is nice.
Maji-giizhigad sa. The weather is bad.
Aanakwad sa. It's cloudy.
Mizhakwad sa. It's clear (the sky).
Waaseyaa sa. It is sunny
Agaawaa-giizhigad gabe-giizhig. Its been gloomy all day.
Awan sa. It is foggy.
Gaawiin giizis bi-naagozisii. The sun isn't visable.
Noodin. It is windy.
Gichi-noodin sa. Its really windy.
Geget gotaamigwad. It is really terrible (weather).
Aapiji gichi-noodin. There's a furious wind.
Dakaasin sa. There's a cold wind blowing.
Gwekaanimad. The wind changes direction.
Da-gimiwan noongom, nindinendam. I think it's going to rain.
Mii geget ezhinaagwak. That's truly how it looks.
Awanibiisaa. It's drizzling.
Gimiwan na? Is it raining?
Gaawiin gimiwanzinoon. It's not raining.
Gaawiin na gimiwasinoon? Isn't it raining.
Miinawaa gimiwan. It's raining again.
Gichi-gimiwan. It's really pouring.
Agaawaa gimiwan. It's barely raining.
Ninisaabaawe. I'm wet.
Ningichi-nisaabaawe. I'm really soaked.
Gaawiin na giin, ginisaabaawesii? Not you, you're not wet?
Mii go gaye niin. Me too I am (wet) too.
Gisinaa. It is cold (winter)
Gichi-gisinaa. It is really cold.
Aapiji geget gisinaa. It's really truly cold.
Ningichi-giikaj. Gichi-giikaji John. I'm really cold. John is really cold.
