OSHKAABEWIS NATIVE JOURNAL - Bemidji State University

24 BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY
ZHAANGWESHI WAABIZHESHI GAYE
GAA-ANISHINAABEWISIDOOD WILLIAM JONES *
GAA-AANIKE-AANJIBII’ANG ALEX DECOTEAU **
[1] Ningoding giiwenh zhaangweshi bimaazhagaamebatoo,
ningoding idash owaabamaan giigooyan. Ogosaan idash aanawi
miigaanaad; aapiji omisawenimaan. “Apegish amwag,” inendam.
“Aaniin ge-doodamaan ji-nisag?” inendam. Gii-gakiiwebatoo dash.
[2] Miinawaa dash owaabamaan gichi-ginoozhen, mii dash enaad:
“Gichi-ogaa ingii-waabamaa omaa awasi-gakiiwe. Anooj gidig,
gigiikamig isa go.”
[3] Mii dash ekidod aw ogaa: “Aaniin ezhimid aw mayaanaadizid
naasawedaamikang?”
[4] Miinawaa dash gii-gakiiwebatoo. Miinawaa dash giigakiiwebatoo.
Mii dash miinawaa enaad ogaawan: “Gichiginoozhe
ayaa omaa awesiinh gakiiwe. Anooj gidig mayaanaadizid
wekaniwid.” Niibowa niibowa dasing gii-gakiiwebatoo, anooj giiayinaajimod.
* WILLIAM J ONES WAS M ESQUAKIE, BUT A LONG- TIME STUDENT OF
O JIBWE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. H E DID A LOT OF
TRANSCRIPTION WORK WITH O JIBWE SPEAKERS FROM O NTARIO
AND M INNESOTA IN THE 1800S.
** A LEX D ECOTEAU IS AN O JIBWE LANGUAGE TEACHER AND
SPIRITUAL LEADERS FROM T URTLE M OUNTAIN, NORTH D AKOTA.
O SHKAABEWIS N ATIVE J OURNAL V OL. 8 / NO. 1 S PRING 2011