aʼaw
Ojibwe edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
aʼaw
- that (animate)
- Miish miinawaa azhigwa gii-wenda-ginzhizhawizid aʼaw mindimooyenh, miinawaa azhigwa gaa-izhi-desaʼoniked.
- The old lady really was industrious and made sleeping platforms.
See also edit
Ojibwe demonstrative, dubitative and interrogative pronouns
| Animate | Inanimate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proximate | Obviative | ||||||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||||
| Demonstrative | Proximal (Nearest) | this/these | waʼaw | ongow | onow | oʼow | onow |
| Mesioproximal | this/these over here | waʼawedi | ongowedig | onowedin | oʼowedi | onowedin | |
| Mesiodistal | that/those | aʼaw | ingiw | iniw | iʼiw | iniw | |
| Distal (Farthest) | that/those over there | aʼawedi | ingiwedig | iniwedin | iʼiwedi | iniwedin | |
| Dubitative | I wonder who/what | awegwen | awegwenag | awegwenan | wegodogwen | wegodogwenan | |
| Interrogative | who/what | awenen | awenenag | awenenan | wegonen | wegonenan | |
References edit
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/a-aw-pron-dem