giiwe

Ojibwe

Verb

giiwe (changed conjunct form gaawed, reduplicated form gaagiiwe)

1. s/he goes home

   Biinizikaa gaa-ni-izhi-giiwed nindaanis.

   All of a sudden my daughter went home.

2. s/he returns

Conjugation

Conjugation of giiwe

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	ningiiwe	ningiiwesii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	gigiiwe	gigiiwesii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	giiwe	giiwesii(n)
Obviative (3')	giiwewan	giiwesiiwan
Indefinite (X)	giiwem	giiwesiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	ningiiwemin	ningiiwesiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	gigiiwemin	gigiiwesiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	gigiiwem	gigiiwesiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	giiwewag	giiwesiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	giiweyaan	giiwesiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	giiweyan/yin	giiwesiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	giiwed	giiwesig
Obviative (3')	giiwenid	giiwesinid/sinig
Indefinite (X)	giiweng	giiwesing
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	giiweyaang	giiwesiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	giiweyang/ying	giiwesiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	giiweyeg	giiwesiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	giiwewaad	giiwesiwaa

Derived terms

• azhegiiwe (“go back, return”)
• giiwekaazo (“pretend to go home”)

See also

• giiwedin (“north wind, north”)
• giiwenh (“so the story goes, so it is said”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/giiwe-vai