nibo

Ojibwe

Verb

nibo (changed conjunct form nebod, reduplicated form nanibo)

1. die

   Mewinzha gii-ikwezensiwiyaan, gaa-nibonid iniw onaabeman a'aw nookomis.

   Long ago, when I was a little girl, my grandmother's husband died.

2. be dead

Conjugation

Conjugation of nibo

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	ninib	ninibosii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	ginib	ginibosii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	nibo	nibosii(n)
Obviative (3')	nibowan	nibosiiwan
Indefinite (X)	nibom	nibosiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	ninibomin	ninibosiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	ginibomin	ginibosiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	ginibom	ginibosiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	nibowag	nibosiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	niboyaan	nibosiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	niboyan/yin	nibosiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	nibod	nibosig
Obviative (3')	nibonid	nibosinid/sinig
Indefinite (X)	nibong	nibosing
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	niboyaang	nibosiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	niboyang/ying	nibosiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	niboyeg	nibosiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	nibowaad	nibosiwaad

Derived terms

• nibookaazo (“pretend to be dead”)
• nibooke (“have a death in the family”)
• nibowin (“death”)

References

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

Old Irish

Verb

nibo

1. Alternative spelling of níbo