Ojibwe Verb Paradigms

VAI, INDEPENDENT DUBITATIVE NEGATIVE*

Vowel Stems
I	niminikwesiinaadog
You	giminikwesiinaadog
He	minikwesiidog
He (obv.)	minikwesiidogenan
One (X)	minikwesiimidog
We (excl.)	niminikwesiiminaadog
We (incl.)	giminikwesiiminaadog
You (pl.)	giminikwesiimwaadog
They	minikwesiidogenag

minikwe - he drinks

* Randolf Valentine for Odaawaa ("Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar")

 

VAI, ALTERNATIVE INDEPENDENT DUBITATIVE NEGATIVE**

Vowel Stems
I	niminikwesiimidog
You	giminikwesiimidog
He	minikwesiiwidog
He (obv.)	minikwesiiwidogenan
One (X)	minikwesiimidog
We (excl.)	niminikwesiiminaadog
We (incl.)	giminikwesiiminaadog
You (pl.)	giminikwesiimwaadog
They	minikwesiidogenag

 

minikwe - he drinks

** Randolf Valentine for Odaawaa and Baraga for Ojibwe

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