Ojibwe Verb Paradigms

VAI, INDEPENDENT INDICATIVE POSITIVE (Wilson)

 

	Par. 1. -AH	Par. 2. -A	Par.3. -E (reg.)
	Sleep	Walk	Embark
Indicative. Present
I sleep, &c., &c.	ne-nebáh	ne-pemoosá	nin-poos
Thou	ke-nebáh	ke-pemoosa	ke-poos
He	nebáh	pemoosa	poose
One	nabaum	pemoosam	poosim
We (excl.)	ne-nebáhmin	ne-pemoosamin	ne-poosemin
You	ke-nebáum	ke-pemoosam	ke-poosim
They	nebáhwug	pemoosawug	poosewug

	Par. 3. -E (irreg.)	Par. 4. -O (reg.)	Par.5. -UM.	Par.6. -IN.
	Work	Say	Think	Fall
Indicative. Present
I work, &c., &c.	nind-uhnóoke	nind-ekíd	nind-enandum	ne-pungéshin
Thou	kid-uhnooke	kid-ekid	kid-enándum	ke-pungéshin
He	uhnooke	ekedó	enandum	pungéshin
One	uhnookim	ekedoom	enandaum	pungeshenim
We (excl.)	nind-uhnookemin	nind-ekidomin	nnd-enandumin	ne-pungeshenemin
You	kid-uhnookim	kid-ekedoom	kid-enandaum	ke-pungeshenim
They	uhnóokewug	ekédowug	enándumoog	pungéshenoog

 

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