VAI, INDEPENDENT PRETERIT DUBITATIVE POSITIVE*
Vowel Stems |
He |
minikwegoban |
He (obv.) |
minikwenigoban |
One (X) |
minikwemigoban |
They |
minikwewaagoban |
minikwe - he drinks
* Randolf Valentine for Odaawaa ("Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar")
VAI, ALTERNATIVE INDEPENDENT PRETERIT DUBITATIVE POSITIVE**
Vowel Stems |
I |
minikwewaambaan |
You |
minikwewamban |
He |
minikwegoban |
He (obv.) |
minikwenigoban |
One (X) |
minikwemigoban |
We (excl.) |
minikwewaangiban |
We (incl.) |
minikwewangoban |
You (pl.) |
minikwewegoban |
They |
minikwegwaaban |
minikwe - he drinks
** Randolf Valentine for Odaawaa and Baraga for Ojibwe