Ojibwe Verb Paradigms

VAI, CONJUNCT DUBITATIVE POSITIVE

Vowel Stems			Consonant Stems
I	menikwewaanen		I	degoshinawaanen
You	menikwewanen		You	degoshinawanen
He	menikwegwen		He	degoshinagwen
He (obv.)	menikwenigwen		He (obv.)	degoshininigwen
One (X)	menikwengwen		One (X)	degoshiningwen
We (excl.)	menikwewaangen		We (excl.)	degoshinawaangen
We (incl.)	menikwewangwen*		We (incl.)	degoshinawangwen*
You (pl.)	menikwewegwen		You (pl.)	degoshinawegwen
They	menikwewaagwen		They	degoshinawaagwen

minikwe - he drinks
dagoshin - he arrives

 

* Baraga suggests:
-(a)wangen for 'we (incl)': menikwewangen, degoshinawangen

 

Sources:
R. Valentine, "Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar"
F.Baraga "Theoretical and Practical Grammar Of The Otchipwe Language"

 

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