Ojibwe Verb Paradigms

VAI, CONJUNCT DUBITATIVE NEGATIVE

Vowel Stems			Consonant Stems
I	menikwesi(i)waanen		I	degoshinzi(i)waanen
You	menikwesi(i)wanen		You	degoshinzi(i)wanen
He	menikwesi(i)gwen		He	degoshinzi(i)gwen
He (obv.)	menikwesi(i)nigwen		He (obv.)	degoshinzi(i)nigwen
One (X)	menikwesi(i)ngwen		One (X)	degoshinzi(i)ngwen
We (excl.)	menikwesi(i)waangen		We (excl.)	degoshinzi(i)waangen
We (incl.)	menikwesi(i)wangwen*		We (incl.)	degoshinzi(i)wangwen*
You (pl.)	menikwesi(i)wegwen		You (pl.)	degoshinzi(i)wegwen
They	menikwesi(i)waagwen		They	degoshinzi(i)waagwen

minikwe - he drinks
dagoshin - he arrives

 

* Baraga suggests:
-si(i)wangen for 'we (incl)': menikwesi(i)wangen, degoshinzi(i)wangen

 

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

 

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