Ojibwe Verb Paradigms

VTA, INDICATIVE PASSIVE POSITIVE

INDEPENDENT ORDER

	'-am' Stems	'-aw' Stems
I	niwaabamigoo	nibizindaagoo
You	giwaabamigoo	gibizindaagoo
He	waabamaa	bizindaawaa
Obviative	owaabamigoon	bizindaagoon
We (excl.)	niwaabamigoomin	nibizindaagoomin
We (incl.)	giwaabamigoomin	gibizindaagoomin
You (pl.)	giwaabamigoom	gibizindaagoom
They	waabamaawag	bizindaawaawag
Obviative (pl.)	waabamigoowaan	bizindaagoowaan

 

CONJUNCT ORDER

	'-am' Stems	'-aw' Stems
I	waabamigooyaan	bizindaagooyaan
You	waabamigooyan	bizindaagooyan
He	waabamind	bizindawind
Obviative	waabamigod	bizindaagod
We (excl.)	waabamigooyaang	bizindaagooyaang
We (incl.)	waabamigooyang	bizindaagooyang
You (pl.)	waabamigooyag	bizindaagooyag
They	waabamindwaa	bizindaawindwaa
Obviative (pl.)	waabamigoowaad	bizindaagoowaad

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waabam - see him
bizindaw - listen to him

 

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