Ojibwe Verb Paradigms

VTA, INDICATIVE PASSIVE NEGATIVE

INDEPENDENT ORDER

	'-am' Stems	'-aw' Stems
I	niwaabamigoosii	nibizindaagoosii
You	giwaabamigoosii	gibizindaagoosii
He	waabamaasii	bizindaawaasii
Obviative	owaabamigoosiin	bizindaagoosiin
We (excl.)	niwaabamigoosiimin	nibizindaagoosiimin
We (incl.)	giwaabamigoosiimin	gibizindaagoosiimin
You (pl.)	giwaabamigoosiim	gibizindaagoosiim
They	waabamaasiiwag	bizindaawaasiiwag
Obviative (pl.)	waabamigoosiiwaan	bizindaagoosiiwaan

 

Conjunct Order (B form)

	'-am' Stems	'-aw' Stems
I	waabamigosiwaan	bizindaagosiwaan
You	waabamigosiwan	bizindaagosiwan
He	waabamaasiwind	bizindaasiwind
Obviative	waabamigosig	bizindaagosig
We (excl.)	waabamigoosiwaang	bizindaagoosiwaang
We (incl.)	waabamigoosiwang	bizindaagoosiwang
You (pl.)	waabamigoosiweg	bizindaagoosiweg
They	waabamaasiwindwaa	bizindaawaasiwindwaa
Obviative (pl.)	waabamigoosigwa	bizindaagoosigwa

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waabam - see him
bizindaw - listen to him

 

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