Episode 3: Ojibwemodaa Podcast: Season 01 Epiosde 03 VII Pluarlization -wan -oon

Episode 03: VII pluralization
If a VII ends in a vowel, to pluralize it add -wan, so Ate (It is in a certain place) becomes Atewan (they are in a certain place).If a VII ends in a consonant, to pluralize it add -oon to the end of the verb to pluralize it, so Agoodemagad (it is hanging) becomes Agoodemagadoon (they are hanging).
VII’s 
Refresher words:Gisinaa vii: It is coldAte vii: It is in a certain placeNoondaagwad vii it is heardGimiwan vii it is rainingAwanibiisaa vii It is SprinklingAgoode vii: It is hangingWaaseyaa: vii It is sunny
New Words:Michaa: vii It is big.Giizhiitaa: vii it is done, it is readyOnzhishin: vii it is niceWese’an: vii There is a tornado
Examples from the Reading:Michaa + wan = Michaawan: they are bigMichaawan mazina’iganan= The books are big.
Giizhiitaa + wan = Giizhiitaawan They are ready/finishedGiizhiitaawan gimakizinian: Your Moccasins are ready
Quiz:Aaniin ekidong Michaamagad zhaganashiimowin? It is bigAaniin ekidong it is hanging Ojibwemowin? Agoode, AgoodemagadAaniin ekidong giizhiitaawan zhaganashiimowin? They are finished/ready.Aaniin ekidong they are heard Ojibwemowin? NondaagwadoonAaniin ekidong there are tornadoes Ojibwemowin? Wese’anoon
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Some Great Online Resources for Learning Minnesota Ojibwe:https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/ 
I highly recommend Wendy Makoons Genius’s Ojibwe classes at UW Eau Claire, which she makes available online to everyone:https://www.uwec.edu/academics/college-arts-sciences/departments-programs/languages/academic-offerings/online-ojibwe-language-program/ 
I’ll be reading from and referring back to the Oshkaabewis Native Journal Volume 4 No. 1. The article about VIIs begins on page 121. You can download a PDF here:https://www.bemidjistate.edu/airc/wp-content/uploads/sites/85/2016/03/onj-vol4-num1.pdf  

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