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Welcome to our Algonquin Language Page! eAGLE VILLAGE LIBRARY RESOURCES To use this resource your computer must have sound capability and your web browser must have a .wav player configured. If you do not have a .wav player configured please click on link to download Windows Media Player This page features Algonquin words/phrases spoken by the speakers of our Community and surrounding areas. We would like to Thank each speaker for their valuable contribution of the Anishinabe language. Make a selection and hear some of the words/phrases spoken by Wallace Tepiscum & Noella Robinson of Kipawa, Joe Wabie of Temiscaming, Bertha Chief of Notre-Dame de Nord, and Joan St. Denis of Eagle Village. We would also like to thank The Department of Canadian Heritage/Aboriginal Languages Initiative. It’s financial contribution to this project made it all possible.
Please note,...The words/phrases
that you will listen to herein are a condensed version of what is available from
the "Native Language Resource Department". |
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For more information about the
Algonquin Language please e-mail us at: ** Words that are not blue with underline have no voice recording ** Click on the English phrase to hear in Algonquin...
Traditional Phrases
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| Hello (kwey kwey) | Hi (kwey) |
| Hi friend (kwey wichkewan) | Shake hands (bojo) |
| Nice day today (mino kijigan ogajik) | Good morning (mino kidjebawak) |
| Nice day or good day (minwakijigan) | How are you (ki mino pimadiz na) |
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Are you in good health (anez je madiziwin) |
What's up (aneg) |
| What's happening (anez duz) | What's wrong (andi e diian) |
| What's the matter (a nay deeian) |
What are you doing later (andi e ijitaian nanage) |
| I'm going home (ni kee way) | Be good or Be nice (mino ya win) |
| True (tebwe) | |
| It is raining (kimiwan) | It is snowing (sogipon) |
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It is snowing very hard (kitchi sogipon) |
It is cold (kisina) |
| It is very cold (kitchi kisina) | It is hot (kijide) |
| It is very hot (kitchi kijide) | It is thundering (animikika) |
| It is chilly (takwi) | It is cloudy (nigwakwan) |
| The sky is clear (mishukwan) | It is sunny (kizhate) |
| It is beautiful (minwashin) | |
| It is morning (azah waban) | Wake up (wanishkan) |
| It is dark (tibikan) | It is time to come in (pidigen azah) |
| Today (ogazhigak) | Tomorrow (wabak or wabun) |
| Tonight (onagoshik) | At noon (abtozak) |
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Where are you going? (andi e izhaian?) (ane zhaian) |
Who
are you? (awenen dash kin?) |
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What is your name? (andi e izhi nikazoian) |
Are you coming? (ki bizha na?) |
| Are you going? (ki dizha na?) | Who is it? (awenen iwitch?) |
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What? (wegonen?) |
What do you want? (wegonen wa nada wendam?) |
| What is this? (wegonen oho?) | Are you leaving? (ki madja na?) |
| What exactly are you going to do? | Are you going home? (ki kiwe na?) |
| One (pejik) | Two (nizhin) |
| Three (nisin) | Four (niwin) |
| Five (nanan) | Six (nigodwatchin) |
| Seven (nishwatchin) | Eight (shwatcin) |
| Nine (shangadwatchin) | Ten (midwatchin) |
| Beaver (amik) | Birds (pinisheezh) |
| Deer (wawashkeshi) | Fish (kigos or kingos) |
| Fox (wagosh) | Loon (ma-gwish) |
| Moose (mooz) | Otter (nee gik) |
| Partridge (pine) | Rabbit (waboose) |
| Rat | Black Bear |
| Crane (ashishigee) | Duck (cicip) |
| Fisher | Marten |
| Mink (zhengweshe) | Owl (ko kok oho) |
| Pickerel (ogas) | Pike (gnoze) |
| Squirrel (jidmonh) | Sucker (memban) |
| Wolf (mawigan or mahigan) | Seagull (gyashk) |
| Cat (po-shee) | Dog (animosh) |
| Horse (pepi-shusqushquay) | Cow (a jikwish) |
| Mice | |