Common Ojibwe Words

boozhoo! = hello!
aaniin ezhi ayaayan? = How are you?
minogiizhigad = it's a nice day
ojibwemodaa = let's speak Ojibwe
naegaajigo/weweni igo = take it easy
anishaa gidinin = I'm just joking with you
giga waabamin = I'll see you
gisinaa-magad = it is cold
aagim-ag = snowshoes
mikwam = ice
biboonodaaban = sled
biboon = winter
noongom zhebaa = this morning
ishkwaanaawakweg = afternoon
noongom dibikak = tonight
aabitaa dibikad = midnight
dibikad = night
aki = land, earth
giizhig = day, sky
giizis = sun
dibik giizis = moon
anang = a star
waasanoode = northern lights
ziibi = a river
zaagai'igan = lake
ziigwan = spring