Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

AnishinaabeEnglish
niinI, me
kiin, giinyou(singular)
wiinhe/she
niinawiwe(exclusive, doesn't include the person you're talking to)
kiinawin, giinawinwe(inclusive, includes the person you're talking to)
kiinawaa, giinawaayou(plural)
wiinawaathey


In a question or conditional statement there are different pronouns

AnishinaabeEnglish
___yaaNI, me
___yinyou(singular)
___the/she
___yaangwe(exclusive)
___yingwe(inclusive)
___yekyou(plural)
___waatthey

Answer form

AnishinaabeEnglish
n___I, me
g___you(singular)
___he/she
n___minwe(exclusive)
g___minwe(inclusive)
g___myou(plural)
___wokthey


For example...

Aaniish = how, what
Kida = say

AnishinaabeEnglish

Aaniish gaa kidyaaN?

what did I say?

...."Miigwech" ngii kid

I said "thank you"

Aaniish gaa kidyin?

what did you say?(singular)

...."Boozhoo" ggii kid

you(singular) said "greetings"


Aaniish gaa kidat

what did he/she say?

...."Aanii" gii kida

he/she said "hi"

Aaniish gaa kida yaang

what did we(exclusive) say?

...."Biindigen" ngii kidamin

we(exclusive) said "come in"

Aaniish gaa kida ying

what did we(inclusive) say?

...."Wiisinik" ggii kidamin

we(inclusive) said "eat"

Aaniish gaa kida yek

what did you(plural) say?

...."Wewiiptaak" ggii kidam

you(plural) said "hurry up"

Aaniish gaa kida waat

what did they say?

...."Jiibaakwen" gii kidawok

they said "cook"