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Aaniin Ekidong... (How Do You Say...): Ojibwe Vocabulary Project
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Language Name
Ojibwe.
Alternate Language Names
Anishinaabemowin, ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ, Ojibwa, Ojibway, Otchipwe, Ojibwemowin.
Region
Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada; Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, United States.
Who
Manidoons/ Lawrence Leonard Moose, Gegiizhiikwajiwed Bwaananaabekwe/ Mary Moose, Maajiigwaneyaash/ Gordon Jourdain, Marlene Stately, Bizhikiins/ Leona Wakonabo, Miskwaanakwad/ Eugene Stillday, Waasabik/ Anna Gibbs, Asiniiyobiik/ Rosemarie DeBungie, Ogimaawigwanebiik/ Nancy Jones (Authors); Waagosh/ Anton Treuer, Waawaakeyaash/ Keller Paap (Editors); Bebaamaashiikwe/ Lisa LaRonge, Naabekwa/ Adrian Liberty, Leslie Harper, Biidaanakwad/ John Nichols, Waabano-anang/ Heath Fairbanks, Lucia Bonacci (Project Team Members).
Others Involved
Publishing Information
Published 2009 by the Minnesota Humanities Center.
How People are Cited
Title page; Acknowledgement (specific thanks and references); Pages 7-8 (Fluent speakers list).
How Information is Cited
By speaker (abbreviations).
Where is Information Coming from
Speakers.
Tools and Framework used
Text.
Access
Open.
Included Languages and Directionality
Ojibwe to English, English to Ojibwe.
Dialects Included
Multiple: Ponemah, Canada, Minnesota
Type of Dictionary
Word list.
How are Entries Organised
Thematically/ alphabetically (Ojibwe-English; intermediary sections); Masterlist (Essential vocabulary) (Ojibwe-English/ first section; English-Ojibwe/ last section).
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | |
| Dialects marked | ✅ |
Other Notes
This document was produced during a Working Session that took place from July 6-8 in 2009. Participants included fluent speakers and Elders from different Ojibwe communities, who collaborated to generate a massive vocabulary list. The process section explains this in greater detail.
External Links
Aaniin Ekidong... (How Do You Say...): Ojibwe Vocabulary Project