Let’s Talk Treaty Glossary
Anishinaabe linguist, Roger Roulette, talked about his Treaty Glossary when he was a guest on our radio show “Let’s Talk Treaty!” He graciously provided us with his glossary, so that you can read (and hear!) Anishinaabe words describing Treaties and the land.
Aabajichigan( -an)
Gaa-aabajichigaadeg gegoo(n).
Tool; implement
Aabijiibaa( -wag)
Miinawaa awiya bimaadizid
Revives; comes to life
Aabitagoozhaan( -ag)
Waabishkiiwed, Anishinaabewid gaye awiya
Métis
Aanikanootan()
Aanikanootang awiya gegoo
Translate it; interpret it
Aanikoobijigan( -ag)
Dakobideg gegoo gii-izhi-gikinawaajichigaade aanike-inawemaaganag
A great-grandchild, great-grandparent
Aanikoobijiganens( -ag)
Agaashiiwiwaad aanikoobijiganag
Young/small great-grandchildren
Aanikoobijige( -wag)
Awiya ayaawaad aanikoobijigana'
To extend; connect; as in a twine, rope, etc.
Aanikoosijigan(-an)
Bigo gegoo aabadak ji-aanikesijigaadeg gegoo
Part of an extension; as in a wing of building, adding a block, puzzle piece
Aanjisidoon()
Ji-aandatooyan gegoo
Change position of something, move something
Agaamakiing()
Aki agaaming ayaamagak
Land across the water
Agaamiing()
Aazhoowaya'ii nibiing
Across a body of water, river, lake, etc.
Anami'aa(-wag)
Awiya anami'etood gegoo
One praying
Baataa'idiwin()
baataa'idiwaad awiyag
Ojibwe belief (as concept) in the possibility of affecting someone's wellness by another's actions, either directly or indirectly
Bagosendam(-oog)
Awiya gegoo gaa-bagosendang ji-izhisenig
Someone hopes
bami'idizo(-wag)
Awiya gegoo doodang ji-bimaaji'idizod
support oneself, make a living
Biindanaamo(-an)
Ishkwaa aanzanaamowin, gibiindanaam
Inhale
Danakii(-wag)
Ningoji akiing awiya ayayaad
To be in a certain area, land area
Dibenim()
Giin ji-ayaawad awiya, wiin ji-dibenindizosig
own him/her
Gitige()
Awiya gegoo etood akiing ji-nitaawiginig
To plant
Inashowe(-wag)
aaniin waa-doodang awiya
To make such a plan, policy
Miiwishkaw()
Ji-mooshkinatoowan gegoo ji-miinobisig awiya
To push out another from space, place, area, etc.
Naabishkamaw()
Ji-ozhigaabawitawad awiya
substitute for someone; take another's place
Naanaagadawendam(-oog)
Gegoo awiya gaa-onendang odinwendamowining
One contemplates, thinks about something
Nenabozho()
Gaa-inind awiya aadizookewining
trickster, legend
Niiyaag()
Jibwaa gegoo izhiseg
Ahead of time, beforehand
Noonishkamaadi(-wag)
onzaam onzaamiinowaad awiyag ningoji
pushing out one another from a space, are, location: over population
Odaginzoo(-g)
awiya gegoo gaa-izhigaabawid, memindage gichi-ogimaawining
councillor(s), officials
Onashowe()
Aniin ekidod awiya waa-doodang
To realize a plan, policy
Ondaaji'o(-wag)
Aaniin endoodang awiya ji-bimaadizid
subsistence, survival
onwaachige(-wag)
Ekidod awiya waa-ani-izhisenig
Foretells
Zagaswe'()
Wiindamawind awiya asemaan ji-miinaad awiyan
Give one tobacco